FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Niki Smith LeVasseur
Port Charlotte, Fla., June 19, 2025 — Crews Bank & Trust is once again among local businesses serving as collection points for the Sunrise Kiwanis Club of Port Charlotte’s annual Shoes for Kids drive. New sneakers of all sizes are welcome at any of the bank’s Charlotte County locations through Friday, July 18, and special collection boxes will be on display at these branches:
- Murdock, 1100 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte
- Punta Gorda, 2331 Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda
- Peachland, 24163 Peachland Blvd., Port Charlotte
- Parkside, 3002 Tamiami Trail Port Charlotte
Shoes will be accepted during regular lobby hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.
“Over the past 20 years, Kiwanis has distributed more than 112,000 pairs of new shoes to the students in the Charlotte County Public School system,” said Craig DeYoung, Crews Bank & Trust Area President and treasurer of the Sunrise Kiwanis. “I am proud of the bank’s involvement and commitment, and I know our caring customers and staff members take pride in supporting our Charlotte County students in need.”
Shoes are delivered to all schools in the Charlotte County Public School System for children in grades pre-K through 12. The sizes needed range from toddler size 7 to woman’s size 12 and men’s size 13.
Monetary donations are also accepted at the bank offices or by mail to the Sunrise Kiwanis of Port Charlotte, 1489 Market Circle, Unit 308, Port Charlotte, FL 33953. For additional information, call 941-336-2411 or visit the Shoes for Kids website at www.shoesforkidsproject.org.
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Charlotte County Crews Bank & Trust locations are serving as collection points for Shoes for Kids. Peachland branch team members, from left: Kristen Scheid, Personal Banker; Sara Perri, Retail Banking Officer; Monica Buelow, Teller Specialist; Lucy Lowe-Stewart, Personal Banker; and Peyton Stanton, Lead Teller.