Description of Action:
Smith Chiropractic Foundation sponsors and organizes the annual Berkeley Heights 5k Road race and Fitness Walk that over the last 23 years has raises thousands of dollars that were donated to local community, non-profit organizations. At the race there are always recycling containers made available to attendees so that the race is a zero waste event. Sponsors with booths include organizations committed to health, fitness and physical well-being. In 2019 we partnered with Sustainable Berkeley Heights to conduct a shoe drive on-site at the race. The shoes collected were donated to Soles4Souls, where they will be re-used by people in need domestically and globally. Presuming an average pair of shoes (including sneakers, boots, sandals, and other dress shoes) costs $50, we effectively helped save $3,500 (70 pairs of shoes x $50 = $3,500) in costs relating to sales associated with the purchase of new shoes.