A crowd gathered for the shoe giveaway in Kennedy Park Friday morning.
LEWISTON — Hundreds of people turned out Friday morning for a shoe give-a-way in Kennedy Park.
Hundreds of people turned out to pick up a slightly worn shoes donated to the community by the Lamey-Wellehan shoe store. The shoes were donated by the community and customers of the store. Here a group of women select shoes for their children.
The slightly used shoes were collected and donated to the community by customers of Lamey-Wellehan. Store owner Jim Wellehan was on hand for the distribution Friday and said it appeared there was certainly a need in the community.
"It makes a lot more sense to the these than put them in a land fill," Wellehan said. "I think we will see this need out there for at least the next couple of years."
The shoe giveaway was part of a resource fair sponsored by the At-Risk Committee of the Lewiston/Auburn Alliance for Services to the Homeless.
The fair was aimed at giving information about services that are available to people who are homeless or at risk.
Other agencies involved in the fair included: SeniorsPlus, DHHS, Healthy Androscoggin, Catholic Charities, Salvation Army and Common Ties.
Jim Wellehan right,of Lamey-Wellehan oversees the shoe distribution on Friday at Kennedy Park Lewiston. Hundreds stood in line for several hours for the shoe giveaway and recourse fair sponsored by the At-risk committee of Lewiston/Auburn for services to the homeless. Wellehan said that about 2500 pair of shoes collected by his shoe stores were given away.
Dereck Gabrielski 9 left, of Lewiston and Norma Violette right of Lewiston search for a pair of shoes at the shoe distribution on Friday in Kennedy Park Lewiston. Hundreds stood in line for several hours for the shoe giveaway sponsored by the At-risk committee of Lewiston/Auburn for services to the homeless.
A boy looks for a pair shoes during a shoe giveaway sponsored by Lamey-Wellehan Shoe stores on Friday in Lewiston's Kennedy Park.
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