In 2011 a volunteer of ours mentioned that he knew someone who had started a buy one give one charity called Roma Boots. Samuel Bistrian, the founder and CEO of this charity was born in Romania and is passionate about bringing street children and orphans hope, love and lasting change in the most practical way. For every pair of Roma Boots sold, a brand new pair is donated to a child in need. We were so excited to have him do a boot drop in Budila last fall, providing over 500 children with their very own rubber boots. These communities are often wet and muddy, not to mention incredibly snowy over the winter, and proper foot wear is scarce.
This week Samuel is back in Brasov for a few days to do a follow up boot drop in Budila for children who attend our After School Program and it was a perfect day for new boots!
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| President Sarah Berchtold |
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It is hard to capture the sheer joy this gift brings.
For most, if not all, this is their first pair of new shoes. |
Samuel also brought along a guest, American Idol runner up Jason Castro.
Stay tuned this week to see his musical performance at the Foundation Center!
To find out more about this incredible charity, or to buy your very own Roma Boots visit
http://romaboots.com/
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