Waste Management and the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon and Half Marathon are teaming up for an exciting Shoe Donation Event (PDF). This event benefits the Long Beach Rescue Mission. The Long Beach Rescue Mission is a place of healing and hope serving the emergency needs of the homeless and hungry of the greater Long Beach area through shelter and food services, rehabilitation programs, spiritually-based counseling, education and job-skills classes, and transitional housing. Waste Management is engaging the City of Manhattan Beach's participation in the shoe drive as part of the city's franchise agreement.

Drop-Off locations include:

• Manhattan Beach City Hall Lobby, 1400 Highland Avenue, CA 90266
  All types of gently used shoes can be placed in the City Hall Lobby donation box.   

Health and Fitness Expo

• Long Beach Convention Center, 300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802
  Gently-used running shoes are being accepted at the Waste Management/Long Beach Rescue Mission booth at the Health and Fitness Expo taking place in the Long Beach Convention Center from October 10th through October 12th.

Waste Management of Southern California Offices

• East 213th Street, Long Beach, CA 90810
• 9081 Tujunga Avenue, 1st Floor, Sun Valley, CA 91352

Run Racing Office

• 10545 Humbolt Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Legacy Running Company Stores

• 4103 Viking Way, Unit C, Long Beach, CA
• 6729 Comstock Avenue, Whittier, CA 90601

Read the Press Release (PDF) to learn more about Waste Management's effort with this event.  Have additional items to donate?  Check out the city's Donate Used Goods page.  For questions regarding the City of Manhattan Beach shoe donation drive, please contact the Public Works Department at (310) 802-5363.