DAPHNE, Ala. — You may have put a lot of miles on your old running shoes, but when you donate them to the “Many More Miles” campaign, your shoes will land on the feet of someone who really needs them.

For the seventh consecutive year, Baldwin Bone & Joint, P.C. will host a community project — partnering with Mobile and Baldwin County YMCA branches, the Port City Pacers and McCoy Outdoor Co. — to collect shoes for the homeless outreach programs of Wings of Life and Discovery Ministries.  Response to the campaign has grown from 200 pairs donated in 2004 to approximately 2,000 pairs contributed in 2009.

Donations for 2010 will be accepted until the 2010 Azalea Trail Run on March 27.

Elementary students can collect shoes and earn money for their schools’ P.E. programs. Baldwin Bone & Joint will award cash prizes to the top three schools in Mobile and Baldwin Counties who donate the most shoes.

You can drop gently used athletic shoes off at any of the following locations in Daphne and Mobile:

< Baldwin Bone and Joint offices

Shoes will also be accepted at the Azalea Trail Run Expo Friday and Saturday March 26-27 at the Mobile Civic Center.

For more information, call 251-621-5387.