A New Jersey 11-year-old raises money to donate wrestling shoes to kids nationwide who can’t afford them.

By Joe Kania

The Star-Ledger

11-year-old Joe Butler vividly remembers the scene of wrestlers sharing wrestling shoes at a national-level tournament last spring.

“I remember seeing the wrestlers sharing shoes and wondered, ‘Why are they doing that?’ ” Butler said. “I thought about what I could do to help. I asked my father why they didn’t have their own shoes, he gave me the reason why and I asked him if we could start a company to help donate shoes for them.”

Butler’s ambition led to the formation of Wrestle In My Shoes, a non-profit organization which donates wrestling shoes to wrestlers who cannot afford them.

Since starting Wrestle In My Shoes one year ago, Butler’s company has donated over 700 pairs of shoes, equivalent to $40,000 of merchandise.

Any wrestler can donate shoes and Wrestle In My Shoes will cover the cost of shipping to New Jersey and shipping back out to the shoes’ recepients.

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