Nike rewards Austintown Girl Scouts

AUSTINTOWN — The results of the athletic shoe collection project carried out by members of Austintown Girl Scout Troop 363 in the spring have been better than the girls ever expected.

Not only did the dozen girls achieve their goal of earning a Girl Scout Bronze Award — the highest award in Junior Girl Scouts — but recently, Nike surprised them with delivery of thousands of dollars worth of Nike sports equipment sent to their schools.

Jennifer Hykes, co-leader of the troop, said a Nike spokesman told her recently the company wanted to thank the troop for its efforts to recycle sports shoes and would be sending sports equipment to the girls’ schools.

But the amount of free equipment and its timing were a surprise.

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