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Needy Children
Could Get New Shoes A group of East Bay residents and a local real estate professional are teaming up in an effort they hope will help a lot of needy students have the shoes they need to go to school. Security Pacific
Real Estate agent Michael J has challenged the North & East Neighborhood
Council in Richmond to raise funds for the "Shoes
That Fit" program. He will match contributions during August
and September up to a total of $1,000. The money will be used to
buy shoes for low-income students at Grant Elementary School in
Richmond. "We hope all of our neighbors and friends will step forward to help," says Sandi Genser-Maack, President of the North & East Neighborhood Council, adding that many of the 800 students at Grant are low income or homeless. "Having new shoes makes a world of difference to their self-esteem, which affects how they do in school. And it means a lot to them to know that someone cares enough to buy them a new pair of shoes." According to Genser-Maack, Realtor Michael J will be making his donation in honor of a long-time North & East resident, Marie Jamon, who died earlier this year at age 92 and whose home he is selling. The N &E Neighborhood Council has been operating "Shoes that Fit", a national project, for three years. In that time, almost 1,000 pairs of shoes have been donated by residents and their families and friends, staff at Alta Bates and Children's Hospitals, local church groups, businesses, a Brownie troop and even the entire 10th grade class at Miramonte High School in Orinda. Salomon Smith Barney in Berkeley bought 50 pairs of shoes last year and have already called to say they are ready to buy more. Genser-Maack says she hopes lots of local residents and groups will realize how important one small contribution can be to the success children have in school. |
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