Turning Shoes Into Drinking Water: 'The Shoeman' Teams With Walmart
Shoeman Water Projects' volunteers embark on massive drive June 14-16 to collect new or gently worn shoes as way to provide water for those who thirst. Stop includes Walmart Supercenter in Eureka.
George "The Shoeman" Hutchings is teaming up with Kingdom Seeds Outreach, of Fenton, and local Walmart stores across the area—including the Walmart Supercenter in Eureka—on a massive drive to collect shoes and turn them into clean drinking water. The shoes will get a second life as affordable shoes in developing countries, and their sale will fund drills or water filtration systems that can access fresh water. The organizers are accepting new or gently used shoes. They need to be tied or bagged together. Every donation will go to the purchase of needed water well-drilling equipment. See related story on the Shoeman Water Projects operation. The goal is to collect 250,000 shoes at the three-day event, June 14-16. There are 25 participating …
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Dennis Broadbooks
5:25 am on Monday, June 11, 2012
George Hutchings is one amazing man! Keep it up, George! more ›