Ankle & Foot Care Centers launches annual sock drive


Staff report

BOARDMAN

Ankle & Foot Care Centers has launched its 20th annual holiday shoe and sock drive with the goal of delivering more than 500 pairs of shoes and hundreds of pairs of socks to local residents through the Salvation Army early in 2018.

The group is collecting new or nearly new shoes and new socks through Jan. 5 at all 20 of its offices in Alliance; Andover; Austintown; Boardman (2); Campbell; Champion; Columbiana; Cornersburg; East Liverpool; East Palestine; Greenville, Pa.; Liberty; Niles; Poland; Ravenna; Salem; Struthers; Warren; and Youngstown.

Shoes accepted range from children’s to adult sizes for men and women and all types of shoes from athletic to dress to casual.

Boots in children’s sizes are especially needed.

New socks of all sizes are accepted.

Specific locations and other information are on the group’s website, at www.ankleandfootcare.com.