By Aidan Mortensen | KOAL News
The giving spirit in the Castle Country grew stronger on Friday, May 2, as the United Way of Eastern Utah received a $1500 donation from the new Amazon Price Delivery Station site. The donation went toward 100 pairs of shoes for United Way’s annual ‘Soles2Souls’ shoe drive.
“Their initiative didn’t have any strings attached,” said Pam Boyd, executive director of United Way of Eastern Utah. “attached. Amazon’s goal is simply to support our mission of improving lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. Because Amazon wanted to positively impact the community in a meaningful way, we requested the $1,500 donation be used to purchase children’s shoes for our ‘Soles2Souls’ Pop Up Shoe Shop – scheduled for Aug. 16 in Price.”
The annual drive helps provide school-aged children with new shoes for the school year at no charge. In 2024, this drive aided 363 families in Carbon and Emery counties with new shoes. The donation from Amazon helped the nonprofit purchase 100 pairs of shoes ranging from boys’ and girls’ sizes nine to 13.
“Amazon is excited to launch its new delivery station that offers flexible jobs and faster delivery to customers,” said Christopher Herring, site lead of the Price Delivery Station. “As a gift to our community, we’re excited to donate 100 needed shoes for school-aged children through the local United Way. Amazon strives to be a good employer and helps strengthen communities right here in Utah.”
The new delivery station, which will open later this month, looks to attract more industry to Castle Country and increase the area’s tax base.
In addition to this monetary donation, Amazon volunteers donated their time to the Carbon County Food Bank. “Volunteers are the lifeline of our food bank, which makes such a big difference in our community as we work to support families and individuals in need,” said Julie Rosier, SERDA Community Engagement Director. “We are so thankful to Amazon for stepping up to be part of our team, working to create a more food secure community.”