Meet the New Shoes for Orphan Souls Mascots
Meet Tie and Lacey, the newest members of the Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls family! Tie and Lacey are a brother and sister duo, globetrotting around the world to bring joy and happiness to children. Congratulations to Buckner employees Roxane Lopez and Shannon Schmidt for naming our new [...]
Analiz G. Schremmer
Buckner International
DALLAS—Thirty-four provisional members of the Junior League of Dallas volunteered 20 hours of their time Sept. 18 and Oct. 2. to sort shoes for orphans and children in need around the world.
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Jenny Pope
Buckner International
HOUSTON – The thermometer read 94 degrees Saturday, Aug. 21 as volunteers at South Main Baptist Church patiently linked together a chain of shoes on the black asphalt parking lot. It took more than three hours to lay the shoes side by side, but in the end they celebrated their accomplishment – more [...]
DALLAS — When back-to-school shopping reaches its peak, Shoes for Orphan Souls®, the largest humanitarian aid project of Buckner International, hits its stride. But after 10 years of collecting shoes for orphans around the world, the global non-profit organization needs help more than ever.
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By Brittany Black
ST. CHARLES, Illinois – If one shoe changed Cinderella’s life, imagine what a pair of shoes could do. The cast of Cinderella at Noble Fools Theatricals could not have come up with a more enchanting theme.
Beth Conrad, part of the shows public relations team and mom of a cast member, thought it would [...]
Twenty-five years ago I was adopted by my parents. Little did I know that from that moment on the Lord was molding and teaching me for my first ‘real’ job. I use the term job very loosely because it really has become my heart and life mission helping at-risk children and orphans who aren’t as [...]
Analiz G. Schremmer
(DALLAS)—For the ninth year in a row, the Missouri Rotary District 6040 has come through for Buckner, bringing a donation of more than 20,000 pairs of shoes—right when needed most.
“Right now our shelves are empty from having sent out 50,000 pairs of shoes to Haiti and many other countries,” said Rachel Garton, director [...]
By Analiz G. Schremmer
OAXACA, Mexico — In baggies that read, “Cobijando sus Pasos” or “Blanketing your Steps,” 247 Zapotec children in Oaxaca, Mexico received new shoes in December.
An additional 1,326 pairs were distributed to children throughout the country, said Dexton Shores, director of ministry development.
“Of the 1,326 pairs, 219 were collected in the first national [...]
DALLAS – Buckner International is collecting medical supplies and aid to send to Haiti’s earthquake victims, including an orphanage and hospital supported by Dillon International.
“One of our biggest needs is for hygiene kits,” said Matt Asato, Buckner director of humanitarian aid.
Complete hygiene kits include the following items:
· Hand towel
· Wash cloth
· Toothpaste (4.6 oz or [...]
By Analiz G. Schremmer
Earlier this year, Buckner International partnered with An Orphan’s Bright Star to send 121 Shoes for Orphan Souls to children and teens in the Green Forest Internat orphanage in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The children received them as Easter presents.
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