Negaunee – The Negaunee High School’s Global Awareness group is conducting its annual athletic shoe recycling project through March.
Collecting unwanted athletic shoes from students and the community, the group then boxes up the shoes and sends them to Nike, which recycles them and uses the materials to create track and court surfaces for underprivileged communities.
The collection will include a drop-off point at the basketball game Wednesday, February 23 in Negaunee.
When you bring the shoes to the game, you’ll be given a ribbon and your name will be put in the drawing for a raffle. Those without shoes to turn in can purchase a ribbon to help offset the cost of shipping the shoes.
If you can’t make it to one of the basketball games, donation boxes will be available at Negaunee High School, Negaunee Middle School and Lakeview Elementary School for students or community members to drop off shoes.
Shoes dropped off that can still be used will be offered to the NHS track team or donated to the Vista Theater Thrift Shop. The unusable shoes will be sent to Nike to be recycled.
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