Allina Health Hosts 'New Shoes, Healthy Kids' Event

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The weather is getting warmer, which for many of us means dusting off our running shoes and getting outside.

But for many kids in Minnesota, they don't have the proper shoes to run or even wear to school.

Allina Health is helping to bring new athletic footwear to kids in need by hosting "New Shoes, Healthy Kids."

The event is helping to provide 10,000 pairs of athletic shoes and socks to kids in need.

The event will take place at 16 locations across central Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Volunteers will  help fit kids for shoes and test them out.

The following locations will distribute shoes on April 18:

Allina Health Brooklyn Park Clinic
9300 Noble Parkway North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55433
9 – 11 a.m.

Allina Health Buffalo Clinic
303 Catlin St, Buffalo, MN 55313
9 a.m. – noon

Allina Health Burnsville Clinic
14000 Nicollet Ave S, Burnsville, MN 55337
9 a.m. – noon

Allina Health Forest Lake Clinic
1540 Lake St S, Forest Lake, MN 55025
9 – 11 a.m.

Allina Health Shakopee Clinic
1601 St. Francis Ave, Shakopee, MN 55379
9 – 11 a.m.

Anoka Middle School for the Arts - Fred Moore Campus
1523 S 5th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Cambridge Medical Center
701 S Dellwood St, Cambridge, MN 55008
9 a.m. – noon

Cimarron Youth Center
875 Lake Elmo Ave, Lake Elmo, MN 55042
9 – 11 a.m.

Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners
1605 County Road 101 N, Plymouth, MN 55447
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary School
740 York Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55106
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Midtown Exchange
920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Owatonna Hospital
2250 NW 26th St, Owatonna, MN 55060
9 – 11 a.m.

Regina Hospital
1175 Nininger Road, Hastings, MN 55033
9 – 11 a.m.

Richfield Dual Language School
7001 Elliot Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55423
9 a.m. – noon

River Falls Area Hospital
1629 E Division St, River Falls, WI 54022
9 – 11 a.m.

Spring Lake Park High School
1100 81st Ave, Spring
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The following locations will distribute shoes on April 25:

Bridgewater Elementary School
401 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, MN 55057
9 a.m. – noon

Faribault West Mall
200 Western Ave NW, Faribault, MN 55021
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.