Monday, June 9, 2008

A friend going to Africa

You may remember a while back a story about IUPUI Coach Ron Hunter coaching barefoot during a game. He did this to raise awareness for an organization called Samaritan's Feet, a not-for-profit group whose goal is to provide 10 million pairs of shoes to 10 million improverished kids around the world in 10 years. They don't just hand out shoes, though. Watch how they do this:



Coach Hunter's feat (pun intended) helped Samaritan's Feet collect over 100,000 pairs of shoes.

My friend, Todd Melloh, is the Director of Marketing for Samaritan's Feet. He is now preparing to go on a trip to Nigeria with Coach Hunter and, by God's Grace, the entire IUPUI basketball team. The purpose of this trip is to distribute some of the shoes they acquired as a result of Coach Hunter's promotion. Todd needs to raise some money so he can go along with his oldest son, who is 11.

If you'd like to make a donation, please go here.

Thanks!
Steve

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