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Augsburg volleyball team to hold "American Soles for Brazilian Souls" promotion on Wednesday 10/15 MINNEAPOLIS (10/15/08) -- The Augsburg College volleyball team will be collecting used tennis shoes to be donated to underprivileged children in Brazil during Wednesday's (10/15) home match against St. Olaf at Si Melby Hall at 7 p.m., as part of the "American Soles for Brazilian Souls" promotion. Fans will receive one free admission for each pair of tennis shoes donated to the cause. The promotion was spawned during the Auggie volleyball team's trip to Brazil in May. The team took part in a service project during the trip, a clinic for underprivileged children in a community on the edge of Rio de Janerio, and many of the children were either barefoot or clad in flip-flops. The effort was started by Cindy Jenkins, mother of Augsburg player Julie Jenkins (SR, Edina, Minn.), who accompanied the team on the trip. "Our trip to Brazil in the spring really opened our eyes to the amount of poverty that exits in the world. Our hearts were really touched by the people of Brazil, particularly the children, and we wanted to find a way to give back," said Augsburg head coach Jessica Rinehart. Jenkins and the team have already been collecting tennis shoes, volleyball, basketball, and soccer equipment and clothing from volleyball clubs, college teams, businesses, and individuals in the Twin Cities area. These items will also be donated to the cause through the efforts of the Brazilian tour guides who led the Auggies during their May trip. For more information or to donate to the Brazilian cause, contact Rinehart at 612-330-1541 or rinehart@augsburg.edu, or contact Jenkins at c.m.jenkins@comcast.net. To return to Augsburg Athletics, click here Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. This is
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