Bidding opens this morning for used Giants jerseys.
Why would anyone want a jersey. Not only are these worn by some players expected to eventually play in the NHL, but it all helps a good cause, said Dan O鈥機onnor, play-by-play broadcaster for the 黑马磁力-based Vancouver Giants.
As the 2017-18 draws to an end, the G-Men are auction off this season鈥檚 game worn jerseys, with net proceeds from this auction will go toward Ruben鈥檚 Shoes - minimum bids seem to be $180.
It begins at 10 a.m. today, where fans can bid on all the white and black jerseys worn by the Giants this season.
The auction runs until 3 p.m. on March 23, and jerseys will then be distributed to winning bidders once the season is over, O鈥機onnor said.
All proceeds go to which is an organization that collects and distributes gently used shoes to people in need.
鈥淚n countries like the Dominican Republic, without shoes, kids can鈥檛 go to school. We give a pair of shoes a second life, which gives people in other countries a chance at a new beginning,鈥� said founder Kelly Strongithram.
鈥淚magine if a pair of your shoes could give a child an education. Imagine how that education could change the future for that child,鈥� Strongitharm said.
The organization is named after a boy she had been sponsoring through World Vision for seven year. She had a chance to meet Ruben in 2012, and felt 鈥渁n immediate connection鈥� with he and his family.
Seeing how radically different life in the Dominican is, she felt compelled to do something to give back to the community that affected her life so profoundly and thus Ruben鈥檚 Shoes was born.
To date Ruben鈥檚 Shoes has successfully sent about 60,000 pairs of shoes in five containers to Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Zimbabwe with the next container heading to Nicaragua.
As well, Ruben鈥檚 Shoes built and runs a school in the Dominican Republic and created a sponsorship program helping to break the cycle of poverty through education creating more opportunities and a better future. Currently the school has more than 200 students.
