Ralph Rotella’s annual Syracuse Christmas shoe donation sets new record in 2020
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Ralph Rotella, owner of Discount Shoe Repair in downtown Syracuse, shows the total number of shoes he collected for the Rescue Mission Wednesday Dec. 16, 2020 , many of which he repaired himself. Rotella, who has collected and dontated shoes for nine years straight, set a lofty goal of 20,000 pairs this year. He beat that by more than 3,000, collecting a whopping 23,187. Lauren Long | llong@syracuse.comLauren Long | llong@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. Ten years ago, the first Christmas season shoe drive organized by downtown shoe repair shop owner Ralph Rotella collected 65 pairs to donate to the Syracuse Rescue Mission.