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We Give Back
Each year, Lively Athletics donates funds, prizes and products to
organizations and causes that matter to the Oak Park community,
including school fundraisers, local races, park district programs,
wellness initiatives and nonprofit organizations.
Supporting Hephzibah
Our partnership with Hephzibah helps provide free shoes to children
who may arrive at the home with very little of their own.
Our store also serves as a neighborhood collection point when our
community needs it. That has included collecting coats and warm items
to welcome new Oak Park residents and supporting other local donation
efforts organized by the Lively team.
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Give Your Sneakers Another Mile
Year-round, Lively accepts gently used adult athletic shoes through
our partnership with Sneakers4Funds.
Good-condition sneakers are collected and sent to developing nations
for continued use. Lively also receives funds for qualifying
collection bags, which are then directed back to local organizations
on a rotating basis.
Clean out the closet.
Bring clean, gently used adult athletic shoes to Lively Athletics
in Oak Park and we'll help give them a second life.
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Your Money Stays Here
Lively Athletics is independently owned and operated in Oak Park.
Our business is based here, we pay taxes here and our team is part
of the community we serve.
Owner Christina McKittrick is an Oak Park native who lives and works
in the community. Lively's employees live locally too, which means
the dollars spent in our store continue moving through the same
neighborhoods, schools, organizations and businesses our customers
care about.
When you shop with us, you help us employ local people, support
community causes and continue investing in the village we call home.
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Local Is Personal Here
We're not just located in Oak Park. We're part of Oak Park.
You'll see the Lively team at local events, on neighborhood runs,
supporting schools, working with community organizations and helping
customers find what actually works for them.
That's the kind of independent business we want Lively to remain:
useful, involved and genuinely connected to the people who walk
through our doors.
