Shoes For Kids on its 5th annual shoe drive

Shoes For Kids YQL is launching its fifth annual shoe drive to support youth. This initiative helps hundreds of children and youth start the school year with new shoes. The shoe drive will take place on Saturday, August 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Murray Chevrolet in Lethbridge. Mallory Kristjanson, president of the Shoes For Kids YQL Foundation, says the goal is to collect 400 pairs of new shoes and raise $20,000. 

Shoes For Kids YQL is a non-profit organization, founded in 2021, to serve Lethbridge, southwest Alberta, and surrounding Indigenous communities. 

 

 

Heidi Echavarria

Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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