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

[Kelcey Jacobs]

We'll be bringing some as well.  Glad UU has a drop off.
Kelcey

On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 9:48 AM gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> 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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