Americans are unbelievably fortunate. That point was driven home while in the car, listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio this morning. They were interviewing basketball coach Ron Hunter of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Coach Hunter is working with a charity called Samaritan's Feet, which is dedicated to providing shoes for children around the world who have never owned a pair of shoes. Stop and think about for just a second, please. We are so fortunate, and take so many things for granted, while there are kids who have never known the comfort of walking in a pair of shoes, something Americans (and citizens of just about every other developed country) take for granted.
The coach is dedicating his game tonight, which he'll coach sans footwear, to raise awareness for the charity, with the goal of getting 40,000 pairs of shoes, which he will personally deliver to the kids. Coach Hunter definitely has a knack for publicity, because his campaign appears to be an unqualified success. A Converse executive even appeared on the show to donate 15,000 pairs. LA Gear had earlier donated over 5,000 pairs. If you'd like to help out the kids on this one
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