EastAtlantaPatch: Five Questions With. . .Georgia State University's Coach Ron H

[Jorge]

http://eastatlanta.patch.com/articles/five-questions-with-georgia-state-university-s-coach-ron-hunter

How many pairs of shoes do you have in your closet? (We counted 14 pairs in ours.)

Now, imagine having none at all to wear.

Nothing to protect the soles of your feet and the rocks, concrete or asphalt you walk on everyday.

For 300 million people around the world, that's their reality.

It's a reality Ron Hunter, Georgia State's men's basketball coach, is looking to change one pair of shoes at a time.

A 25-year coaching veteran, Hunter has lent his voice — and his soles — to Samaritan's Feet, which aims to provide 10 million pairs of shoes to 10 million children in the next decade...

[Jorge]

If you want to help Samaritan's Feet:

Tickets to Thursday's game are $22 each, with $10 of that amount going to Samaritan's Feet.
To purchase in advance, click here:

 https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/group_corp_start.htmI?l=EN&team=georgiastate&owner=335117&group=186&err=&event=&customerID=

and use the promo code FEET. Tickets also may be purchased at the GSU Sports Arena box office in advance or on game day.
You also can make a $10 donation by texting SHOES to 85944. The donation will be added to your mobile phone bill.
Coke Zero is sponsoring the game and will donate $150 to Samaritan's Feet for every three-point basket made by the Panthers during the game.