HORTONVILLE, NY — Small Town Country 4-H Club is holding an athletic-shoe drive fundraiser to raise money for club activities and projects.

The club will earn funds based on the total quantity of gently worn, used and new sneakers collected. 

GotSneakers, a social enterprise, will issue funds in compensation for the collected sneakers. Those funds will benefit the club. 

Anyone can help by simply donating gently worn, used and new sneakers.

GotSneakers has developed a unique fundraising program that asks communities to reach into their closets, not their pockets. The sneaker-recycling program helps keep sneakers out of landfills—sneakers in the landfills have harmful effects on our environment—and helps organizations like ours raise much-needed funds. 

Learn more about GotSneakers by visiting their website at www.gotsneakers.com.

“We are excited about our sneaker drive fundraiser,” said Ryann McElroy, club president. “We know that most people have extra sneakers in their closets they would like to donate rather than throw away. By doing so, we raise money for our club and help the environment.”

If you would like to donate sneakers, drop-off boxes are located in the lobby at Garnet Health - Catskills Grover Hermann Hospital, at the Sullivan County Public Health building in Liberty, in the Delaware Free branch of the Western Sullivan Public Library, at Holy Cross Church in Callicoon and at the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in Liberty. You can also contact us at smalltowncountry4h@gmail.com to arrange a pickup.