[Green] Donate your old shoes to Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action's climate shoe strike project!

[gbanz42 at suddenlink.net]

Thanks, Adeline.

I have already given my old shoes to Aaron.


---- Adeline Bailey via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote: 
> Hello, Green friends,
> 
> Many of you have already received a notice requesting your help for this 
> project planned by Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action (MOVCA):
> 
> "MOVCA needs your help!" said *Aaron Dunbar,*MOVCA leadership team 
> member. "We plan to participate in a *climate shoe strike on July 25th 
> in Parkersburg. *Maybe we could even repeat this action in other 
> locations, like relocate it to Marietta one week after we've done 
> Parkersburg*.*The idea is that since we can’t assemble in person due to 
> COVID-19, we can instead use pairs of shoes to represent citizens 
> concerned about climate change, as well as future generations who have 
> no voice with which to protest. This only works if we get enough shoes 
> to have an impact, and we need your donations to make that happen. Our 
> plan is to donate any wearable shoes to a local charity, and recycle the 
> rest."
> 
> MOVCA is setting up drop-off sites for donated shoes in Parkersburg at 
> the First Christian Church parking lot (1400 Washington Ave.) and *in 
> the courtyard area at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in 
> Marietta (232 Third St.)*
> 
> With provisional approval from the Board of Trustees, Mike and I have 
> placed a plastic bin near the basement door to the RE/Office Building. 
> We put a print-out of Aaron Dunbar's poster (copy attached) on the bin 
> so you can easily identify it. Since the bin is not really waterproof, 
> we put a plastic bag inside to hold any shoe donations. We'll be 
> checking it at least twice a week, so please fill up the bag in the bin 
> with any old shoes you no longer need. If the Parkersburg drop-off 
> location is more convenient for you, please use it instead.
> 
> MOVCA really appreciates any help you can provide for this project. 
> Donations will be accepted until July 23rd, but if we can do a Marietta 
> shoe strike the next week, we may leave the bin in place a little longer.
> 
> Thanks so much,
> 
> Adeline (and Mike)
> 
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