The Woodlands Bluemound Campus PTO led an all-school Shoe Drive as an effort to help pay for buses for field trips for students. While the drive was a fundraiser, it also is an effort that will benefit others. They collected 2150 pairs of shoes that will be sent to Haiti! Read below to see what happens to the shoes.
What happens to the shoes?
A shoe drive fundraiser goes beyond raising money for a cause and community. After the shoes are picked up, they are sent to developing countries to create job opportunities.
It is estimated that 300 million people don't own shoes. Shoe drive fundraisers help provide inventory to over 4,000 micro-enterpreneurs who sell their shoes to support their families. In turn, they help themselves out of poverty with a hand up, not a handout.
We are so proud of our Woodlands community. This is the Woodlands Way!
