Grace UMC and Rotary support Long Neck Elementary fundraiser

Members of Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club and Grace United Methodist Church, Millsboro were delighted to support Long Neck Elementary with its gently used shoe drive fundraiser. Organized by the Long Neck Elementary PTO and the 5th grade student council, the shoe drive will generate funds to benefit the new playground and outdoor classroom the school plans to start this summer.

All donated shoes will then be redistributed throughout the Funds2Orgs network of microenterprise partners. Funds2Orgs works with micro-entrepreneurs in helping them create, maintain and grow small businesses in developing countries where economic opportunity and jobs are limited. Proceeds from the sales of the shoes collected in shoe drive fundraisers are used to feed, clothe and house families. One budding entrepreneur in Haiti even earned enough to send her son to law school.

Long Neck Elementary will be accepting shoes through Monday, May 31. It is requested that those donating gently used shoes tie the shoes together by the laces and place them in a bag. Shoes can be placed in the large bin located at the entrance of Long Neck Elementary.

“We are delighted to have the Grace United Methodist Church and Long Neck Elementary partner with us on this fundraising endeavor,” said Stephen Lovellette, assistant principal, Long Neck Elementary. “Both organizations have been very generous in their support of our playground, and the Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club is a valued partner in many projects we have at the school.”