5/10/2006 9:24 pm
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5/11/2006 9:37 am
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This morning I came over Asia Today feature on BBC world about a humanitarian act done by a couple of admirable British women, Emma Bulmer and friend Anna both of whom patiently collected around 50,000 pairs of shoes for Pakistani children, part of about 2,000,000 million victims of a devastating earthquake last year.
These nice ladies were touched after viewing a report on BBC Correspondence featuring kids walking barefooted on cold winter snow. The two decided to trek upon a quake zone frequently visited by dozens of after shocks, braving the danger of being hit by rocks falling from above the passage way of the valleys, determine to reach their main goal.
The moment of touching memories sets in when the chopper arrived bringing along the shoes that was delayed for a day due to road blockades caused by landslide.
The scene of smiling children accepting their gifts from kind donors brought down some shaken moments of joy and teardrops from Emma and Anna. A sense of fulfillment for their task and deserving honors for this modern day heroines.
Elated feelings of hope for these kids to start a new life with a pair of shoes in the lonely valleys of Pakistan...
pic** Mukarram Ali- Pakistani boy, an earthquake victim- (BBC)
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