300 pairs of shoes distributed to Odyssey Elementary students
300 pairs of shoes distributed to students
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Three-hundred pairs of shoes are being given to students at Odyssey Elementary in Colorado Springs.
On behalf of humanitarian aid organization Samaritans Feet, recipients will receive a “Hope Tote” drawstring book bag.
Inside each bag are a new pair of athletic shoes, socks, hygiene kit with a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, comb, alcohol wipe, mask, and a washcloth. It will also come with a “Hope Note” from Samaritan’s Feet supporters.
“Our founder, it changed his entire life getting a brand new pair of shoes when he was 8-years-old and it allowed him to live in Nigeria, play in the United States and start this entire ministry," added Kyle Alexander with Samaritan's Feet.