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Shoes for Orphan Souls (SOS),
a ministry of Buckner International, provides new shoes and socks to orphans and at-risk children in the United States and throughout the world. From conducting shoe drives to humanitarian aid trips, SOS offers hands-on opportunities to individuals, groups and organizations wanting to transform lives. Since 1999, 2 million pairs of new shoes and socks have been distributed to children in 68 countries.

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Shoe Shortage, Donations Needed

Shoes for Orphan Souls desperately needs to increase the number of shoe donations before the end of 2009.

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My Ethiopia Story

The spicy smell of Ethiopia is hard to put a finger on. A mixture of the spices used on the food, the smell of the people, and the omnipresent diesel fumes are the most identifiable elements in the scent that mixed with the soft rays of sunlight to awaken me daily.

Dallas Junior League Volunteers at Buckner Warehouse

Thirty-seven new members of the Junior League of Dallas participated in a provisional project with Buckner International and Shoes for Orphan Souls.

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Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, provides new shoes and socks to orphans and at-risk children in the United States and throughout the world. From conducting shoe drives to humanitarian aid trips, Shoes for Orphan Souls offers hands-on opportunities to individuals, groups and organizations that want to transform lives through social ministry. Since 1999, more than 1.8 million pairs of new shoes and socks have been distributed to 68 countries. Buckner is a fully accredited non-profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status. Your gifts to Buckner are tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS