The Virginia Tech men's and women's cross country and track and field teams were out doing their part this weekend by collecting donations in the form of gently-worn sneakers.The shoes, collected for Soles4Souls, will be put on the feet of people in need, around the U.S. and in developing countries.
"We've been doing these shoe donations for a few years now," redshirt senior cross-country runner Jessica Fanning said. "It's just a way to give back."
Standing outside on the corner of Washington and Spring Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this past Saturday, the teams collected two large cardboard boxes full of shoes for Soles4Souls.
"The whole team has been out here," said sophomore and cross-country runner Matt Saunders. "We've been coming out in shifts in order to break it up."
"The whole team has been out here," said sophomore and cross-country runner Matt Saunders. "We've been coming out in shifts in order to break it up."
The team took it upon themselves to spread word about the event.
"We made a Facebook group and basically just used word-of-mouth to get people to come out," sophomore pole-vaulter Hunter Hall said.
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