Donate Your Old Shoes

After observing some runners who were walking or limping during road races due to their old and worn-out running shoes, the Baldrunner thought of donating his old shoes to them. Soon after, he had an even better idea: to collect old running shoes and distribute these to other deserving runners who cannt afford to purchase new running shoes.

Hats off to you, Baldrunner, for such a great initiative!

If you have running shoes collecting dust at home, why not donate them and put a smile on another Pinoy runner’s face? Below are the details taken from Baldrunner’s post:

COLLECTION POINT: The office of the DND-AFP Gintong Pangarap Running Club, Inc with address at Fire Station, AFP General Headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City will be the repository of all donated shoes.

CONTACT PERSONS: The following officers with their respective cellphone numbers will be the contact persons of this program and feel free to send them SMS or call them for the details of the program or for personal appointments:

Major Rodrigo Turno PA—0905-900-3658

Captain Ferdie Espejo PA—0917-623-2611

Approriate papers will be prepared as Acceptance Form from the donors as well as Acceptance Form duly signed by the recipient. A formal letter will be sent to the donor as to who received the running shoes he/she donated. This will promote transparency in the inventory and distribution of these items, and in the overall implementation of this program.

DONATION BOOTH AT RACES: A “booth” will be established by the abovementioned officers in every weekend race starting with the Mizuno Infinity Run at The Fort on 30 March 2008 to accept donations and at the same time distribute these shoes to runners sporting old, dilapidated, worn-out, and tattered running shoes.

Posted on 03.17.08 to 1 Bullish Insights. Tags: Running, Running Shoes. Subscribe to follow comments on this post. 11 comments. Add your thoughts or trackback from your own site.

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11 Responses to “Donate Your Old Shoes”

ms jaymie, thanks for posting the mechanics of such program in your blog. many of our weekend “road warriors” will be happy about this, both ways, from our donors & from our less fortunate recipients. let us “pay forward” with our blessings. hope to see you at the Mizuno Infinity Run.

kingofpots said on Mar 17 08 at 2:10 PM Reply
Im a Shoeaholics. I buy at least 12 running shoes a year. Not because it breaks down on me but because i like comparing shoes the feel, cushion etc. My favorites are the Nike & Asics brand . Its the only ” Bisyo ” i have. But twice a year i would clean out my shoe rack and give them to my driver, gardener and the helpers of my nieghbors . swerte nga sila sometimes the shoes are still in good A condition when i give it to them. its nice to see the smile in there faces

patrick concepcion said on Mar 18 08 at 10:46 AM Reply
ms jaymie, congrats! senator pia cayetano mentioned your website as one of her favorite online resources in today’s PDI’s Lifestyle section.

kingofpots said on Mar 18 08 at 6:13 PM Reply
may i add you up? : )

A runner trying to get back on track.

Thank you very much!

kassy said on Mar 19 08 at 12:21 AM Reply
aww that’s such a noble cause! but.. i only have one pair of running shoes myself, baka ako rin pwedeng makinabang sa donation. haha joke!

marga said on Mar 19 08 at 8:09 AM Reply
Baldrunner, thanks for giving us the opportunity to help. See you at mizuno!

Patrick, woah 12. 1 per month? Well if it’s your only vice then perhaps you do deserve it. I wouldn’t even call it a vice…more like a reward May opening ba sa house ninyo? Baka may 6 new shoes ako every year diyan. hehehe

Kassy, sure! Hope to meet you at a future race.

Marga, hindi ka papasa as beneficiary! Punta ka nalang sa bahay ni Patrick. haha

bullrunner said on Mar 19 08 at 10:39 AM Reply
onga naman. PAT! birthday gift! *nudge nugdge*

marga said on Mar 19 08 at 6:40 PM Reply
oh and patrick: you are the imelda of the running world!!!

marga said on Mar 20 08 at 12:34 AM Reply
thanks bullrunner! i will be brining my old pairs to the Mizuno Run and donate them in booth mentioned above. I was thinking of throwing them to the trash until I came across this article. Happy running in Baguio.

LeisureInvestor said on Mar 21 08 at 9:25 PM Reply
we need old clthe s and shoes to the orphanage home in our deepest villave in uganda called butayunjan
the orphanage home is called the UGANDA GOSPEL REHABILITATION CENTRE.

kayongo lawrence keen said on Aug 16 08 at 6:12 PM Reply