Love INC of Greater Hershey is excited to kick off our 12th Annual Lace Up with Love INC Sneaker Drive and Distribution on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
For the 12th year in a row, Love INC’s network of twenty-one area churches, Roots Financial Group with Thrivent, alongside caring members of our community are coming together to offer school-aged students in need a brand-new pair of name-brand sneakers.
Drive Information
When?
The Drive kicks off on Sunday, June 1 and runs through Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Who will be offered sneakers?
School-aged students in need residing in Derry Township and Lower Dauphin school districts. Love INC volunteers will fit each student for a pair of sneakers at the Distribution in August (see details below).
Where should I drop off sneakers?
Sneakers may delivered to any of these locations
> Love INC office
> Roots Financial, 20 W. Main St., Hummelstown
> Trinity United Methodist Church, 210 W. Main St., Hummelstown
What sizes and quantities are needed?
We project a need for 300+ pairs of newly purchased sneakers to outfit both girls and boys in sizes ranging from Youth 11 to Adult 17.
No time to shop?
Consider offering a monetary gift to Love INC here. Monetary gifts may be specifically earmarked for the purchase of sneakers or may be offered as general support for our ongoing programs which serve people in Hershey, Hummelstown, and the Dauphin County area of Elizabethtown.
Distribution Information
When?
Sneakers will be distributed to school-aged students in need residing in Derry Township and Lower Dauphin school districts by appointment only during the Main Event: Thursday, August 7 – Saturday, August 9. Select dates will be available until August 21 for students unable to attend the Main Event.
How do I schedule my student(s) to receive a pair of sneakers?
Scheduling will open July. We will update this page when we open registration. Until then, mark your calendar to come back here or call the office to schedule in July.
IMPORTANT! Pre-registration is required before scheduling a distribution appointment. Check with your child’s guidance counselor or the district social worker in May 2025 to register for this year’s event.
Volunteer Information
How else can I help with the Drive and/or the Distribution?
Over 50 volunteers come together between July and August to
- organize sneakers
- schedule appointments
- make reminder phone calls
- check in student families
- fit students to their respective sneakers
- manage the stock room, and more
As we strive to preserve the dignity of our school-aged recipients, minor children are welcome to serve organizing sneakers and in the Sneaker Closet during distribution helping to select sneakers for recipients. Volunteers that are no longer in high school are welcome to serve in all capacities.
If you have any questions about volunteering, please email Michelle Miduri at mmiduri@loveincgreaterhershey.org.
Sneaker Stories
If you have either received a pair of sneakers through our Love INC Distribution or have served through Lace Up with Love INC in the past, would you consider emailing our office a short testimonial/thank you note that we can use in our advertising? We will take care to keep all names strictly anonymous unless permission is specifically granted. Email office@loveincgreaterhershey.org.