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Shoes: A Division of Operation School Bell^®

Helping children in need succeed

Imagine wearing sneakers to school that are so big that they are stuffed with paper in the toes. Or, perhaps imagine wearing shoes so small that your toes are curled up. Or, perhaps imagine your shoes had so many holes in the soles that they had newpaper lining the bottom. Or, perhaps imagine you share your shoes with a brother or sister. These are not stories from a third world country - these are actual situations that were documented by social workers when they asked Assistance League of Indianapolis to consider offering shoes as part of the Operation School Bell Program. That request was in 2000 and now Shoes: A Division of Operation School Bell reaches 2,500 children a year.

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Shoes: A Division of Operation School Bell

Shoes: A Division of Operation School Bell began as a pilot program in the 2000-2001 school year. That year, 1,108 Indianapolis Public School children received new athletic shoes and socks. A $20,000 grant from Dow AgroSciences LLC allowed the program to become a permanent part of Operation School Bell the following year. This program has continued to grow and now includes children from the Indianapolis Public Schools and the Metropolitan School Districts of Warren(2002), Washington(2003), Pike(2005), and Lawrence(2006) Townships. Each child is screened and identified by school personnel.

During the 2010-2011 school year, Assistance League of Indianapolis will provide 2,500 underserved children with new athletic shoes and socks. Children often come with shoes that are two to three sizes too big or too small, mismatched shoes, footwear with holes and missing shoe strings, and wearing shoes without socks. Many of the students have never had a new pair of shoes. The athletic shoes provided by Operation School Bell puts smiles on children’s faces and eases the burden on families struggling to provide the essentials for their children.

What We Give

Each child receives one new pair of athletic shoes and two pair of socks. There are two sessions planned during which the children are fitted and given their new shoes and socks to take home. Students attending the Township schools will receives their shoes over three days in October and Indianapolis Public School students will be fitted in February over a two week period.

Assistance League purchases the shoes from Shoe Carnival at a negotiated cost. Shoe Carnival selects the styles that will fit the widest range of ages and shoe sizes for the thousands of children that benefit from the Shoes program. Assistance League members work side-by-side with Shoe Carnival personnel to conduct the fittings and transport the stock of shoes for each scheduled session. The cost of one pair of shoes and two pairs of socks is approximately $24.00.

Who We Give To

During the 2010-2011 school year the Shoes Program will provide 2,500 pairs of shoes and 5,000 pairs of socks for children from Even Start through Grade 8 who attend Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and the elementary schools from The Metropolitan School Districts of Warren, Pike, Washington and Lawrence Townships.

Township schools will receive their shoes on three days in October:

October 7th - Pike Township - 100 students October 15th - 100 students
October 7th - Warren Township - 225 students
October 8th - Lawrence Township - 200 students
October 15th - Washington Township - 225 students

Indianapolis Public School will receive theis shoe on February 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th and 10th

Indianapolis Public Schools - 1,650 students

In addition, in December, all 300+ students attending Daniel Webster Elementary School will receive new shoes and socks through a generous donation from the Robert Moeder family (shoes) and an anonymous donor (socks).

IPS 346: Kroger Partnership

Christmas 2009 came early for students attending IPS 346 - Daniel Webster Elementary School due to the generosity of the Robert Moeder Family. 356 students received new sneakers and socks on December 4th.

How You Can Make A Difference

For as little as $24, you can provide a new pair of shoes and one pair of socks for an underserved child. For less than $100, you can help four children!

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Your Donation Helps Our Community

Monies realized from our fundraising efforts are returned to the community through our four philanthropic projects. Services are made possible through private gifts, grants, and donations. During the 2008-2009 fiscal year, eighty eight cents of every dollar spent went to support our programs to help the underserved in the greater Indianapolis area.

Assistance League of Indianapolis is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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If you are interested in learning more about Assistance League of Indianapolis or in making a charitable contribution please contact us at:

Assistance League of Indianapolis Northbrook Center 1475 W. 86th St., Suite E Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone: 317.872.1010 Fax: 317.872.1542 Email: President@alindy.org

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