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Event 

Title:
BG’s Heart & Sole Shoe Drive
When:
06.22.2018 05.00PM
Where:
Talking Stick Resort Arena - Phoenix
Category:
Charity/Benefit Events

Description

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has once again teamed up with Phoenix Rescue Mission to host the third annual “BG’s Heart & Sole Shoe Drive” prior to the Mercury’s matchup against the Minnesota Lynx on Friday, June 22 at Talking Stick Resort Arena at 7 p.m. The event, designed to benefit the homeless throughout the Valley, will begin at 5 p.m. in the Casino Arizona Pavilion.

Fans are encouraged to donate new and gently used shoes of all sizes, and all fans who contribute to the cause will be entered to win autographed Brittney Griner merchandise and the chance to meet BG. All shoes collected through the initiative will be donated to Phoenix Rescue Mission, and Griner will join the organization to personally deliver shoes to those in need in August.

“The impact that we have been able to make in our community with the Heart & Sole Shoe Drive has been a humbling experience for me,” said Griner. “Owning a pair of shoes to put on each day is something that I think a lot of people take for granted, and I’m excited to expand the program in collaboration with the Mercury and Phoenix Rescue Mission to continue helping those in need throughout the Valley.”

Since its inception in August 2016, Griner, the Mercury and Phoenix Rescue Mission have collected and distributed more than 1,000 pairs of shoes to those in need through “BG’s Heart & Sole Shoe Drive.”  Video of Griner personally distributing shoes last summer can be downloaded via the link below: