GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador – The new year kicks off with a gift of “green” Crocs™ shoes to poor children in Ecuador – for some, it’s their first pair of new shoes.
Two sisters receive their new Crocs™ at Children International in Guayaquil.
Brother’s Brother Foundation and Crocs™ donated 10,000 pairs of Crocs™ comfort clogs to impoverished children supported by Children International, a Kansas City-based humanitarian organization. The gift, valued at $100,000, will provide 10,000 children in Guayaquil and Quito with shoes made from recycled materials.
This is Brother’s Brother Foundation’s second donation of Crocs™ in as many months, a gift that will help children lead healthier lives. It is common for poor children throughout the world to go barefoot – which often results in serious parasitic and skin infections.
The Foundation has a long-standing relationship with Children International. Brother’s Brother has donated $3.5 million in product donations to Children International since 2005.
Luke Hingson, President of Brother’s Brother Foundation, said, “We are delighted to make the second donation of Crocs™ to Children International. Part of our common belief is that children should be protected in the simplest ways and one way is to protect their feet from disease and the cold.”
This sponsored girl cannot wait to take her Crocs home.
James R. Cook, President and CEO of Children International said, “Brother’s Brother Foundation and Crocs™ have once again proven their dedication to helping poor children around the world. We are extremely grateful for their generosity in helping the world’s children – our most precious commodity.”
About Brother’s Brother Foundation: BBF,
a 50-year-old Pittsburgh-based international charity, has provided over $2.3 billion of medical supplies, textbooks, food, seeds, and other humanitarian supplies to people around the world in over 135 countries. With the help of gifts from the general public, corporations and the U.S. government, in 2007 BBF sent product contributions totaling more than $335 million (over 2,000 tons) to those in need in 62 countries, including Argentina, Benin, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Madagascar, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda, Serbia, Sudan and Uruguay.
About Children International:
Established in 1936, Children International is a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Children International’s programs benefit over 300,000 poor children and their families in 11 countries around the world, including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Zambia and the United States. If you would like to help, Sponsor a Child today at www.children.org.
