Mahwah Thunderbirds Want To Collect 5,000 Sneakers

MAHWAH, NJ — Township students are encouraged to donate sneakers as part of the annual Thunderbird Run.

The Mahwah Schools Foundation's Thunderbird Run has launched a drive to collect 5,000 sneakers to Soles4Souls.

Soles4Souls is a nonprofit that creates sustainable jobs and distributes shoes and clothes around the world. Since its founding in 2006, the organization has distributed more than 30 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries.

“The simple truth is that almost everyone has sneakers that they don’t wear, or children with sneakers they’ve out grown,” said Michele Kaplan, one of the organizers of the MSF Thunderbird Run. “When you donate those to our drive, know that you are taking a step to making the world a better place for all of us.”

Shoes can donate any kind of shoes until April 20 at any township school. The drive will conclude at the Thunderbird Run April 22.

For more information contact Michele Kaplan at 917-613-4041 or by email at m.paolellakaplan@gmail.com or visit thunderbirdrunmahwah.com.

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Photo, from left: Co-chairs of the 2018 Thunderbird Run: Jamie Brisby, Michele Kaplan and Liz Molino.