By Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner International
DALLAS – Last Saturday outside the Dallas Convention Center, thousands of people huddled together, wrapped in blankets, waiting for 8:30 a.m. when the doors would open for the 8th Annual Christmas Gift 2011.
“We were told that some people even came Friday night and camped out to make sure they had a [...]
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner International
Radio stations around the country wrapped up “shoe drive season” at the end of August in their annual effort to support Shoes for Orphan Souls. Some stations have been participating for as many as eight years.
“Radio stations are very important to our ministry,” said Julia Stark, program manager for Shoes for Orphan [...]
GRAPEVINE, Texas – Music Starz Studio and Serenata Strings musicians are serenading shoppers with violins, violas and guitars to raise money for new shoes for orphans this Christmas at Grapevine Mills.
This is the second year the students have performed at the mall as a fundraiser for Shoes for Orphan Souls, the largest humanitarian aid project [...]
Players from the Texas Rangers partnered with Buckner International in November 2011 to deliver new shoes to children in the Dominican Republic through Shoes for Orphan Souls.
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SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic – Children living at the Nuestros Pequeno Hermanos Orphanage received new shoes and baseball tips from the Texas Rangers and Buckner International as part of the two organizations’ ongoing partnership to impact children.
Rangers Hall of Famer Jim Sundberg, Chief Operating Officer Rick George, and All-Star pitcher Alexi Ogando helped [...]
by Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner International
The first-annual CiCi’s Pizza Barefoot Run, benefiting Shoes for Orphan Souls, was a huge success, with 315 runners participating on Saturday, Oct. 8, and donations still coming in.
“The turnout was wonderful,” said Julia Stark, program manager of Shoes for Orphan Souls. “It was much, much higher than we expected, and it [...]
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy
Buckner International
Two Texas brides who love for Shoes for Orphan Souls almost as much as they love their new husbands turned their summer nuptials into an opportunity for their guests to be part of something bigger.
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The supply of new shoes for orphans has been low since spring, forcing Buckner to delay shipments to children in need. We need your help to refill the shoe bins.
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COPPELL, Texas – Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, has announced its first-ever running event to be held at 8 a.m. Oct. 8 at Andy Brown Park East in Coppell, Texas. The Barefoot Run 5K and 1-mile fun run is open to children and adults, and shoes are considered “optional,” said Rachel [...]
By Jeffery Romine
Missouri Rotary District 6040
In partnership with the other 54 Rotary Clubs in Missouri Rotary District 6040, a total of 16,350 pairs of shoes, 1,372 pairs of socks and over $11,000 were collected for international orphans in the Dominican Republic. This humanitarian aid was collected during the 14-stop Shoes Caravan, starting in Kansas City [...]
