Some local kids are putting their best foot forward.
These kids are impressive! @YMCABuffNiag is hoping to make 1,000 pairs of shoes for kids in Africa @WKBW pic.twitter.com/ahTlFzx1ql
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) March 15, 2016
This week all Western New York Y.M.C.A. sites are making shoes for less fortunate children in Africa.
This will one day by a pair of shoes for a child less fortunate in Africa! @WKBW pic.twitter.com/GtjpQ01Jvk
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) March 15, 2016
The kids trace and cut out shapes from donated denim to turn into shoes. Once completed they sent the packages over to Uganda where shoemakers put together the shoes.
Cody, Chloe, Summer & Jamie are hard at work. Look at them making shoes for kids in Africa! @YMCABuffNiag @WKBW pic.twitter.com/huO70X7Rjv
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) March 15, 2016
The Y.M.C.A. has set a goal of 1,000 shoes but the organization needs help with donated denim. You can drop off an old pair of jeans or maybe an old denim jacket at any Y.M.C.A. site.
