As a local footwear store, we care deeply about our community and the customers we serve. As we start to head into the winter season, we want to remind our customers of our Boots for Families initiative. Since 2010, we have been collecting gently worn footwear graciously donated by our guests. These boots are then distributed by local organizations to families in need. We believe a pair of boots is a basic need (especially in Maine) and one pair can do a long way in ensuring the well-being for our neighbors.
This program is simple yet impactful! All you do is bring a pair of gently worn, warm, waterproof boots to your local Lamey Wellehan store. We have donation receptacles in all six of our retail locations throughout the year. Over the years, we have donated thousands of pairs of boots, but every winter we run low on donations and desperately need warm footwear for families. So, this year, whether you are shopping for new boots for your family, or just cleaning out your closets, don't forget you can drop off your boot-donation during business hours seven days a week.
We know it's important for folks to ensure their donations are making it to a Maine family in need. That's why at Lamey Wellehan, we work with partners who share the same goal as us - to uplift our communities. Through the years, we've partnered with countless school districts across the state of Maine by working with administrators to ensure their students have warm feet throughout the winter. We've had the pleasure of aiding the good and important work done by countless non profits across the state including, but not limited to: Community Concepts, Maine Needs, The Opportunity Alliance, Papa's Boots, Catholic Charities and others.
If you or someone you know has a need, we encourage you to reach out to your local nonprofit or school department. As we continue to grow our Boots for Families initiative, we rely on outreach of our partners to ensure our collected boots reach Mainers from Your to Aroostook counties. We will not rest until all Maine families have warm & dry feet all winter.
Donate gently worn boots in any of our six retail locations:
Auburn | Augusta | Bangor | Falmouth | Scarborough | Topsham
