MIAMI LAKES — Collecting more than 2,300 pairs of new and used sneakers from students at Broward and Miami-Dade County schools, the Orange Bowl recently celebrated the conclusion of the Kicks for Kids School Challenge.
The Orange Bowl partnered with local schools to drive donations for the Kicks for Kids program, which provides disadvantaged children a proper fitting pair of athletic shoes so they can participate in youth sports and exercise.
North Dade Middle School and Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center in Miami-Dade, and Sunset Lakes Elementary School and McArthur High School in Broward collected the greatest number of shoes and will each be awarded a $2,500 grant from the Orange Bowl Committee.
To conclude the weeklong Kicks for Kids School Challenge, North Dade Middle School encouraged students to donate by hosting a school dance. Students were admitted to the dance, which included an appearance by official Orange Bowl mascot Obie, by donating a pair of sneakers to Kicks for Kids.
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