The Tech cross country and track and field teams are conducting their third annual Shoe Drive on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cassell Coliseum.

The teams are accepting gently worn or worn out shoes. These shoes will be given to Soles4Souls, Inc., and Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe Program. Soles4Souls provides free shoes to people in need throughout the world, while Nike breaks down each shoe, grinding down the parts and using them to make running tracks, padding for basketball courts and surfaces for tennis courts.

Also, $1 donations can be made at this event. This will help cover shipping costs.

A year ago, the track and field and cross country teams collected 447 pairs of shoes.

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