Dando Amor
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My Experience
Saturday, March 17, 2012
My Experience

This all started with my Eagle Scout project. I wanted to get my Eagle, yes… but I wanted to do something special, something that would mean a lot to me and the people I was serving. The opportunity presented itself when I saw all of the pictures of Dando Amor helping in the orphanages in Ecuador. I called Travis Gugelman to see what was needed, and if there was any possible way I could help the orphaned children. I found out that one of the BIG needs was shoes. Many of the orphans have a pair, but they are worn and literally falling off of their feet. So, for my project I decided to use my talents, and I ran a soccer camp organized to get many donations of shoes and also money to buy more shoes and other things needed in Ecuador!Little did I know, I would have a life changing experience by getting to go deliver the donated shoes I had gathered to the children themselves! I started off thinking that I was just going to send the shoes with Dando Amor, and that they would deliver them for me and take some pictures. However, I was told that I really needed to come and deliver them myself. Well, I had no objections, and I am lucky enough to have an amazing father who brought me down to Ecuador to deliver the shoes!Well, the soccer camps were a success. I ran two different camps called Kicks For Ecuador Soccer Camps, and the entrance fee was a pair of shoes or 10 dollars. We ...