Sarasota Stores Collecting Footwear

New Balance Sarasota and New Balance University in Sarasota, Florida are collecting shoes from their community to be distributed to Soles4Souls.


Molly Jackson, a co-owner of the two New Balance stores, said there are hundreds of millions of people around the world who have never owned a pair of shoes, yet Americans are tossing millions of shoes into the landfill every year.

Last year, New Balance collected 900 shoes for the charity.


Anyone interested in donating used but still usable shoes can bring them to the New Balance stores in Sarasota at 6573 S. Tamiami Trail and at 8204 Tourist Center Drive, off University Parkway. Shoes can also be donated at the Summer Kid Beach Runs on Tuesday evenings on Siesta Key. The donations can be left at the Siesta Beach main pavilion.

Donors are asked to put $1 inside the shoes to help with the cost of shipping.
New Balance is offering customers a $5 coupon on a pair of new shoes in exchange for their donations.