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Posted: Sat 12:20, 31 Aug 2013 Post subject: IUPUI's Hunter will coach barefoot to raise awaren |
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IUPUI's Hunter will coach barefoot to raise awareness for shoeless children in Africa
His goal is to send 40,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],000 pairs of shoes to Africa honoring the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"If a five- or six-year-old kid can walk around their entire life with no shoes on, then surely, inside a warm climate,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], inside a basketball environment, I'm able to get it done,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he explained. charitable organization called Samaritan's Feet, which was founded four years ago by Emmanuel "Manny" Ohonme.
A local of Nigeria, Ohonme received his first footwear in the age of 9 from an American missionary. He eventually earned a scholarship to play basketball at Lake Region State College in North Dakota.
Samaritan's Feet really wants to send Tens of millions of pairs of shoes to children all over the world in Ten years.
Hunter said he learned about Samaritan's Feet after a mutual friend gave his number to Ohonme,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. Samaritan's Feet came up with the idea for Hunter to go without shoes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
"They told me the idea, and at first I type of laughed, because I thought surely they were joking about that,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he explained. "But they weren't."
Then, Hunter remembered a recruiting visit to Lagos, Nigeria, 4 years ago,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where he saw examples of extreme poverty. That, the call from Ohonme and prayer were enough to influence him to visit shoeless for any night.
Hunter told his team concerning the mission, also it moved freshman Christian Siakam,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who is from Cameroon.
"He said a lot of college athletes, once they get their free footwear, they take those things as a given. There's so many kids, including people in his family,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], that do not have shoes. It's hitting home with him," Hunter said.
"I knew i was doing what's right when I saw the appearance on his face."
Those attending the overall game are also asked to visit barefoot,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Hunter said many IUPUI students said they would.
Hunter said he has accumulated more than 30,000 pairs of shoes. Most of them happen to be shipped straight to New york, however the mission has turned his office into a warehouse.
"My office is stuffed with nothing but shoes right now," he explained.
The gathering includes a surprise donation he discovered after practice Tuesday.
"There were 20 bags of new shoes sitting there with a observe that said 'Coach, hope this helps,"' Hunter said. "I do not know who brought those over."
Hunter intends to take the shoes to Africa in July. He's not sure where he'll go - he'll leave that to Samaritan's Feet - but he'd like to visit Cameroon in honor of Siakam. He said many of his players wish to opt for him.
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