| Important Dates | |
| Registration Begins: | TBD |
| Registration Deadline: | TBD |
| Shoe Drop-off Deadline for Donors: | TBD |
| Payless Pick-up: | TBD |
Southeast Polk students started the school year off on the “right foot”! Back-to-school time is expensive for families, and Central Place helped through New Shoes for You!
In May, June, and July, families with a child entering a Southeast Polk school (and who also met income guidelines) signed their children up to receive a new pair of tennis shoes for the beginning of the school year. The activity was made possible through a partnership with the Altoona Payless Shoe Store, and a special anonymous donor who underwrote most of the cost of the program. On distribution day, Southeast Polk students selected from any of the athletic style of shoes in Payless, including a large amount of overstock ordered especially for the event.
This year, families began standing in line over two hours in advance of the distribution start time. Once students began to stream into the store, Central Place volunteers checked in the students and Payless volunteer staff measured children’s feet and helped them choose appropriate shoes.
Watch this site to learn more about our plans for a new and improved registration process for New Shoes for You!, as well as information about how to volunteer for distribution day. For more information, call Central Place at 515-266-6795.
| New Shoes for You Totals - 2011 | |
| School | Students Served |
| Altoona Elementary | 19 |
| Centennial Elementary | 29 |
| Clay Elementary | 27 |
| Delaware Elementary | 44 |
| Four Mile Elementary | 27 |
| Mitchellville Elementary | 24 |
| Runnells Elementary | 12 |
| Willowbrook Elementary | 19 |
| Spring Creek | 40 |
| Junior High School | 77 |
| High School | 79 |
| Harbor Alternative | 0 |
| Total Students | 397 |
