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Students selected for trip to S. Africa: They'll take shoes from Samaritan's Feet to youngsters in need.

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

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Byline: Steve Lyttle

Jun. 24--Six young teens from northeast Charlotte say they will take a message of hope later this year to children in South Africa, as part of a new cultural exchange program involving Charlotte-area students.

The six -- five from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle and the other from Eastway Middle -- will travel in November, sponsored by Samaritan's Feet and the United Way of the Central Carolinas.

Samaritan's Feet, a Charlotte-based charity, raises money to buy shoes for children from impoverished nations, because a lack of footwear is cited by experts as one key reason many youths don't attend school. It is operating in 12…

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