Samaritan’s Feet Receives $1100 Donation from Bank of America Branches
14 Bank of America Branches Volunteer and Donate to Provide Shoes for Children
Charlotte, NC, January 21, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Samaritan’s Feet announced today that it has received a gift of $1100 from Charlotte, NC Bank of America branches, including 400 South Tryon St., 4433 South Tryon St., Albemarle Road, Charlotte Main Office, Center City, Cotswold, EpiCentre, Founders Hall, Kenilworth Commons, Myers Park, Northeast, Southpark, Sedgefield and Starmount.
Leaders from each branch contributed half days to spend time at Samaritan’s Feet’s warehouse processing and preparing shoes to be distributed and presented the financial gift during their volunteer time.
The Bank of America donation will further enrich Samaritan’s Feet’s mission to provide hope through shoes for ten million children in the US and internationally in ten years. This donation will provide a new pair of shoes and socks for 110 children.
"Samaritan’s Feet is grateful for this partnership with Bank of America branch leaders," said Samaritan's Feet Founder Manny Ohonme. "We appreciate their service through time and resources and their commitment to bringing hope and relief to children locally in the Charlotte community and around the world.”
Bank of America’s commitment to social responsibility and Samaritan’s Feet’s mission to be a catalyst of hope are foundations for a natural partnership and a shared vision to improve lives around the world.
The shoes distributions will also serve as an entry point for Samaritan's Feet to help improve the lives of people internationally through other initiatives, including bringing water supplies and building schools and hospitals.
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About Samaritan's Feet
Samaritan’s Feet is a 501(c)(3), humanitarian aid organization that shares a message of hope and love through washing the feet of impoverished children around the world and adorning them with new shoes. There are an estimated 300 million children who go without shoes every day and more than 1 million that die each year from foot borne disease. Our goal is to provide 10 million pairs of shoes for 10 million impoverished children in the next 10 years, and since 2003 Samaritan’s Feet and its team of 70,000 ambassadors have blessed nearly 3.5 million children in over 62 nations.
Samaritan’s Feet was started in 2003 by Manny Ohonme who received his first pair of shoes at the age of 9 from a missionary. Those shoes allowed him to learn and play the game of basketball, which ultimately earned him a scholarship to the University of North Dakota (Lake Region). Manny went on to receive his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees and pursued and successful career in supply chain software industries. From a simple pair of shoes and the kindness and compassion shared by this missionary changed the course of Manny’s life.
Samaritan’s Feet is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and has facilities in Indianapolis, Washington, D.C., San Bernardino, CA, as well as Cape Town, South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil and Peru where they employ 30 staff members who coordinate the distribution of shoes on 3 continents. Find out more at www.samaritansfeet.org.
About Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 58 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 5,700 retail banking offices and approximately 17,750 ATMs and award-winning online banking with 30 million active users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations in more than 40 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Leaders from each branch contributed half days to spend time at Samaritan’s Feet’s warehouse processing and preparing shoes to be distributed and presented the financial gift during their volunteer time.
The Bank of America donation will further enrich Samaritan’s Feet’s mission to provide hope through shoes for ten million children in the US and internationally in ten years. This donation will provide a new pair of shoes and socks for 110 children.
"Samaritan’s Feet is grateful for this partnership with Bank of America branch leaders," said Samaritan's Feet Founder Manny Ohonme. "We appreciate their service through time and resources and their commitment to bringing hope and relief to children locally in the Charlotte community and around the world.”
Bank of America’s commitment to social responsibility and Samaritan’s Feet’s mission to be a catalyst of hope are foundations for a natural partnership and a shared vision to improve lives around the world.
The shoes distributions will also serve as an entry point for Samaritan's Feet to help improve the lives of people internationally through other initiatives, including bringing water supplies and building schools and hospitals.
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About Samaritan's Feet
Samaritan’s Feet is a 501(c)(3), humanitarian aid organization that shares a message of hope and love through washing the feet of impoverished children around the world and adorning them with new shoes. There are an estimated 300 million children who go without shoes every day and more than 1 million that die each year from foot borne disease. Our goal is to provide 10 million pairs of shoes for 10 million impoverished children in the next 10 years, and since 2003 Samaritan’s Feet and its team of 70,000 ambassadors have blessed nearly 3.5 million children in over 62 nations.
Samaritan’s Feet was started in 2003 by Manny Ohonme who received his first pair of shoes at the age of 9 from a missionary. Those shoes allowed him to learn and play the game of basketball, which ultimately earned him a scholarship to the University of North Dakota (Lake Region). Manny went on to receive his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees and pursued and successful career in supply chain software industries. From a simple pair of shoes and the kindness and compassion shared by this missionary changed the course of Manny’s life.
Samaritan’s Feet is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and has facilities in Indianapolis, Washington, D.C., San Bernardino, CA, as well as Cape Town, South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil and Peru where they employ 30 staff members who coordinate the distribution of shoes on 3 continents. Find out more at www.samaritansfeet.org.
About Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 58 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 5,700 retail banking offices and approximately 17,750 ATMs and award-winning online banking with 30 million active users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations in more than 40 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Jenny Fritz
704-200-2208
www.samaritansfeet.org
Jenny Fritz
704-200-2208
www.samaritansfeet.org
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