Shoe clinic donates shoes to the Wellington City Mission.

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

More than 250 of Wellington’s most needy will have warm, dry feet this winter, thanks to a donation by Shoe Clinic to the Wellington City Mission.

The shoes are nearly new, as they have been returned to Shoe Clinic under the store’s 30-day guarantee, and cannot be resold.

This is the second year the Shoe Clinic has made such a donation, but at 255 pairs of shoes, it nearly triples last year’s effort. Continue reading

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