Ankle & Foot Care Launches Holiday Shoe Drive
BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Podiatric physicians and staff at Ankle & Foot Care Centers are teaming up with the Salvation Army to collect and distribute shoes to needy families this holiday season. The practice is asking holiday shoppers to drop off shoes at collection stations at each of its 18 offices in Mahoning Valley through Jan. 3.
The practice asks that shoes intended for dnation be new or nearly new. Acceptable shoes range from those in children’s sizes to adult, both men and women, and of shoes of all types from athletic to dress to casual. Children’s boots are especially needed this time of year.
“The best thing is that all donations will help provide hundreds of local families with proper footwear, who otherwise couldn’t afford it," said Michael Vallas, practice administrator, in a prepared statement "Not only is having a decent pair of shoes a basic need, it is also vital to proper foot health."
Since 1998, Ankle & Foot Care Centers’ Holiday Shoe Drive has helped shoppers donate thousands of pairs of shoes to needy families. The Salvation Army distributes the shoes throughout the Mahoning Valley.
Ankle & Foot Care Centers is the region's largest podiatric care provider, with physicians and surgeons at offices in Alliance, Austintown, Boardman, Campbell, Champion, Columbiana, East Liverpool, East Palestine, Greenville, Pa., Lake Milton, Liberty, Niles, Poland, Salem, Struthers, Warren and Youngstown.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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