Eight-year-old Peter Wajda (laying on top of tennis shoes) sent in the most sneakers -- more than 500

Ten thousand smelly sneakers werecause for celebration in Washington July 2. They set a world recordfor the longest chain of shoes, while teaching kids about recycling.

A national children's magazinesponsored the event at their downtown headquarters, and you might besurprised to hear what will happen to the shoes next.VOA's Carolyn Presutti shows us.