When New Mexico Junior College Men's Basketball student athlete Gideon George witnessed one of his teammates throwing away a pair of basketball shoes at the end of the school year, he couldn't believe his eyes. Gideon had come from a place where even shoes with holes were a blessing. He teamed up with his brother over the summer to collect around 100 pairs of shoes to donate to Time Out 4 Africa Foundation in their hometown of Minna, Nigeria. Now, NMJC Athletics is participating in T-Bird Sole. We are collecting gently used or new athletic shoes (children through adult). Bring a pair for FREE admittance into the opening basketball games of the Estacado Thunderbird Classic on Friday, November 1st, or drop shoes off at the NMJC Athletic Offices at any time.