Patch Portrait
Share Your Soles
This week's Patch Portraits also feature Oak Park's homeless advocate and Deerfield's new chef.
This week's Patch Portraits feature a homeless advocate from Oak Park who has more than 1,600 followers on Twitter and a Deerfield chef cooking up community as he returns to his hometown. When Blake Helton had to think of an Eagle Scout project, his first idea was to run. Not away from the responsibility but for a cause. On July 23, Blake will host a 5k fun run and walk at Niles West High School to benefit Share Your Soles, a charity that sends used shoes overseas to people who have none. “I had the idea to do a 5k because I run myself. I’m a track athlete and cross county runner. I figured why not put my two passions together, scouting and running,” said Helton. Helton had the idea to look for an organization that collects shoes because…
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George Slefo
11:47 am on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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