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| October 2010 eNewsletter www.samaritansfeet.org |
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Samaritan's Feet eNewsletter
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Keep current on breaking news and follow our adventures across the globe! Join "Samaritan's Feet Shoe of Hope Ambassadors" by clicking  and  ! |
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Travel Internationally with Samaritan's Feet!
 | | A Samaritan's Feet Volunteer playing with Iraqi children |
Samaritan's Feet has announced its list of 2011 International Projects in some of the countries of greatest need. In politically-conflicted Zimbabwe, our teams can provide children the shoes they need to go to school and empowerment to church leaders using foot washing to share the message of peace throughout the country.
In Haiti, orphans are still crying out for support and basic necessities as Haitian leaders seek to recover from the devastation of the January earthquake. Samaritan's Feet has partnered with New Life Orphanage in Port- Au- Prince to provide children with shoes, supplies, and the food they desperately need.
You can make a difference! As a Samaritan's Feet volunteer, you will serve together with other team members to facilitate shoe distributions, foot washings, and humanitarian aid activities.
To learn more about how you can become a part of a Samaritan's Feet International project or to view the list of countries where Samaritan's Feet is sending teams, please click HERE! |
Bobby Smith Selected as Samaritan of the Month!
Bobby Smith, Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church in Nacogdoches, Texas, is passionate about reaching out to people in need. Last fall, Pastor Smith partnered with students and the athletic department at Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University to organize a shoe drive during a double header basketball game.
The drive raised hundreds of pairs of shoes and financial donations for Samaritan's Feet. Although initially Pastor Smith intended to ship the shoes to Samaritan's Feet for international distribution, he soon realized that there were children in his own community who desperately needed shoes
In September, Samaritan's Feet helped Pastor Smith organize a shoe distribution for 275 local children. Students from SFA University volunteered their time to measure the children's shoe sizes, wash their feet, give them new shoes, and share with them a message of hope.
"I was overcome with joy in watching university students wash children's feet, " said Pastor Smith.
"Another joy and heartbreak was also hearing several children ask, 'do I need to give these shoes back next week when I come back?' What a joy it was to share with all those children how these new shoes were their shoes forever!"
Thank you Pastor Smith, for serving the underprivileged children in your community. We are proud to designate you our Samaritan of the Month! |
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Turner Sports Airs PSA for Samaritan's Feet!
Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller all lend their support to Samaritan's Feet in a new Public Service Announcement airing on Turner Sports! The engaging PSA celebrates the new partnership between Turner Sports and the NCAA and offers viewers an opportunity to join them in supporting the Samaritan's Feet text-to-give program. You can help us match Turner Sports' $60,000 gift by texting the word SHOES to 85944. A $10 donation to Samaritan's Feet will be added to your next phone bill. Check out the PSA for yourself by clicking HERE! |
7th Annual Golf Tournament
Raises Funds for Samaritan's Feet!
Twenty-six teams teed up under clear blue skies on Monday, October 4th for the 7th Annual Golf Outing that raised $46,000 for Samaritan's Feet!
In addition to 18 rounds, golfers had an opportunity to win a $10,000 personal putting green, a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, Marriott resort packages and more!
Thank you to all our sponsors, including Red Rocks Cafe', BeanTown Tavern and Coca-Cola, who provided food and beverages for this event.
We are truly grateful to all the golfers and NFL Celebrities (such as Eugene Thompson and Craig Robinson pictured above) who supported this event.
Through their participation, thousands of children in need throughout 52 countries will receive hope and new shoes!
TEAM WINNERS
1st Place - Forest Hill 2nd Place - A. Hawisher 3rd Place - B. Bornman |
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'BEAT THE STREETS' Brings Hope to Struggling Communities With a murder rate 10 times the national average, the Lincoln Heights community in Washington D.C. faces hardships unfamiliar to many Americans. Samaritan's Feet in partnership with Daybreak Ministries and the DC Metro Police Department are reaching out to this neighborhood and others to bring healing and reconciliation through the Beat the Streets Initiative. Beat the Streets engages at-risk youth in a unique cultural experience which includes music, step teams, and connecting one on one with DC Metro PD and police cadets serving as Samaritan's Feet ambassadors. At a recent event, 300 elementary aged children had their feet washed and received new shoes from these compassionate volunteers. Four Beat The Street events were held throughout D.C. in 2010, with the goal to grow that number to six for 2011. If you live in the D.C. area and want to help at an upcoming Beat the Streets project, contact Gale Malone at gmalone@samaritansfeet.org. | |
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