Thursday, February 19, 2009

Davidson kicks in for charity


Davidson’s noon Saturday basketball game with Butler at Belk Arena will also support Kicks from ‘Cats, which is raising funds for a shoe drive started by forward Andrew Lovedale.


When Lovedale has gone home to Benin City, Nigeria, in the past, he has jammed his suitcases with dozens of slightly-used Davidson basketball shoes and jerseys. Then he has passed them out to youth from his neighborhood.


Kicks from ‘Cats plans to expand his shoe-collecting efforts dramatically, sending him home with many hundreds more. Sponsors are Davidson and Samaritan’s Feet.


There will be a White Out at the game, with special white shirts available in the school bookstore and online. Proceeds will support the cost of shipping the shoes to Africa.


People coming to the game are also asked to bring a new pair of shoes, preferably basketball shoes in men’s size 3 and up. The shoes will be distributed in Benin City and possibly in other areas of Nigeria.—Stan Olson

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a great effort for charity.

When it comes to donating money, I think the donations where you actually get something in return are, although not quite as charitable, the most effective ways for charities to raise money. For example, you can buy a charity single by Dec from Ant and Dec for not much, but most of it goes to charity. You get something for your money, and the charities get a little bit of cash too.. Have a look: http://www.mirror.co.uk/dec/