Our Donors

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Our Donors Thank you for supporting our mission. 12th Street Elementary PTO Abraxas Worldwide Adam and Abi Graves Advia Credit Union ALDI INC. Alexandra Copeland Allegra – Marketing, Print, Mail Allison and Nick Birmingham Alves Family Charitable Fund Amy Adams Amy and Todd Kuchta Amy Roseboom Andrew Lincoln Anne and Phil Stohrer Arbor Financial Credit […]

Order Confirmation

Order Confirmed! Thank you for your order! Shoes will be distributed through the schools between February 27th – March 15th. Please contact gloria@firstdayshoefund.org if you have any questions. Need to order shoes for another student? Order Here

Gull Meadow

First Day Shoe Fund We provide new athletic shoes to students in Kalamazoo County public elementary schools at no cost. Donate Volunteer Our Impact 0 shoes distributed since 2006 0 shoes distributed in 2022 0 schools served in 2022 0 + volunteer hours in 2022 https://firstdayshoefund.org/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/images/placeholder.png What the community is saying “I have been a […]

Introducing Maggie Hesketh, The FDSF’s New Executive Director!

Maggie Hesketh

We are thrilled to announce that Maggie Hesketh will be the new Executive Director of our growing, 17 year-old organization. Maggie has been the Program Director at FDSF for 2  years. She originally is from the United Kingdom where she was an 8th grade math teacher and prior to taking this role was a Curriculum […]

Online Order Form

Order Shoes Online ordering is now closed for Spring 2024 Distribution. Ordering is now closed for Spring 2024 distribution. Late orders cannot be accepted. Shoes will be fitted during late February – mid March. Shoe Order Form 2024 Spring Shoe Order Form Caregiver’s First and Last Name * Caregiver's First and Last Name First Name […]

Fundraise for FDSF

Fundraise for First Day Shoe Fund Did you know you can help FDSF from the comfort of your couch (or anywhere else you like to scroll through your social media feed)?! It’s simple to create a fundraiser on Facebook, and now we’ve made it even easier with this ready-to-use content. https://youtu.be/j1XfTEbCnXQ Content ideas: Share photos you […]