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41 KSHB Kansas City Raises $76,250 to Buy Shoes for Kids in Need


Topic: Neighbors in Need
Posted on 12/18/2023

The second annual Gift of Sole Gala from Scripps Local Media’s 41 KSHB Kansas City raised $76,250 to provide new shoes to more than 1,200 area kids in need. “A simple pair of shoes does a lot for a child,” Fabi Maldonado, the mother of one of last year’s recipients, told the station. “It brings them confidence. It brings them feeling like a new person.”



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