YOU CAN GET TRAFFIC UPDATES BY FOLLOWING US ON TWITTER AND SEARCH @WXII. NEW AT 6:00, A TRIAD BUSINESS IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE’S LIVES. CAMERON: THE OWNERS OF FLEET FEET SPORTS IN WINSTON-SALEM USING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GET HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE SOME NEW SPEAKERS. NOW THEY ARE GETTING READY TO GIVE A LOT MORE. WANDA: MICHELLE KENNEDY HAS THE STORY FROM WINSTON-SALEM. MICHELLE: FLEET FEET SPORTS HAS AN OUTREACH MINISTRY CALLED MISSION FEET FIRST. SO FAR THEY HAVE GIVEN OUT 900 SHOES IF YEAR, BRAND-NEW PAIRS TO PEOPLE IN NEED. EMILY DAVIS SAYS IT WAS AN EASY FIT. WE SEE SOMEBODY PEOPLE IN NEED WEAR SHOES WITH A TOE BOX CUT OPEN. WEARING SHOES THAT ARE TOO BIG. WE SEE THAT IN THE HOMELESS POPULATION BUT CHILDREN IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. MICHELLE: FOR FITTINGS, DAVIS TAKES THE SHOE TRAILER TO THE SOUP KITCHEN. MISSION F– MISSION FEET FIRST IS SO POPULAR THAT THE SMALL TRAILER IS NOT GOING TO HOLD EVERYTHING. NOW THEY HAVE A BIGGER ON SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE NEVER HAD A E. SOME OF THESE CHILDREN HAVE NEVER HAD A NEW PAIR OF SHOES. WE HAD A CUSTOMER COME IN WITH A $2000 DONATION. I AM HUGGING HER AND I SAID, DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS BUYS? WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE YOU $30 AMOUNT AND THAT IS A PAIR OF KIDS SHOES WE CAN GIVE EVERYONE. WHEN THE MONEY RUNS LOW, I PRAY AND GOD WORKS IT OUT. MICHELLE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER OR GIVE, LOG ON TO WXII12.COM FOR A LINK.
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