Deadline for donations of NEW athletic shoes/socks and monetary gifts is May 15, 2015. No donation is too small.
Shoes4Kids is Simple. Since 2006, Shoes4Kids has provided over 8,500 pairs of NEW athletic shoes and socks to under-served and underprivileged children. This year will be Shoes4Kids BIGGEST one day event ever! We are anticipating touching over 1,000 soles in one day!
Shoes4Kids was born with the notion that even underprivileged and under-served child deserves a new pair of athletic shoes. From its humbling beginnings, it’s explosive growth, the students, the therapists, and the volunteers, Shoes4Kids has now become woven into APTA’s Annual Conference. In conjunction with NEXT 2015, Shoes4Kids will band together with New Hope Housing, Alexandria, VA for a one day event, Saturday, June 6th to provide NEW athletic shoes and socks to underserved children and their entire family.
Volunteers and physical therapy students are so vital to the success of Shoes4Kids and I am very pleased to announce that the students and faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Richmond, VA have agreed to be the host university, to accept and to transport the shoes to NEXT 2015.
How can you help? You and your students can help by purchasing pair(s) of “NEW” youth or adult athletic shoes (toddler size 1 to adult size 16) or by sending a monetary donation to help purchase needed shoes and socks on site.
Deadline for donations of NEW athletic shoes/socks and monetary gifts is May 15, 2015. No donation is too small.
Amongst the greatest privileges I’ve had during Annual Conference is to kneel at the feet of children and remove dirty worn out shoes and socks and place new socks and shoes on their feet. This year will be even more memorable, we will be offering for the first time new athletic shoes to mom’s and dad’s. The entire family will now enjoy new comfortable athletic shoes and socks for the summer.
Thank you in advance for giving a bit more this year so our association can bless entire families. For more information, please contact me at 800-657-4344, ext. 325, or .
See your generosity in action!
- Shoes4Kids NEXT 2014 – Charlotte, NC (Photos)
- Shoes4kKids NEXT 2014- Jackson Park Ministries (Photos)
- Shoes4Kids NEXT 2013 – Salt Lake City, Utah – (Videos)
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Do all that is in your heart,
Brad Thuringer, PTA
Founder, Shoes4Kids
Where to send your donations
Send Monetary donations to:
“Shoes4Kids”
Brad Thuringer, PTA
Instructor, ACCE
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Lake Area Technical Institute
1201 Arrow Ave
PO Box 730
Watertown, South Dakota 57201
Mail NEW athletic shoes and socks to:
Shoes4Kids
Shawne Soper, PT, DPT, MBA
VCU Department of Physical Therapy
1200 East Broad St, West Hospital Basement
PO Box 980224
Richmond VA 23298-0224