{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Appalachian Ministries hosts Shoes 4 the Soul &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Feybdkj9AN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/appalachian-ministries-hosts-shoes-4-the-soul\/\">Appalachian Ministries hosts Shoes 4 the Soul<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/appalachian-ministries-hosts-shoes-4-the-soul\/embed\/#?secret=Feybdkj9AN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Appalachian Ministries hosts Shoes 4 the Soul&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"Feybdkj9AN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/W-Shoes-2018-6.gif","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":320,"description":"Appalachian Ministries (AM), an outreach program run through University of the Cumberlands (UC), recently hosted its annual Shoes 4 the Soul event on UC\u2019s campus. Each year, just as a new school year begins, students and staff from University of the Cumberlands assist hundreds of children by providing new shoes, socks and backpacks filled with school supplies at Shoes 4 the Soul. The event is a way for Cumberlands to serve the community and children within the Whitley County area. Approximately 500 children from Williamsburg Independent, Boston Elementary, Pleasant View Elementary, Whitley North Elementary, Whitley East Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary were welcomed onto campus for the event. During Shoes 4 the Soul, Cumberlands students, faculty and staff washed the feet of the children and fit them with their new shoes and socks. Children also had the opportunity to spend time with Cumberlands students while participating in a variety of organized games and activities, such as face-painting, juggling and cornhole. \u201cThis event allows the kiddos to see how loved they are,\u201d said Jasmine Newport, Director of AM. \u201cKids deserve a pair of new shoes every year and most families in this area cannot afford them. These kids get the chance to experience something that they will remember for the rest of their lives.\u201d All UC students participate in community service each semester as part of Cumberlands\u2019 mission of serving others. Shoes 4 the Soul is an opportunity for UC students to learn more about their new community while putting smiles on the faces of local children. \u201cAs far as the volunteers go, it teaches them what it looks like to be servant leaders,\u201d said Newport. \u201cThey are humbled once they see what the kids experience on a daily basis.\u201d Shoes 4 the Soul first began at Cumberlands in 2011 and has touched the lives of more than 2,100 local children to date. The program will help another 500 children this year."}