Collecting muddy shoes to feed the hungry

Posted 6/9/16

The Battlegrounds in Wright City recently held its eighth biannual race and collected muddy shoes to benefit Operation Food Search. “This is the biggest shoe collection we have ever had in our …

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Collecting muddy shoes to feed the hungry

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The Battlegrounds in Wright City recently held its eighth biannual race and collected muddy shoes to benefit Operation Food Search.“This is the biggest shoe collection we have ever had in our five-year history,” said the Battlegrounds’ owner Carl Bolm. “It shows what a truly supportive mud running community we have because, when we ask for their help, they are more than willing to do so.”The race collected 1,250 pairs of shoes for Funds2Orgs.com, which pays 50 cents per pair, and raised more than $600 for Operation Food Search.The Battlegrounds, located at 11008 Schreckengast Road, is the St. Louis area’s largest permanent mud-run obstacle course. The business worked with Funds2Orgs.com to collect racers’ shoes and donate them to developing nations with proceeds benefiting Operation Food Search.Operation Food Search was established in 1981 to address the growing problem of hunger in the St. Louis area. The organization helps feed and provide personal care items to more than 200,000 individuals every month through 325 community partner agencies.One-third of the people served are children.For more information, call 314-569-3005, extension 114, or visit www.thebattlegrounds.com.

Carl Bolm, owner of Battlegrounds in Wright City, with the collection of muddy shoes people donated to help feed the hungry in St. Louis.


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