Corbin High School Social Studies teacher Cheryl Tinsley said Corbin has been participating with the WaterStep program for seven years. It all started with Tinsley’s two sons and Lauren Shackleford’s, the current leader of the program, older brother. “It’s really not a difficult program to keep up as long as you keep up with the donations,” said Shackleford. The program consists of collecting shoes that are then taken to the WaterStep headquarters in Louisville. The shoes are either sold or recycled, so the profits can be used for water equipment. WaterStep started with water balls. Director of the Shoe Program Derek Howard said when you see thephotos of little girls with the five-gallon buckets of water being carried on their heads, that is approximately 40 pounds. After carrying the water for so long, the spine starts to compress. When they get to the age of giving birth, many of the ladies die because of the hip dysplasia caused by the compression, said Howard.