My name is Kayla and I just turned 8. This summer I enjoyed participating in the Clubhouse Jr. Summer Challenge with Shoes 2 Share. My mom and I walked around our neighborhood and passed out fliers asking our neighbors to help. While we were walking we talked about the project and our thoughts went to the people that might receive the shoes. We thought about how it might feel to walk long distances without shoes, so naturally, we both took our shoes off. At first it wasn’t bad but then we started to feel every rock and bump in the road. Our feet were hurting and we only walked for 15 minutes without our shoes.

The experience was a great one. We completed our walk with a special prayer time. We prayed for Shoes 2 Share, Clubhouse Jr., the people who would receive the shoes and the people who would donate shoes. Then we gave each other a foot massage! A week later my shoes collection totalled 125 pairs of shoes, including some from my own family! I was so excited to have so many shoes!

Thanks Clubhouse Jr. and Shoes 2 Share for such a fun Summer 2010 Challenge.