--- title: Taking a Big Step to Provide Shoes to People in Need description: "Kenya Perkins, IT Compliance Analyst, spearheaded the coordination and implementation of the Changing Footprints shoe drive from July through August. The shoe drive was a part of a Diversity and Inclusion Committee Initiative, and this was the fifth year the committee partnered with the nonprofit organization. Kenya’s efforts also included organizing volunteer opportunities for two non-profit organizations, Changing Footprints and Westminster Pantry. Across the Trust, at ten collection sites, employees generously donated more than 500 shoes. Ten Citizen IT members volunteered their time to Changing Footprints in August, sorting and packing 4,000 pairs of worn tennis shoes for Nike Grid, which will be converted into playground equipment. Changing Footprints co-founder Bob Broughton stated, \" The 20 service hours from ten group members were absolutely essential to getting this done. A bonus is the fact that more than 200 people will now have heard of Changing Footprints from donating their shoes, and that publicity will spawn many more sorting groups and shoe drives.” Kenya believes that volunteering is an excellent way to give back to our community and make a positive contribution to its vitality." image: https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Changing%20Footprints%20Volunteers.png --- [![](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Engauge/engauge-logo.jpg)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge) [![](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Backgrounds/search-mobile.png)](https://www.citizensenergygroup.com/Search) # Taking a Big Step to Provide Shoes to People in Need By Adam Lowe on 10/2/23 10:05 AM ![](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hubfs/Changing%20Footprints%20Volunteers.png) **Kenya Perkins**, IT Compliance Analyst, spearheaded the coordination and implementation of the Changing Footprints shoe drive from July through August. The shoe drive was a part of a Diversity and Inclusion Committee Initiative, and this was the fifth year the committee partnered with the nonprofit organization. Kenya’s efforts also included organizing volunteer opportunities for two non-profit organizations, Changing Footprints and Westminster Pantry. Across the Trust, at ten collection sites, employees generously donated more than 500 shoes. Ten Citizen IT members volunteered their time to Changing Footprints in August, sorting and packing 4,000 pairs of worn tennis shoes for Nike Grid, which will be converted into playground equipment. Changing Footprints co-founder Bob Broughton stated, " The 20 service hours from ten group members were absolutely essential to getting this done. A bonus is the fact that more than 200 people will now have heard of Changing Footprints from donating their shoes, and that publicity will spawn many more sorting groups and shoe drives.” ![Changing Footprints Volunteers](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Changing%20Footprints%20Volunteers.png?width=3582&height=2545&name=Changing%20Footprints%20Volunteers.png) Back row left to right: Richard Jones, Tracye George, Kimberly Rogers, Ali Zadeh, Carla Baber Front row left to right: Scott Miller, Kenya Perkins, Tracy Webster, LaMont Smith Kenya believes that volunteering is an excellent way to give back to our community and make a positive contribution to its vitality.   ### Current Articles ### Recent Issues - [November 2019 (23)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/11) - [November 2018 (21)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2018/11) - [January 2021 (21)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/01) - [October 2021 (21)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/10) - [February 2020 (20)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/02) - [December 2021 (20)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/12) - [October 2018 (19)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2018/10) - [January 2019 (19)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/01) - [June 2020 (19)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/06) - [August 2019 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/08) - [October 2019 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/10) - [April 2020 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/04) - [September 2022 (18)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/09) - [July 2019 (17)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/07) - [July 2020 (17)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/07) - [June 2021 (17)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/06) - [April 2019 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/04) - [January 2020 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/01) - [October 2020 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/10) - [December 2020 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/12) - [April 2021 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/04) - [July 2021 (16)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/07) - [September 2020 (15)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2020/09) - [March 2021 (15)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/03) - [June 2022 (15)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/06) - [February 2019 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/02) - [May 2019 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2019/05) - [May 2022 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/05) - [July 2022 (14)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/07) - [October 2023 (13)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/10) - [September 2021 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2021/09) - [March 2023 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/03) - [May 2023 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/05) - [June 2023 (12)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/06) - [February 2022 (11)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/02) - [August 2018 (10)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2018/08) - [August 2023 (10)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2023/08) - [March 2022 (9)](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/archive/2022/03) [![PDF Archives](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2545024/33b9e93c-8f43-4101-9b48-7e78154731f5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2545024/33b9e93c-8f43-4101-9b48-7e78154731f5) **Engauge** is published by Citizens Energy Group, Corporate Affairs Department, under the direction of Shannon Stahley, Director of Corporate and Public Affairs. 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