By Sarah Handy, Staff Writer
Corey LaJoie heads into this weekend’s Go Bowling at The Glen from Watkins Glen International with a special cause on board his No. 32 Ford Mustang for Go Fas Racing.
LaJoie, as well as his wife Kelly have teamed up with Samaritan’s Feet.
The organization, founded in 2003 helps provide shoes to children, as well as individuals in need.
“There is absolutely no better fit being that my longtime racing nickname is “SuperShoe.” Now being a “SuperShoe” is being a part of something bigger than myself to bring the gift of a new pair of shoes,” LaJoie said.
The statistics are alarming with more than 1.5-billon people or 24% of the world’s population being affected worldwide.
People are becoming infected with soil-transmitted helminth infections around the world due to inadequate footwear.
Without adequate shoes, people are at the possibility of becoming succumbed to lacerations, fungus, and insect bites all of which can lead to infection, disease and ultimately death.
LaJoie is hopeful to raise awareness this weekend at The Glen about the organization, what they’d done, continue to do and how you yourself can help.
Friends. 1.5 BILLION people can’t afford shoes. Go to my insta for the full story but anybody who donates any amount to @Samaritans_Feet through my Hope Givers page (link in bio) from now until Sunday, I’ll personally write their name on the car for @WGI this weekend. pic.twitter.com/SRwpLHEQFn
— Corey LaJoie (@CoreyLaJoie) July 31, 2019
LaJoie heads to WGI, the second of three road courses on the schedule this season with one lone start at the 2.45-mile road course, finishing 33rd.
“I certainly wouldn’t call road racing one of my strong suits, but hopefully I can apply what I learned my first trip there and some simulator work to have a solid weekend.” said LaJoie.
“I can’t wait to get kick off the alliance with Samaritan’s Feet this week by having them on the race car as well as being a Hope Giver for their campaign from August to November.” I genuinely care enough about their mission to feel called to personally commit financially to give Samaritan’s Feet the platform they deserve.”
From now until Sunday, any amount donated to the organization through LaJoie’s Hope Givers fundraising page will get your name personally written by LaJoie on his car this weekend.
https://2019-hope-givers.everydayhero.com/us/supershoes
Since 2003, Samaritan’s Feet and its partners have distributed over 7 million pairs of shoes in 108 countries, as well as more than 395 U.S. cities.
For more information on the organization, visit http://www.samaritansfeet.org.
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