I oversee (for free) a climbing wall in a small Appalachian town recreation center – it’s a multi purpose center and the wall is only open Thursday evenings. The fees for use are $2 for adults and $1 for kids. It’s an area with very low incomes – the center is to help keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. We have harnesses but only a very few pair of climbing shoes that people have donated. We could use climbing shoes in any size and any condition short of in pieces - I can do a little glue work to them. If you have climbing shoes that are too worn out for you, or that your kids have out grown etc – these kids could still get some good out of them. So if you’d like to help some kids learn to climb and do a “Pay it forward” good deed – your help would be appreciated.
Drop me a PM and I’ll give you shipping information - oh yeah - that's the good deed part - you pay the shipping. :)

contacted -

this is the kind of thing I'd rather donate to that most donations I make.

Here's the information

Crooksville Rec Center
C/O Chis Rice
230 Burley St
Crooksville, Ohio
43731

Have had several PMs already with offers - and I thank everyone so far - keep them coming please! The kids are going to love you guys! I'll post pictures when things settle down with what we get.

I'll send a few pairs pronto, thanks for the volunteer work Chris!

this even scores me bonus points w/wifey for cleaning out the house!

Do you want adult shoes too?

We get all ages from 2 year olds to 72 year olds (oldest and youngest so far)- so any and all sizes can be used. At present we have 4 or 5 pair of all size 9s. It was a fairly slow night tonight and we had 23 climbers of all ages - mostly teenagers tonight (a play at the grade school was going on). So short answer is yes - adult sizes will be used too.

I don't know how to post a link but you can go to the Crooksville Rec Center Facebook page and find some pictures of the rec center and the climbing wall

Some images from the climbing gym:

Crooksville Rec Center Climbing Wall 1 Submitted By: Happiegrrrl on Jan 18, 2013

Crooksville Rec Center Climbing Wall 2 Submitted By: Happiegrrrl on Jan 18, 2013

Crooksville Rec Center Climbing Wall 3 Submitted By: Happiegrrrl on Jan 18, 2013

Crooksville Rec Center Climbing Wall 4 Submitted By: Happiegrrrl on Jan 18, 2013

I sent you six pairs today

good on ya man. I don't have any old shoes yet, but I'll try to help in another way if I can. I live about an hour away in the ohio valley.

Hey Chris I have a couple of pairs for you. Your climber from the grip board aren't you?
Ship

I don't know if people want their names put out or not so I won't for now. I received the first box of shoes today - 6 pair! And all in usable condition with one set of laces - WOW! You know who you are so Thank You! Chris

When I get back to the states in april Id love to make and donate a batch of chalk bags to you guys. Thanks for your service.

Jonathan Lipkin - Thank You! Shoes came today!

Huge Thank You to JASON HALLADAY!!!

No problem, Chris. Glad you got 'em. Sorry about the stink! :-)

I'm still slackin on the send off but I have 5-6 pairs from size 6 to 12 in a pile ready to go to UPS soooo- BUMP