SIOUX CITY’S GOODWILL OF THE GREAT PLAINS IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL SHOE PARTY ON SATURDAY FROM 9AM-1PM AT THE GOODWILL SUPPORT CENTER LOCATED AT 3100 WEST 4TH STREET.
GOODWILL’S JACOB HELLER AND OTHER STAFF SPENT FRIDAY SETTING UP TO DISTRIBUTE A BRAND-NEW PAIR OF SHOES AND SOCKS AS WELL AS A NEW WARM HAT AND GLOVES TO ATTENDEES:
SHOEPARTY1 OC…..A GOOD FEELING. :22
HELLER SAYS ALL OF THE RECIPIENTS HAVE PRE-REGISTERED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS FOR THE NEW SHOES AND OTHER ITEMS:
SHOEPARTY2 OC……..ENOUGH SHOES FOR THEM. :11
DURING THE PARTY, VOLUNTEERS, SOME WHO HAVE HELPED FOR YEARS, HELP DISTRIBUTE THE SUPPLIES, PAID FOR IN PART BY GENEROUS COMMUNITY DONATIONS:
SHOEPARTY3 OC……….AT THE SHOE PARTY. :29
GOODWILL OF THE GREAT PLAINS HOLDS SHOE PARTIES IN 18 CITIES THROUGHOUT ITS FOUR-STATE TERRITORY EVERY DECEMBER.
THE ANNUAL EVENT WAS FIRST STARTED IN SIOUX CITY IN 1941 BY THE LATE JOHN PERRY HANTLA.
