My daughter’s preschool always has a yearly drive to help those in need - this year, boxes are around the school asking for first aid and dental kits. Obviously, these are quite a necessity for people, but since our kids are learning about the environment and recycling in the classroom more and more, I asked the school if they would participate in a teensygreen campaign for the month of March. The next step is to extend this call to my readers - so, for the first time in this blog’s history, I’m going to try a campaign for an entire month.

This month, I’m urging all of you to participate in the SolesUnited / Crocs footwear drive to put shoes on the feet of men, women, and children who can’t affort this luxury necessity. There is no money involved except for shipping. Here’s the process. Send in your used, grown out, holey, sunburnt, water-crusted Crocs - SolesUnited cleans them and completely shreds them, so don’t worry about grime and extreme wear and tear. They then make completely new Crocs made out of 20% of the recycled Crocs, called “croslite”, that are distributed to a specific organization. The next 10,000 pairs are headed to Haiti through Yele Haiti, a humanitarian charity established by musician Wyclef Jean.

So, get in your closets and start Spring cleaning early this year! I know my Floridian friends have a few outgrown pairs from their kids hiding somewhere. Get a group of friends together to send in a larger shipment, saving packaging and money! Ask your school to have a SolesUnited drive and really get your community involved. Click here for the addresses of where you can send in your Crocs. Email me at stefani@teensygreen.com when you send shoes in and how many, and I’ll try to keep a running tally on how many pairs of crocs are on their way (this Wordpress outline is a bit limiting, but I’ll do my best!) I’d love to hear how you’re getting people involved in this simple yet revolutionary upcycling process!