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Dallas Junior League Sorts Shoes for Orphans
October 6, 2010
Analiz G. SchremmerBuckner 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...
Buckner Seeks Adoptive Families for Russian Boys
September 15, 2010
Analiz G. SchremmerBuckner InternationalDALLAS – Buckner International is seeking adoptive families for eight Russian boys. (more…)
A Legacy of Love
September 15, 2010
Jenny PopeBuckner InternationalBEAUMONT, Texas – Diverna Abatte learned everything from her mom. (more…)
Making a Difference
September 6, 2010
Dallas company shuts its doors, serves Buckner seniors for a dayBy Amy StoneBuckner InternationalDALLAS — The Buckner Retirement Village was filled with helping hands June 11 when...
Student Finds Calling through ExxonMobil Internship
September 3, 2010
By Amy StoneBuckner InternationalDALLAS — For the third year, Buckner International received a grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation to hire an intern through the company’s Community Summer...
Sewell Golf Tournament to Benefit Dallas Children and Families
September 3, 2010
DALLAS – More than 220 people are expected to participate in the Sewell Golf Classic Sept. 20 at Bent Tree Country Club, located at 5201 Westgrove Dr.,...
Houston Church Breaks World Record with Chain of Soles
August 24, 2010
Jenny PopeBuckner InternationalHOUSTON – The thermometer read 94 degrees Saturday, Aug. 21 as volunteers at South Main Baptist Church patiently linked together a chain of shoes on...
Russian Orphans Fly Home, Remember Life with a Family
August 18, 2010
Brittany Black and Analiz SchremmerBuckner InternationalDALLAS — Every orphan longs for a mom and dad. So when 17 Russian orphans said goodbye to their Texas host families...
‘This is My Brother’
August 18, 2010
By Brittany BlackBuckner InternationalHALLSVILLE, Texas — At five weeks old, Abraham Vallery had two broken femurs, 27 broken ribs, a fractured skull and bleeding in his brain....
Shoes for Orphan Souls® Enters 11th Season of Sole Searching
August 18, 2010
Children in Sierra Leone, one of the world's most impoverished countries, display their new shoes from Shoes for Orphan Souls.