FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 14, 2008
Jo Olsen
Aggies for Africa Director
jo.olsen@aggiemail.usu.edu
435-512-6955
AGGIES FOR AFRICA EXCEEDS GOAL FOR SHOE DRIVE
With more than a week left to donate, 1,754 pairs of shoes have been collected
Last year Aggies for Africa collected 500 pairs of shoes for their first annual shoe drive. When planning for the drive this year they wanted to exceed the goal so they decided to triple their efforts. The goal was set at 1,500 pairs of shoes. Three local businesses were involved as well as Ellis and Hillcrest elementary schools.
Thirteen students came to help count the shoes that had been collected and thrown into mounds in the Service Center located on the third floor of the Taggart Student Center. The count was 1,754 pairs of shoes, with a few hundred more to come.
“We will most likely quadruple our goal from last year. The support from the student body and the community has been overwhelming,” said Allie Gardner, campus relations committee chair of Aggies for Africa.
Aggies for Africa will still be accepting shoes in the Service Center until Friday, October 17. The shoes will then be given to Green Eyes in Africa, a non-profit organization based in Provo. They will then ship the shoes to Cameroon to be distributed to orphanages and communities where needed.
Jo Olsen
Aggies for Africa Director
jo.olsen@aggiemail.usu.edu
435-512-6955
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1 comment:
JO!
Why hello. It's good to hear from you. Way cool that you're going to Africa. That is my dream. Someday I'll be down there. Good luck with finals! Thanks for dropping a line. It's good to hear from you!
Brit
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