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Contact: Jim Collins
Phone: 336-373-2105
City Donates Shoes to Haiti
GREENSBORO, NC (January 29, 2010) – The City of Greensboro is helping with relief efforts in Haiti. The City will turn over 657 pairs of counterfeit shoes that were seized by the Greensboro Police Department to World Vision, a relief, development and advocacy organization, for delivery to Haiti. The shoes were scheduled to be destroyed, but the City secured a release from the court allowing the shoes to be put to good use.
“This is a great opportunity for us to turn a negative into a positive,” said Police Chief Tim Bellamy. “These shoes will help people in Haiti as they try to rebuild their communities and their lives.”
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