Birthday parties for 11 year old little girls should be full of all the preteen gadgets on her wish list. Not so for Marquita Walker’s party on February 19th at Brunswick Thousand Oaks Bowl.
With a heart of giving back to her community, Marquita requested that no personal presents be brought. Instead shoes for disadvantaged kids in the East Central School District are purchased for a Shoe drive The Rotary Club of the Highlands is conducting.
So at her request all her friends brought shoes; shoes of all sizes, shapes and colors. Approximately 15 pairs where donated. Then on March 8th the drive was kicked off by presenting the birthday shoes to East Central Social Services, Representative Raquel Hernandez.
“These shoes will go a long way into helping our children of the district”, said Mrs. Hernandez. “It is sad that some children are not able to participate in recess class for lack of proper foot attire. Some will skip days of school because they have nothing to wear. Or they are wearing hand me down shoes that are several sizes too small.”
“This is a great start to what Rotary can do when we live and work our motto, Service above Self”, “said David Langwell, Rotary Club of the Highlands President.
If you would like to contribute shoes or make a monetary donation to the drive please call Sandy.
