South County Students 'Reuse-A-Shoe'

students collected about 1,000 pairs of gently worn shoes and 450 athletic shoes as part of a drive last month.

“It really was a community-wide event,” said Judy Cummings, a sponsor for the school’s Key Club.

Community service organizations the Key Club, National Honor Society, Partner’s Club, and SoCoEco all partnered for the collection.

The gently worn shoes that students collected will be donated to non-profit organizations. The athletic shoes were donated to the Nike Corporations “Reuse-A-Shoe” campaign, where old athletic shoes are dismantled and recycled for use on athletic court surfaces.

“I think a lot of the students were just bringing in whatever worn shoes they had in their houses,” Cummings said.

South County students created a video of the drive. View it above.