阅读理解GregWoodburnastudentattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaspendsalotoftunecleaningsneakershecollected．ButsoontheshoeswillbesenttopoorchildrenintheUnitedState

　　阅读理解

　　GregWoodburnastudentattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaspendsalotoftunecleaningsneakershecollected．ButsoontheshoeswillbesenttopoorchildrenintheUnitedStatesand20othercountriesthankstoWoodbum'sShareOurSoles(S．O．S．)charity．

　　AhighschooltrackstarinthetownofVenturaCaliforniaWoodbumwastreatedinhospitalformonthswithkneeandhipinjuries

　　"IstartedthinkingaboutthehealthbenefitsthefriendshipandtheconfidenceIgotfromrunning"hesays"AndIrealizedtherearechildrenwhodon'tevenhaveshoes．"

　　Woodburngathereduphisoldsneakersthenaskedhisfriendstodonate．Hisgoalwastohave100pairsbyChristmas2006．Whenhecollectedmorethan500pairshedecidedtoturntheshoedriveintoayear-roundendeavor．

　　BackthenthesneakerscamefromdonationboxesattheYMCAandthelocalsportinggoodsstoreandfromdoor-to-doorpickups．Woodbumhasnowsetupcollectionboxesattwohighschoolscitygymandrecreationcenter．Hehasstartedacceptingadultsizesandsandals(凉鞋)．Sofar．S．O．S．hascollectedanddonatedmorethan3000pairs．

　　Woodburnhascleanedalltheshoes．AftersortingtheshoesbysizeWoodburnselectsthegoodshoesforthewashingmachineandtheworn-outonesforrecycling．

　　ToshipthefootwearWoodbumteamedwithSportsGirtanonprofitorganizationthatprovidessoccerandbaseballequipmenttochildrenaroundtheworld．KevenBaxterfounderandpresidentsays"We'dsendkidsballsandshoes．I'veheardthatformanyofthesekidstheseoldsneakersaretheonlyshoestheyhad．Theywearthemtoschoolandtodosports．SoGreg'srunningshoeswereaniceadditionforus．"

　　Formanyrecipients(接受者)theshoesrepresentopportunity．TwoyoungboysinSouthernCaliforniaattendedschoolonalternatedaysbecausetheysharedapairofshoes．Theyweretoobigforoneboyandtoosmallfortheother．ThankstoS．O．S．eachbrotherreceivedhisownpairofshoe?．Theboysnowattendschooldailyandenjoytheirlearning．Whentheygraduatetheysaytheywillhelpastrangerjusta