HAMMOND | A Hammond woman is collecting 500 pairs of new and gently used shoes this month for a school and orphanage in Haiti.
Judy Wahl is asking all Hammond schoolchildren to turn in their clean outgrown shoes. Sizes should be marked on tape on the bottom of the shoes. The shoes will be donated to the Maranatha School & Orphanage in Haiti, begun in 2002 by Michael Fedele, of Hammond.
Several Hammond public schools have collection boxes. Donations are also accepted at the school administration office, 41 Williams St. For more information call Wahl at (219) 931-7203.
Adults working with youth groups that would like to help sort and pack the shoes for shipping should contact Wahl for more information.
According to Wahl, locations accepting donations are:
Franklin School, 1000 116th St., Whiting;
Strack & Van Til, 119th Street and Calumet Avenue;
Kenwood School, 6416 Hohman Ave.;
Lafayette School, 856 Sibley St.;
Harding School, 3211 165th St.;
Hess School, 3640 Orchard Drive;
Morton High School, 6915 Grand Ave.;
Scott Middle School, 3635 173rd St.;
Gavit Middle School/High School, 1670 175th St.
