Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will be on site at the Knoxville Urban League’s annual Shoes For School event- and you can join us to volunteer!
Our volunteers will help in a variety of ways that include:
- Greeting/ directing
- Distributing produce
- Walking items to vehicles
- Loading into vehicles
Volunteer Information:
Date: Saturday August 6th
Time: Volunteers arrive at 8:00 am (event starts at 9)- ends at 12:00 noon
Location: Caswell Park play area : 570 Winona St, Knoxville, TN 37917
Parking: Volunteers can park at the playground lot, or wherever available
** Look for Second Harvest staff and our tent!
**Please bring your own water!
**Volunteers under 16 MUST have guardian present!
Event Information:
Link to event information: https://www.thekaul.org/shoes/
The Knoxville Area Urban League wants to take big steps for the event’s 20th anniversary – provide 2,000 pairs of shoes to area schoolchildren. With the help of partners like Covenant Health, TVA, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee and so many local non-profit agencies, we’re on our way to reaching that goal. But we need you, too!
Shoes for School is an annual event that provides new shoes and school supplies for area children. These back-to-school basics give students stability and boost their self-esteem so that they can successfully start a new year in the classroom.
We work with other nonprofits to identify and register children ages 5-12 who need the most assistance. The coordination and costs are great, but the satisfaction of seeing students’ smiling faces at the event and knowing that they will be more at ease with their peers is priceless.
