Shoes for Orphan Souls: ShoeNews

Shoes Get Souls in the Door
Shoes for Orphan Souls is usually the first to tread on new soil for Buckner ministries. And whether shoes are used to spread the Gospel directly or indirectly, they always help get a foot in the door.

Sole-d Out Concert Brings More
than 3,240 Shoes
More than 3,240 shoes were collected in Buckner International’s second annual Sole-d Out Concert on Sept. 27 in the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid. And hundreds more shoes from various drop-off locations have not yet been counted.

Dallas-based Refugees Start School with
New Shoes from Buckner
Thirty-six refugee children from around the world received Shoes for Orphan Souls in Dallas on
Aug. 28.

Cleveland Radio Station Breaks its Own Record
WCRF Radio conducted its fifth Shoes for Orphan Souls drive from June 15-Aug. 3, collecting more than 1,100 pairs during its July 31 drop-off day at Joe’s Fine Deli and Restaurant.

Aiding Orphans

Kim Smith wants to lend a voice to orphaned children in the St. Louis area and throughout the world.

Volunteers Urgently Needed to Deliver Shoes for Orphan Souls
Buckner still needs volunteers to travel on upcoming Shoes for Orphan Souls trips or they may be cancelled, said George McCain, director of Buckner Missions.

Tornado Rips through Warehouse, Provides 180,000 Shoes for Orphans
A tornado that tore through an R.G. Barry Corporation shoe distribution center in San Angelo, Texas, brought the biggest Shoes for Orphan Souls donation ever to arrive at the Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid in Dallas.

DISD Staff ‘Walk a Mile’ for Orphans’ Shoes
Dallas Independent School District staff and personnel put the American proverb to practice May 9 when they gathered to ‘Walk in Mile in My Shoes’ and collect new athletic shoes for Dallas students and orphans around the world.

Pennsylvania Couple Fills Many Shoes,
Gives Many Away
Most shoe drives involve dozens, maybe hundreds, of generous people – shoe drive organizers, donors, packers and sorters, shippers, promoters and encouragers. But Nyle and Ruth Jean Hershberger learned to simplify things. They fill all those shoes on their own.

Missouri Rotary Collects 17,000
Shoes for Orphans
In its seventh year collecting shoes for orphans and at-risk children, Missouri Rotary District 6040 'stepped up' again to donate more than 17,000 pairs of shoes, 1,300 pairs of socks and $6,028.40 to benefit Shoes for Orphan Souls.

Russian-born girls learn value of giving back
Victoria, 9, and Michaela, 7, went on the air at Smithville Elementary School television and asked the children to donate Shoes for Orphan Souls.

First-Person: The First Thing You Notice? No Shoes

Take a Trip that is Good for the Soul

Texas Tech Raids for Shoes

Soles Take on 2008

No Passport Needed: Take a Mission Trip to the Shoe Warehouse

Birthday Giving Spurs Happy Feet Around the World

Buckner Souls Step into Croatia