Cub Scout Pack 23 and Boy Scout Troop 97 are continuing the tradition of organizing a community service project for the Trenton R-9 School District to collect and recycle gently used gym shoes for donation to Bright Futures Trenton.
The scouts of Pack 23 will hold their “Gym Shoe Dash” on Wednesday, May 19, at Rissler Elementary, where cub scouts will visit the classrooms of their respective grades to collect gym shoes from their fellow students. Students must have their parents’ permission in order to donate their gym shoes. The shoes will then be piled in the commons area, so the kids can see the results of their efforts.
Boy Scout Troop 97 will be providing collection containers at TMS. Students may donate their gym shoes the last few weeks of school, with their parent’s permission.
The ladies of Wesley United Methodist Church will launder and sort the gym shoes over the summer. These shoes will then all be available to students in need of gym shoes for the 2021-2022 school year. They will be offered during the Grundy County Back to School Event 2021 hosted by Bright Futures Trenton.
Permission slips will soon be sent home with students, so parents can designate if they would like their child to donate their gym shoes. For more information, please contact Mrs. Critten at Rissler Elementary, 359-2228 or [email protected].
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