A local teen is making a big difference in the lives of many by collecting and donating 1,825 pairs of shoes to those in need.
Alisa Pryor, a senior at Waynesboro Area Senior High School, first came up with the idea to start collecting after watching a video online of a similar collection of shoes.
“I always wanted to do something like a community service project, and this was a great opportunity to do that,” Alisa said. “I partnered up with funds2orgs.com and started collecting shoes in July of 2020.”
Alisa said that over the past six months, she has collected shoes from her classmates at WASHS as well as numerous community members and local businesses where she put collection bins.
“We collected sneakers, flip flops and heels boots, just about every type of shoe you can imagine we had in all sort of sizes for children to adult sizes,” Alisa said. “We posted it on social media, and from there it just grew and more people donated; the response was just overwhelming.”
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