Guiness World Record created with the longest chain of shoes: 10,512 – A high-stepping record

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Guiness World Record created with the longest chain of shoes: 10,512 to be precis

The National Geographic campus on M Street Northwest was the site of a Guiness World Record on Wednesday with the longest chain of shoes: 10,512 to be precise. The sea of footwear, laid toe to heel on the institution’s circular driveway, was sent in by readers of National Geographic Kids magazine over the course of six months and certified as a bona fide record by Guinness World Records representative Stuart Claxton.

After their record is certified, organizers plan to send the shoes to Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program to be made into material for sports field surfaces.

In addition to a certificate, Mr. Claxton delivered a hearty handshake to third-grader Peter Wajda, 8, of Mount Laurel, N.J., for his efforts in collecting more than 500 shoes from his school, Moorestown Friends School. The shoes will be forwarded to Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program to be made into material for sports field surfaces.

Eight-year-old Peter Wajda, who helped collect hundreds of shoes from the Moorestown Friends School in New Jersey, lies on some …

Some of the shoes, such as this pair from Florida, came with messages about where they’ve been.

The circular driveway for the National Geographic campus on M Street Northwest is the staging ground Wednesday for the Guinness …

After their record is certified, organizers plan to send the shoes to Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program to be made into material …

Recycling or Donating Shoes – Social Initiatives

Every year, millions of pairs of footwears are thrown away, clogging landfills and wasting a lot of good material.

• Turn your shoes into a football field. Nearly 16 million pairs of shoes have been recycled to date.

• Minimize the impact that your shoes would have if thrown into a landfill. Over 1.3 million pounds of rubber alone has been avoiding the landfill each year due to shoe recycling.

• Help people. Gently-worn shoes can be shipped to needy recipients in Africa.

Some organisations recycling shoes

http://www.letmeplay.com/reuseashoe/overview.html - An initiative by Nike but drop off locations only in USA, Europe, Australia and soon in Japan

http://www.solesunited.com/ – An initiative by crocs^tm. Worn-out crocs^tm shoes recycled into new shoes and donated to people in need around the world.

http://www.pppafrica.org/ – an organisation by Jim named Perpetual Prosperity Pumps Foundation in 2004

http://www.recycledrunners.com/ – Lists shoe donation programs for U.S & International and also Recycling options.

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Footwear Executives get the Boost

Source: FN June 23, 2008

NEW YORK — Even as the economy began to show signs of erosion last year, footwear executives’ compensation packages were on the rise. Read Further http://www.footwearnews.com/site/article.php?id=1229

MEREDITH DERBY

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