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Dominican Republic 2008 - Charlie Villanueva

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In 2008, Tenis Para Ninos Foundation (founded by NBA player for the Detroit Pistons, Charlie Villanueva), and a network of donation partners including Crocs CaresSM, Feed The Children, UNICEF and NBA Cares joined in the Dominican Republic to donate shoes to the kids who need them most. These children were from areas such as Puerto Plata, Carera, Santo Domingo and Santiago. The desperate need for footwear is a major issue throughout the Dominican Republic and Crocs™ shoes are perfect for this environment which averages 58.5 inches of rain a year, leaving children to walk through mud and water to and from school.
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This entry was posted on Friday, August 22nd, 2008 at 5:17 pm and is filed under Caribbean.

many children cannot

go to school without the basic necessity such as a pair of shoes.

in ethiopia, one million people

suffer from a disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil [...] (globalshift.org)

millions of people

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more than 300 million people

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some 1.1 billion people

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35.9 million people

live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children (”soundvision.com”).

1.7 billion people

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