THANK YOU to Eveyone that Collected Shoes!
Landfill Diversion For The Past Seven Years:
- 2009 = 7,699 pairs of shoes
- 2008 = 18,000 pairs of shoes
- 2007 = 15,000 pairs of shoes
- 2006 = 7,404 pairs of shoes
- 2005 = 9,151 pairs of shoes
- 2004 = 13,500 pairs of shoes
- 2003 = 6,208 pairs of shoes
Since 2003, we have diverted a TOTAL of 76,962 pairs of gym shoes from landfills. Of those, 57,706 pairs of shoes were recycled with Nike's Resuse-A-Shoe Program and SCARCE donated 19,256 pairs of gently-used shoes to worthy local organizations, such as PADS in Glen Ellyn or the Midwest Shelter of Homeless Veterans.
2009 List of Group Shoe DonorsThanks to all of the organizations that donated shoes: CorpTrav, Kingsley School, Fishers Jr. High School, Franklin Elementary School Daisy Troop, IKEA, Glenbard South, College of DuPage, Wiesbrook, St. Thomas United Methodist Church, Indian Trail, NYK Skyline, Heritage Pres. Church, Waterbury School, North School, South Elgin Park District, White Eagle Elementary School, Roy DeShane Elementary School, Wm Hammerschmidt, St. Alexander, Cub Scouts, St. Isidore School, Yorkville School, Perkinelmer, Emerson Elementary School, Franzen Intermediate School, Benson Primary School, Gombert Elementary School, Westfield Middle School, Lisle School District, Maercher School, Dupage Center for Spiritual Living, Lexus, Immanuel Lutheran, Southwestern Pres. Church, Village of Carol Stream, HSBC, St. Luke Lutheran School, Girl Scouts, Downers Grove Park District, Westchester schools, Hubble Middle School, Edison Middle School, Aldersgate UMC, Our Lady of Peace School, Ardmore PTA, Grace Lutheran Church, Lincoln School River Forest, Hinsdale South High School, St. Irene’s School, Westfield School Go Green Club, Field School, St. Peter (Geneva) | Light Up Shoes Result in Hazardous WasteLight up shoes contain batteries (hazardous waste), if the shoes end up in the landfill. Please consider this when buying your shoes for your kids. We do not send these shoes to other countries. We remove the batteries first, if we send them to Nike to be recycled. |
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