Shoe company SKECHERS and Shoe Carnival teamed up with CEI Sports Inc., the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission and K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers charitable organization to provide new shoes to children in need on Sunday afternoon. Over 1,200 pairs of BOBS from SKECHERS shoes were donated to local children during the Cincy Sports Fest inside the Northern Kentucky Convention Center.
Baseball greats such as Pete Rose were attendance to help distribute shoes. Mascots from the Florence Freedom baseball team – Liberty, Belle and Wally the Water Tower – were also on hand to help children decorate their BOBS shoes at SKECHERS-hosted decorating stations. In addition to new pairs of shoes, children and their families received complimentary refreshments and access to the baseball convention courtesy of CEI Sports Inc. Vouchers for access to the Covington Bicentennial Celebration, including Ferris wheel rides, were also distributed, courtesy of the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission.Â
Staff report/Photos by Brian Frey, RCN photographer