Neil Castaldo, right, shines a pair of shoes for Jackie LeBlanc, of Lebanon, N.H., at the Upper Valley Senior Center in Lebanon, N.H., on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Castaldo offers his shoe shines free of charge, but accepts donations for the senior center. LeBlanc, 77, remembers getting her shoes shined during a trip to Boston with her mother when she was six years old, and says that she felt spoiled having her shoes shined by Castaldo. "It's like you're in New York City," she said. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Neil Castaldo, right, shines a pair of shoes for Jackie LeBlanc, of Lebanon, N.H., at the Upper Valley Senior Center in Lebanon, N.H., on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Castaldo offers his shoe shines free of charge, but accepts donations for the senior center. LeBlanc, 77, remembers getting her shoes shined during a trip to Boston with her mother when she was six years old, and says that she felt spoiled having her shoes shined by Castaldo. "It's like you're in New York City," she said. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News / Report For America — Alex Driehaus