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Lansing Spoof Journal sale set for Thursday

Fundraisers pays for shoes for local kids

Alexander Alusheff
Lansing State Journal
Copies of the Lansing Spoof Journal will be sold throughout the Lansing Region on Thursday. Proceeds provide boots and shoes to children in need.

LANSING - A preview of Thursday's headlines show that President-elect Donald "The" Grump is suing people who voted against him and that Lansing has become overrun by hipsters.

These stories appear in the Lansing Spoof Journal, a fundraiser by the Old Newsboys Association that provides boots and shoes to children in need. The paper goes on sale Thursday at select locations throughout the Lansing region from dusk until dawn. The price of the paper is any donation.

Here are where some of the papers will be sold:

  • Tom's Party Store, 2778 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing
  • The parking lot of the Colonial Bar, 3425 S. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
  • The parking lot of Home Depot, 936 S. Waverly Road
  • Quality Dairy, 500 E. Saginaw St.

Last year, newspaper sales covered the cost of 7,000 pairs of shoes for children in Greater Lansing. The goal was to raise $165,000 last year. This year, it's increased to $167,000.

"The need grows every year," said Nic Clark, president of the Old Newsboys, during a sales launch on Wednesday in REO Town. "We're working to put shoes on kids' feet."

Clark sold the first paper to Major Sam Davis of the Ingham County Sheriff's Office during the event, which also included members of the Lansing Police Department, Lansing Fire Department and students from the Lansing Charter Academy.

"This reminds our community and kids that it's important to give back," Davis said. "Life isn't free. When you have the opportunity, you should pay it forward."

Nic Clark, president of the old Newsboys Association, sells the first copy of the Lansing Spoof Journal to Major Sam Davis of the Ingham County Sheriff's Office. The paper goes on sale in select locations on Thursday.

Cassandra Trawitz is the dean of Lansing Charter Academy and the vice president of the Old Newsboys. She said that 80% of students at the academy qualify to receive shoes from the program.

The program sends families vouchers worth $43 that are redeemable at Meijer and Payless ShoeSource.

For families with more than one child, Trawitz said the vouchers "have the ability to offset costs for bills and impact the family in a positive way."

Alexander Alusheff is a reporter at the Lansing State Journal. Contact him at (517) 388-5973 or aalusheff@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexalusheff.

More information

To make a donation or order a paper after Thursday, visit lansingoldnewsboys.org or call 483-4092.