Laces for Leander Holds Annual Shoe Drive for LISD Students

On Aug. 3, teams from four Leander ISD football teams participated in a competition to “Stuff the Truck” at Toyota Cedar Park. These students were battling it out to see who could collect the most donations of name-brand shoes to give to the Hill Country Community Ministries (HCCM) “Laces for Leander” program. They ended their day with over 700 pairs of shoes. “Sometimes kids don’t have shoes that fit or don’t get to have name-brand shoes growing up. It’s nice that we get to be part of making sure kids have nice, new shoes for school this year,” said GHS football quarterback Cooper Johnson.

For the eighth year in a row, the shoes will be distributed to qualified students at the Laces Back-to-School Shoe Event so that they may start the new school year with their own new pair of shoes. “We want to make sure that every child has a chance to start school with a brand new pair of name-brand shoes,” said Tiesa Holloway, HCCM executive director. “It truly is our favorite event each year. Studies show that a students who have a new pair of nice shoes show increased participation in class, activities and good behavior by over 50%. It’s very exciting and we are so proud to be part of this!” 

Everyone who qualifies will receive a pair of shoes. If a child’s size is not there that day, they will receive a voucher to come in to HCCM to get a pair of shoes from us.

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Please visit the HCCM website for more information.