Analiz G. Schremmer

DALLAS—Shoes for Orphan Souls shipped more than 24,520 pairs of Crocs Monday, Feb. 22 to children affected by the earthquake in Haiti and plans to send at least 20,000 more. Read More

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.

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By Analiz G. Schremmer

Shoes for Orphan Souls desperately needs to increase the number of shoe donations before the end of 2009.

“Each shoe donation represents a child,” said Julia Stark, program manager for Shoes for Orphan Souls. “So if we are short on shoes, we are short on blessings for these children.”

Rachel Garton, director of Shoes for Orphan Souls, said they are more than 100,000 donations short of what they had at this time last year.

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By Andrew Crowson

The spicy smell of Ethiopia is hard to put a finger on. A mixture of the spices used on the food, the smell of the people, and the omnipresent diesel fumes are the most identifiable elements in the scent that mixed with the soft rays of sunlight to awaken me daily. My hotel rooms in Addis Ababa, Arbe Gona, and Awassa were all beautifully simple. The spartan lodgings, however, did nothing to rob Ethiopia of its extravagance. Read More

Women from the Junior League of Dallas sort shoes with children from Buckner’s after-school programs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. After sorting shoes, they helped each child choose a pair for themselves.

By Analiz G. Schremmer

DALLAS, Texas — Thirty-seven new members of the Junior League of Dallas participated in a provisional project with Buckner International and Shoes for Orphan Souls.

The women spent time making crafts with 29 children from two of Buckner’s after-school programs in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area. They also worked with the children to sort shoes for orphans and needy children around the world. Read More