The Catalina Foothills softball team donated a few dozen new pairs of sneakers & a check for $1,000 to #Kicks4Kids (Courtesy Photo)
#Kicks4Kids now at 56 schools
#Kicks4Kids began as a project to provide tennis shoes to my own students (out of own pocket) at Rio Vista Elementary several years ago, but it has now grown into a program that has now spread across six school districts (with more to come) with over 4,200 pairs (over $60,000 worth) collected and distributed to low-income students. Simply, it is the most successful program of its kind.
The program is simple. High school sports teams collect one pair of new kid’s tennis shoes (size 12-5) per athlete and the shoes will be delivered to a low-income school in that school’s feeder pattern or to another school in need. If bigger sizes are collected, then we will find a middle school in need but that is not our primary focus.
In addition, all profits from high school team photos and senior photos goes towards this program.
The shoe bank is located at Rio Vista Elementary.
Athletes and students from Catalina Foothills have collected over 600 pairs of shoes for the program in the last two years and the softball team donated an additional $1,000 on Tuesday night. The collection by the softball team was spearheaded by State Player of the Year Nic Conway.
MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM HERE
2016-17 Teams/Clubs Donating
South Tucson Lions Club
520 Elite Baseball
Mountain View Boys Basketball
Catalina Foothills Football/Band
Club Cactus Volleyball
Frog & Firkin
Tucson Improv Movement
UAMC Sarver Heart Center
CDO Boys Golf
Esperero Canyon Middle School
Tucson Gators Swim Team
The Gregory School Boys Basketball
Ironwood Ridge Girls Soccer
Catalina Foothills Boys Basketball
Painted Sky Honors
Catalina Foothills Dugout Club
Anonymous donors
2016-17 Team Photos
Catalina Girls Soccer
Canyon del Oro Girls Soccer
Pusch Ridge Boys Basketball
Tucson Girls Volleyball
Desert Christian Soccer
CDO Boys Golf
CDO Girls Golf
Catalina Girls Volleyball
Catalina Boys Golf
Catalina Football
Catalina Foothills Girls Volleyball
Catalina Foothills Girls Soccer
Catalina Basketball teams
Catalina Soccer teams
CDO Cross Country
CDO Swim Team
CDO Baseball Team
Sahuaro Girls Basketball teams
Tucson Aztecs Soccer program
CDO Boys & Girls Tennis
Schools in Kicks4Kids Program
Rio Vista Elementary (Amphi)
Holaway Elementary (Amphi)
Imagine Amphi Preschool (Amphi)
Keeling Elementary (Amphi)
Coronado K-8 (Amphi)
Roskruge K-8 (TUSD)
Nash Elementary (Amphi)
Prince Elementary (Amphi)
Walker Elementary (Amphi)
Carillo K-5 (TUSD)
Marshall Elementary (TUSD)
Mexicayotl Academy of Tucson (TUSD)
Homer Davis Elementary (Flowing Wells)
Hendricks Elementary (Flowing Wells)
Hollinger K-8 (TUSD)
Donaldson Elementary (Amphi)
Butterfield Elementary (Marana)
Laguna Elementary (Flowing Wells)
Walter Douglas Elementary (Flowing Wells)
Doolen Middle School (TUSD)
Casa de los Ninos (Program)
Miles Elementary (TUSD)
Manzo Elementary (TUSD)
Davis Elementary (TUSD)
Centennial Elementary (Flowing Wells)
Richardson Elementary (Flowing Wells)
C.E. Rose Elementary (TUSD)
Mission View Elementary (TUSD)
Lynn/Urquides Elementary (TUSD)
Ochoa Elementary (TUSD)
Sunnyside High School
Blenman Elementary (TUSD)
Borton Elementary (TUSD)
Holladay Elementary (TUSD)
Cavett Elementary (TUSD)
Roberts/Naylor K-8 (TUSD)
Lineweaver Elementary (TUSD)
Booth-Fickett Elementary (TUSD)
Cragin Elementary (TUSD)
Santa Clara Elementary (Sunnyside)
Liberty Elementary (Sunnyside)
Elvira Elementary (Sunnyside)
Mission Manor Elementary (Sunnyside)
Quail Run (Marana)
Pistor Middle Scholl (TUSD)
White Elementary (TUSD)
Grijalva Elementary (TUSD)
Hudlow Elementary (TUSD)
Sewell Elementary (TUSD)
Wright Elementary (TUSD)
Sierra (Sunnyside)
Los Amigos (Sunnyside)
Ocotillo (Sunnyside)
Drexel (Sunnyside)
Los Ninos (Sunnyside)
Calabasas (Rio Rico)
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com
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