2009 PTA Community Outreach
Shoeless Sunday Event
June 9, 2008
San Antonio, Texas

\"Start by doing what is necessary; then do
what's possible; and suddenly you are doing
the impossible.\" St. Francis of Assisi

A single day is enough to make us a little larger. -Paul Klee
Over 400 pairs of new youth tennis shoes and 500 pairs of new
socks were donated and distributed for this years PTA
Community Outreach “Shoeless Sunday” Effort in San
Antonio, Texas.
Because of the tremendous support for this years event, two
different shelters in San Antonio ; The Children’s Shelter and
the San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries Family Transitional
Living and Learning Center, each received over 200 pairs of
new youth tennis shoes and 250 pairs of socks.

San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries
Family Transitional Living and Learning Center

SAM Ministries - Transitional Living and Learning Center
The TLLC is a residential facility for up to 40 homeless families
with minor children who show a commitment to gaining self-
sufficiency. The individual needs of all family members are
supported, promoting the viability of the family as a whole. In
Fiscal Year 2007, the TLLC housed and served a total of 272
unduplicated family residents, of which 101 were adults and
171 were children.
http://www.samm.org/
http://www.samm.org/ourministriesSli

Janay Boyer, SAM Ministries; Brad Thuringer, PTA (SD), Alexis Thuringer (SD)
Bev Rodriguez, PTA (NC), Bob Hayden, PTA (UT)

San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries
Transitional Family Living and Learning Center

San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries
Transitional Family Living and Learning Center

The Chapel at San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries
Transitional Family Living and Learning Center

Unloading shoes and socks at San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries
Transitional Family Living and Learning Center

Due to confidentiality and respecting the privacy of the families of
the San Antonio Transitional Family Living and Learning
Center, pictures taken of the children during our visit are still being
reviewed so that proper identification of each child is made and to
find their photo release on file .
We are hopeful to have something to you soon.

The Children’s Shelter

The Children's Shelter
The Children's Shelter is the oldest and largest emergency
shelter for children in the State of Texas.
The Children’s Shelter specializes in care to infants and
young children, serving newborn up to the age of twelve
years. The shelter has the capacity to care for up to 52
children at one time (9 cribs and 43 beds for children.)
Child Protection Services (CPS) and San Antonio Police
Department (SAPD) bring children to the Shelter. The
majority of the children have been removed from their
homes due to abuse, abandonment, and/or neglect.
http://www.chshel.org/

The Children’s Shelter

Unloading shoes and socks at The Children’s Shelter
SuAnn Poole, PTA (MS) and Brad Thuringer, PTA (SD))

Inside entrance of The Children’s Shelter
SuAnn Poole, PTA (MS), Alexis Thuringer (SD) , Brad Thuringer, PTA (SD)

Brad and Leslie Olivares, Community Relations Coordinator, The Children’s Shelter

Getting the shoes ready for the children

SuAnn trying to find a pair of shoes for that perfect fit

Found it……PERFECT!

Brad with Amber

New tennis shoes for the boys

New tennis shoes for the girls

More shoes

SuAnn making sure that this young boy has a good fit

Cute!

Brad and Zeus

Brad and Peter

It was hard to say good bye

One more child, one more pair of socks and shoes to put on……

A huge THANK YOU goes out to everyone
, especially the Physical Therapist Assistant
Programs and students who participated through
campus and program shoe collection drives . It
wouldn’t have been such a success without your
involvement.
And when those young boys and girls at The
Children's Shelter and the Transitional Living and
Learning Center put on their new shoes and socks
each day, they too will THANK YOU!!
A special heartfelt thank you to
Bev Rodriguez, PTA (NC), SuAnn Poole, PTA
(MS), Bob Hayden, PTA (UT), and my daughter
Alexis who helped in the delivering and assisting
the children in putting on their new socks and
shoes.
Thank you and God Bless you!
Brad Thuringer, PTA
South Dakota

Participating Physical Therapist Assistant Programs
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Provo College
Somerset Community College
Provo, UT
Somerset, KY
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Northern Virginia Community College
Tulsa Community College
Springfield, VA
Tulsa, OK
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Villa Maria College of Buffalo
Mount Hood Community College
Buffalo, NY
Gresham, OR
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Lake Area Technical Institute
Butler County Community College
Watertown, SD
Butler, PA

Participating Physical Therapist Assistant Programs
Physical Therapist Assistant Program Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Suffolk County Community College Indian Hills Community College
Selden, NY Ottumwa, IA
Physical Therapist Assistant Program Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Community College of Rhode Island Harcum College
Newport, RI Bryn Mawr, PA
Physical Therapist Assistant Program Physical Therapist Assistant Program
College of St Catherine St Louis Community College at Meramec
Minneapolis, MN St Louis, MO
Physical Therapist Assistant Program Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Walters State Community College Ozarks Technical Community College
Morristown, TN Springfield, MO
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