Shoe-donation event returns for second year on Aug. 9By medicinehatnews on July 30, 2026. Put together by the same people behind Coats on Finlay, organizer Kym Porter says they felt it natural to make it a yearly event. The premise of the event is the same as Coats of Finlay, with a slightly different focus. Residents can drop off their new or gently used shoes at Riverside Veterans Memorial Park on Aug. 9 from 1-4 p.m., which is also when people can come by and take a pair of shoes that have been donated. “If they have some gently used shoes that they haven’t been wearing lately that they think somebody else might benefit from wearing.