BCNY donates 72,000 pairs of shoes

BCNY International of New York has donated 72,000 pairs of children's shoes and slippers to Soles4Souls. The majority of footwear has already been distributed in parts of Russia and the Ukraine. Volunteers and staff of the foundation BERKAT has already unloaded some of the cargo to refugees, orphans, churches and to poor or large families who live in the city of Kiev and in the Kievskiy region.

BERKAT has reported that 189 children in refugee camps, 756 orphan children, 489 kids in poor or large families and 234 children through the church of Nikolay have all received footwear. That's over 1,600 children with new shoes or warm slippers!

"Many orphans could not believe their eyes when they were receiving slippers from the caring people," said BERKAT representative Taisa Bazarkaeva. "Most of these kids have never experienced this kind of blessing and they will never forget it. God bless the USA."