200 pairs of new shoes given to people in need

Jade Scott’s Disney Summer Service Grant paid off Saturday when she gave away at least 200 pairs of new shoes to people in need. Last year, the Montpelier 12-year-old was one of only 340 people to receive a $500 Disney Summer of Service Grant, which she used to fuel the shoe giveaway. Scott has participated in events like this before, being a part of an organization called H.U.G.S. which stands for Help Us Give Shoes for three years and even starting a Montpelier branch of the organization. This year’s WBNO-WQCT Blizzard Auction, for which Montpelier H.U.G.S. was the beneficiary, raised about $11,500. Overall, Scott said the giveaway went well.