Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
Vollyvall player and graduating senior Sydney Tomlak is leading a shoe & gear drive that keeps sports equipment out of landfills (over 1500 pairs of shoes and counting!) and puts it into the hands of the Durham community. โป๏ธ
#Sustainability #CollegeSports #ClimateAction #DukeUniversity #DurhamNC #EcoAthletes
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Hi, my name is Sydney Tomlak
and we are setting up the shoe and gear
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drive bins today to then
go set them in locker rooms, common areas,
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our training facility
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and Brodie and Wilson recreation centers
so we get a lot of gear.
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Everything about that gets a lot of gear
at the beginning of their season,
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and it's usually in excess.
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And then the stuff
that's in good condition.
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That's where we partner with local Durham
organizations to give to them.
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I went to Duke, I played volleyball,
and I think that's been a lot of my story.
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Sustainability is the intersection
of sports and sustainability.
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I love the connection between science
and the tactical impact that it brings on people and the planet.
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Weโre
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putting in the last bin in a locker room
right now, and then we'll pick them up
00;00;54;01 - 00;00;57;25
at the beginning of May and donate
the gear that we get to local partners.
MB018ZALCRXICZL
Vollyvall player and graduating senior Sydney Tomlak is leading a shoe & gear drive that keeps sports equipment out of landfills (over 1500 pairs of shoes and counting!) and puts it into the hands of the Durham community. โป๏ธ
#Sustainability #CollegeSports #ClimateAction #DukeUniversity #DurhamNC #EcoAthletes
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University is one of the worldโs leading institutions for education, research, and patient care.
Subscribe โก๏ธ youtube.com/@dukeuniversity
๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ #๐๐ฎ๐ค๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Home: https://duke.edu/
News: https://today.duke.edu/
X (Formerly Twitter): @DukeU
Instagram: @dukeuniversity
Facebook: @dukeuniv
LinkedIn: @DukeUniversity
00;00;03;21 - 00;00;05;05
00;00;05;05 - 00;00;08;07
Hi, my name is Sydney Tomlak
and we are setting up the shoe and gear
00;00;08;07 - 00;00;12;08
drive bins today to then
go set them in locker rooms, common areas,
00;00;12;14 - 00;00;14;00
our training facility
00;00;14;00 - 00;00;18;11
and Brodie and Wilson recreation centers
so we get a lot of gear.
00;00;18;11 - 00;00;21;21
Everything about that gets a lot of gear
at the beginning of their season,
00;00;22;13 - 00;00;24;20
and it's usually in excess.
00;00;24;20 - 00;00;26;16
And then the stuff
that's in good condition.
00;00;26;16 - 00;00;31;07
That's where we partner with local Durham
organizations to give to them.
00;00;32;05 - 00;00;36;11
I went to Duke, I played volleyball,
and I think that's been a lot of my story.
00;00;37;17 - 00;00;41;12
Sustainability is the intersection
of sports and sustainability.
00;00;41;21 - 00;00;48;02
I love the connection between science
and the tactical impact that it brings on people and the planet.
00;00;48;11 - 00;00;49;26
Weโre
00;00;49;26 - 00;00;54;01
putting in the last bin in a locker room
right now, and then we'll pick them up
00;00;54;01 - 00;00;57;25
at the beginning of May and donate
the gear that we get to local partners.
MB018ZALCRXICZL
