Clean your closet this weekend, and do some good along the way, because:
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”
Your “trash” = your old running shoes. For runners in Kenya their “treasure” = your old running shoes!
Yes, that right! Now you can DO SOMETHING with your old running shoes. Clean out your closet today and send your old shoes TODAY … and he’ll get them to runners in Kenya! How? Well, in July Marshall is coaching Olympic hopeful runners in Verbier, Switzerland at a camp organized by Betsy Magee before her Verbier Ultra on July 14, 2007: go to http://www.extremeworkout.com/verbierrace2007k.htm for more information.
Marshall will be coaching with Jackton Odhiambo Wasiema, a wonderful runner from Kenya. Jackton made this request to Marshall, and we are more than happy to help – and hope you will help by sending your shoes!
Well I have some program back here in Kenya for athletics and I would kindly request you to help me if its possible with you. I have a team of about 20 Athletes whom I am training and most of them come from disadvantaged families thus they depend on me to support them in providing them with training equipments e.g. training shoes and running kits.
So I would like to request you if it’s possible with you, because I will be coming to Swizz in July you try and collect for me used training shoes from your friends so that when I come I can get them back for these Athletes. I have talk also to Betsy and she will also try to get me some. Otherwise thank you in advance and hope to hear from you soon.
Yours in athletics
Jackton Odhiambo Wasiema
Now, it may seem strange for you to send your shoes to Colorado, so that Marshall can carry them as luggage to Switzerland, and then Jackton can take them home as luggage to his runners in Kenya. But, that is the way of the world – or, the way of Africa. You see, last year Betsy purchased shoes and shipped them to Jackton in Kenya, but he never got them. What happened to them? Well… that’s hard to say. But, by having Jackton carry them back as luggage the shoes have the best chance of getting to his runners.
We don’t want “totally trashed” shoes, of course; but, good shoes with “too many miles” for YOU will be better than no shoes to Jackton’s runners in Kenya.
Marshall departs for Switzerland on July 2, 2007, so please send your shoes TODAY.
The runners in Kenya will benefit greatly, and your generosity will be truly appreciated.
Thank you,
Heather Ulrich
