Samaritan’s Feet to Provide New Shoes and Encouragement for Children at Wylam Elementary

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Samaritan’s Feet to Provide New Shoes and Encouragement for Children at Wylam Elementary

What:
Humanitarian non-profit Samaritan’s Feet is pleased to announce its Shoes of Hope shoe distribution event in Birmingham, AL. Approximately 124 children will be blessed with new shoes and have their feet washed by volunteers.

Why:
These efforts are to bestow the individuals in need with a new pair of shoes and a message of hope – to meet physical needs and inspire recipients and volunteers to believe in the value of life and service.

Who:
BB&T, Alabama Power, Financial Corp. with Faith Chapel Christian Center are sponsoring two Samaritan’s Feet organized events in Birmingham, AL.

Who Should Attend:
Participants have been preregistered. Media guests are also welcome for photo and video opportunities.

When:
1/21/2013
8 am – 10 am

Where:
Wylam Elementary School
701 Erie Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35224

About Samaritan’s Feet:
Samaritan’s Feet is a 501(c)(3) humanitarian aid organization that shares a message of hope and love through washing the feet of impoverished children around the world and adorning them with new shoes. There are an estimated 300 million children who go without shoes every day and more than one million that die each year from foot borne disease. Our goal is to provide 10 million pairs of shoes for children in the next 10 years, and since 2003 Samaritan’s Feet and its team of ambassadors have blessed more than four million children in more than 60 nations.
Samaritan’s Feet was started in 2003 by Manny Ohonme who received his first pair of shoes at the age of nine from a missionary. Those shoes allowed him to learn and play the game of basketball, which ultimately earned him a scholarship to the University of North Dakota (Lake Region). Manny went on to receive his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and pursued a successful career in supply chain software industries. A simple pair of shoes and the kindness and compassion shared by this missionary changed the course of Manny’s life. Learn more at www.samaritansfeet.org.

Media Contact:
Kevin S. Warren
Samaritan’s Feet, Associate Director of Marketing
704-200-2206
kwarren@samaritansfeet.org