The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) club needs your help in bringing more shoes and socks to underprivileged youth.<\/p>\n
The \u201cShoes 4 Kids\u201d incentive is a charity between PTA programs nationwide that try to collect gently used shoes and socks for donation. For anyone who wants to donate shoes and socks, there are \u201cShoes 4 Kids\u201d boxes set around the campus, or you can give them to a PTA member.<\/p>\n
This year was the first time that the PTA worked with Sinclair Community College\u2019s Athletic Department for a \u201cShoes 4 Kids game.\u201d On Feb. 26, when Sinclair\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams played Lakeland Community College, spectators could receive free admission and receive a ticket for raffle prizes that were given out during halftime of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball game for donating.<\/p>\n
PTA club member Skip Taylor believes that the \u201cShoes 4 Kids\u201d game was a success, and helped the PTA club charity.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the game we received around 30 pairs of shoes and socks,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cWe also received cash donations from spectators who were not aware of our charity. Anything we receive goes towards the \u2018Shoes 4 Kids\u2019 incentive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some of the prizes that people could have received included a framed photo of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman, gift cards that ranged between $5-$15 from Cold Stone Creamery, McDonalds, and Kroger\u2019s and 16 30-day memberships from LA Fitness, among other things.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe received multiple items from Aramark, a free voucher for a class and t-shirt from Kleptz YMCA, and a signed basketball from Sinclair\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams to give away in the raffle,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cIn total we received around 20 door prizes from different companies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The PTA club was also raffling off an autographed baseball bat from Major League Baseball\u2019s (MLB) all-time hits leader and former Cincinnati Red, Pete Rose.
\n\u201cThe bats come with a certificate of authenticity so it\u2019s proven they are real,\u201d Taylor said.<\/p>\n
The PTA club at Sinclair was the number one supplier of shoes and socks for the \u201cShoes 4 Kids\u201d program last year in the nation, and is working hard to top their mark from last year. They had over 100 pairs of shoes and socks last year total, as of now we have between 50-60 according to Taylor. People can donate until May 20.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would like to thank Jack Giambrone and Sinclair\u2019s Athletic Department, our sponsors who supplied door prizes, and our PTA chairperson Deb Belcher for helping support us,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cWe would like to send a special thank you for people who have donated shoes and cash, hopefully people can continue to help us reach our goals and donate as many shoes as possible to a great cause.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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