The newest shoes are chosen for the “Shooding Stars” program, through which SHOOD donates running shoes and track spikes to five inner-city Richmond schools: Armstrong, George Wythe, Huguenot, John Marshall and Thomas Jefferson. Eligible students are sized by a professional and get a chance to select shoes at the beginning of the cross country, indoor track and outdoor track seasons. Sometimes, SHOOD will get a large donation of brand-new shoes and will work with other nonprofits doing similar work. Recently, Telfian says Finnish sports shoe manufacturer Karhu called to donate 600 pairs of shoes that were still in boxes.

photo credit: Ash Daniel

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