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Lace Up For Kids is a teen-run nonprofit organization founded by Shane Tandler, whose mission is to unite teens in fundraising efforts that benefit the Ronald McDonald House of CT, helping families stay together and strong during times of medical crisis.

06/06/2026

Wonderful day at SongStrong 5k today! Ethan was a classmate of my brother’s. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in this special event. Thank you for having us. We love our community!

To learn more about our mission and to donate to our cause, please visit our website: www.laceupforkidsct.org

05/20/2026

Gather your gently used sneakers and come visit us at the SongStrong 5k on June 6th at the Guilford Fairgrounds in Guilford, CT!

Meet our team and learn about how we are recycling gently worn sneakers into real impact - all while raising funds for the Ronald McDonald House of CT in New Haven.

Register to run or walk for the race here: https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=59700

04/27/2026

Exciting News!

Lace Up For Kids has opened a Wilton, CT Chapter! Please welcome our Co-Chairs and newest members:

Noelle Petroski and Kiera Mahoney

Please visit our website for their full bios:

https://laceupforkidsct.org/our-team/

04/03/2026

Are you a local business who cares about kids in medical crisis? Want to have an impact on the environment and our community? Looking to support the youth of Guilford trying to make an impact?

Become a sponsor for Lace Up For Kids! See flyer below and reach out today at www.laceupforkidsct.org

02/25/2026

Lace Up For Kids is a teen-run nonprofit founded by Shane Tandler, a Teen Board member, who had the idea of bringing fundraising efforts and awareness of RMHC more locally to his hometown - Guilford, CT.

"We started with the simple notion of collecting and recycling gently used sneakers to raise funds for RMHC CTMA. What began as a grassroots, in-person effort with sneaker collection bins around town quickly grew as we looked for ways to increase our impact. We soon added online fundraising to our sneaker recycling efforts in order to expand our reach to the network of the team members involved with Lace Up For Kids. Through the outreach of our dedicated team members and their personal networks, donors near and far could easily contribute. This combined approach of online fundraising, in-person drives, and sneaker collecting has already raised over $3,000 in just two months! We are thrilled with the amplification that online fundraising brought to our ability to support families served by RMHC CTMA."

- Shane

Like Shane, turn your passion into impact and create your fundraiser that supports RMHC CTMA families today: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/raiselove

Don’t have time to make it to a donation box? We’re now doing house calls! Contact us at laceupforkidsct@gmail.com to ...

02/06/2026

Don’t have time to make it to a donation box? We’re now doing house calls! Contact us at [email protected] to schedule a time for us to pick up at least FIVE pairs of sneakers or more, now active during February only! We’d love your shoes to help us support our mission!

02/03/2026

Honored to be welcomed into Leete Elementary School in order to talk more about our mission. A big thanks to all of our administrators who made this possible. In addition to the collection bins at Adams and Baldwin Middle Schools, there is now one at Calvin Leete!

12/22/2025

An extremely successful weekend for our fundraising efforts, thank you Guilford! Your generosity has allowed us to provide for those at the Ronald McDonald House!

In case you couldn't join us for cocoa, learn more about Lace Up For Kids on our website laceupforkidsct.org

12/21/2025

Raising funds on the green yesterday!

If you missed us, we’ll be back today, 11-3p. Please stop by and enjoy some hot chocolate!

12/20/2025

Come see us on the green this afternoon and grab a cup of hot chocolate! We’d love to tell you all about what we’re doing for the Ronald McDonald House!1:45-4:30

Address

14 Cornfield Lane
Guilford, CT
06437

Website

http://www.laceupforkidsct.org/

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