Syracuse, NY – For the 11th consecutive year, Ralph Rotella, owner of Discount Shoe Repair, will donate tens of thousands of shoes to the Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse, many of which he will repair himself. Despite the pandemic, Ralph had a record-breaking year in 2020 – 23,187 pairs of shoes were donated to the Rescue Mission.
Ralph is hoping to break that record once again, by collecting over 25,000 pairs of shoes this year. He is currently accepting donations at his shoe repair store through Wednesday, 12/15/2021. Anyone in the community is invited to donate their shoes between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
Now through Wednesday 12/15/2021
Discount Shoe Repair,
114 East Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Street parking only

Since 1887, the Rescue Mission has put love into action through shelter, food, and hope. The Rescue Mission Alliance is a 100% local and independent non-profit organization that operates programs to combat hunger and homeless across the Upstate New York communities of Syracuse, Auburn and Binghamton. Learn more at rescuemissionalliance.org