Samaritan’s Feet joins Governor, Coach Calipari and some WIldcats to give away shoes to tornado victims
Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman were joined Sunday by special guests as they handed out shoes to Kentuckians displaced by the Dec. 10 storms that devastated parts of Western Kentucky. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor teamed up with University of Kentucky (UK) men’s basketball coach John Calipari and Manny Ohonme, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Feet, to pass out shoes to...
Samaritan’s Feet Million Shoes campaign: Dayton, Ludlow schoolkids get 1,095 pairs of shoes, socks
Samaritan’s Feet International distributed new athletic shoes and socks to 1,095 children at two schools in NKY this week.
Children received a pair of new shoes and socks and had their feet washed by volunteers.
The two events were in Ludlow and Dayton.
Serving 475 pre-registered students at Mary A. Goetz Elementary School (512 Oak Street, Ludlow), the event was made possible by Walmart and Walmart...
EKU Baseball Coach Edwin Thompson named Samaritan’s Feet’s ‘Barefoot Coach of the Year’
Eastern Kentucky University head baseball coach Edwin Thompson was chosen as a “Barefoot Coach of the Year” by Samaritan’s Feet International, the organization recently announced.
Thompson joins St. John’s men’s basketball head coach Mike Anderson and South Dakota State head football coach John Stiegelmeier as the 2019 “Barefoot Coaches of the Year.”
EKU Baseball Coach Edwin Thompson...
Samaritan’s Feet ends NKY visits at Newport Intermediate School — nearly 2000 free shoes in all
Samaritan’s Feet, an international nonprofit, fitted more than 500 students at Newport Intermediate on Monday — with the help of an eager group of more than 100 volunteers.
It was the fourth and final stop in Northern Kentucky for Samaritan’s Feet. Shoe-fittings occurred at Newport Elementary, Bellevue Elementary and Lincoln Elementary in Dayton last week.
Samaritan’s Feet had...
Samaritan’s Feet, over 100 volunteers put new shoes on feet of students at Dayton’s Lincoln Elementary
Samaritan’s Feet, an international nonprofit, held its third event in NKY on Friday, putting new shoes on the feet of more than 500 students at Lincoln Elementary School in Dayton.
Ove 100 volunteers, including upperclassmen from Dayton High School, were on hand to help wash the students’ feet and fit socks and new shoes. The volunteers were needed to do the washing, provide fresh water,...
Children in Bellevue have a fit Thursday, courtesy of Samaritan’s Feet, and a good time is had by all
By Mark Hansel
NKyTribune managing editor
Samaritan’s Feet continued its four-day mission to provide more than 2,000 new shoes for children in Northern Kentucky schools.
A group of children wait to return to school after getting their new shoes Thursday (photos by Judy Clabes and Mark Hansel)
After providing shoes for 450 pre-K through sixth grade students in Newport Wednesday, Samaritan’s Feet...
Samaritan’s Feet and new shoes for every child make it a very good day at Newport Primary School
All in all, it was a very good day for 450 students and over 50 volunteers at Newport Primary School on Wednesday as the school gym was turned into a shoe store.
Every student got a new pair of shoes, thanks to Samaritan Feet, an international foundation, who brought their program to Newport Primary. Tomorrow, Samaritan’s Feet will be in Bellvue and in Dayton on Friday. They’ll be back...
Still time to volunteer: Samaritan’s Feet shoe distribution at schools in Newport, Bellevue, Dayton
Samaritan’s Feet, a national nonprofit, is coming to Newport, Bellevue and Dayton public schools to put new shoes on the feet of all students, pre-K through 6th grade. Over 2000 kids will get free shoes.
The events start tomorrow — and can still use volunteers. See below the links to sign up to participate.
Southbank Partners, the NKyTribune, and the Butler Foundation partnered with Samaritan’s...
Samaritan’s Feet bringing new shoes for every child to Newport, Dayton, Bellevue public schools
Three Northern Kentucky nonprofits have teamed up with a national nonprofit, Samaritan’s Feet, to see that every pre-K through 6th-grade student in Newport, Bellevue and Dayton public schools get new shoes for the coming school year.
Southbank Partners, Butler Foundation, and the NKyTribune are local sponsors for the project which involves nearly 2,000 students.
Samaritan’s Feet is an...
After a successful eight years, Kelly Middleton to step down as Newport schools superintendent
Superintendent Kelly Middleton – who over nearly eight years has led the Newport Independent Schools district to increased graduation rates, college and career readiness and the number of career pathways available to students – has announced that he will retire after more than 30 years in public education.
Middleton will remain with the district until June of 2020, which will give the...
