Support Works Program Manager, Mary Ann Chappelle, and I were transporting donated clothes from the administrative offices to the clothes closet. Our arms were full of clothes and shoes. One of the pairs of shoes were these athletic shoes that were worn, but still in good shape.
We walked past a young client and she inquired about the shoes. "What size are those?" She kicked off her flip-flops and tried them on. They fit! Just to make sure, we found a pair of socks for her to wear, checked the toe space, and had her walk around to make sure of the fit.
She yelled across the parking lot to her mom that she had new shoes. She confided to us that it has been two years since she has worn shoes. Mary Ann and I smiled and watched her bounce across the parking lot show mom her new footwear.
We are thankful to be able to match donated shoes to feet that should be protected from the elements.
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