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Barefoot Coach collects hundreds of shoes and donations
Posted: 03.01.2011 at 2:39 PM
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COLUMBIA (WACH) -- The man known as the Barefoot Coach is at it again.  Glenforest School Basketball Coach William Knopf collected nearly 500 shoes from WACH Fox and the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.  He also collected $1000 in donations.

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Knopf says all contributions benefit Samaritans Feet.

"Trying to put shoes on the feet of 300 million children worldwide within the next 10 years," Knopf says.  "It's a great opportunity for people to get involved and obviously our student government at Glenforest School, they're involved and it's just a great opportunity."

Coach Knopf walked eight miles barefoot earlier this year to bring awareness to his cause.

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