A Richmond-based nonprofit is turning running shoes into living shoes.
Shood partners with local businesses to collect, clean and repair old running shoes and donate them to folks in need. The shoes the members of the John Marshall track team are wearing are just a fraction of the thousands of shoes the nonprofit gives away every year.
Read MoreThe newest shoes are chosen for the “Shooding Stars” program, through which SHOOD donates running shoes and track spikes to five inner-city Richmond schools: Armstrong, George Wythe, Huguenot, John Marshall and Thomas Jefferson. Eligible students are sized by a professional and get a chance to select shoes at the beginning of the cross country, indoor track and outdoor track seasons. Sometimes, SHOOD will get a large donation of brand-new shoes and will work with other nonprofits doing similar work. Recently, Telfian says Finnish sports shoe manufacturer Karhu called to donate 600 pairs of shoes that were still in boxes.
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