Ransom Middle Extends Shoe Drive To Help Train Service Dogs For Veterans

February 15, 2019

Ransom Middle School has extended the deadline for their shoe drive benefiting Healing Paws for Warriors to rescue shelter dogs and train them to become service dogs for veterans.

Since NorthEscambia.com first told you about the shoe drive last week, the 35 students that started Kicks for a Cause have surpassed 200 pairs collected so far, over twice their original goal.

“We’re just trying to get as many shoes as possible,” explained Chris Briske, eighth grade student at Ransom. Briske and his classmates are shocked at the amount of support they have received.

“It’s awesome that people in the community are helping out,” said seventh grader Synoma Perea. “Just today, our custodian brought three huge boxes of new shoes from a shoe store. I thought that was awesome that people in the community are helping out.”

Kicks for a Cause is a shoe drive created by librarian Crystal Roberts and her student book club members for Acts of Kindness Week. Healing Paws will receive $10 for every 25 pairs of donated shoes, helping the organization with the $5,000 cost to train a service dog.

The donated shoes will also be used to help needy people in 24 Third World countries.

Collection bins are located in the Ransom Middle School front office and library through February 19.

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One Response to “Ransom Middle Extends Shoe Drive To Help Train Service Dogs For Veterans”

  1. Jackie Johnson on February 15th, 2019 8:37 am

    Congratulations on your project. Thank you to Mrs. Roberts and all students involved. I like Acts of Kindness.

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