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Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Terre Haute Women's Club hosts Cruise for Shoes with food and fun
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A night full of food, drinks and entertainment all for a good cause is coming to the Hulman Center this weekend. Saturday night, the Hulman Center will be filled with people taking a trip around the world via food, drinks and dessert from six different countries. This is all a part of the Terre Haute Women's Club Cruise for Shoes Event. 'This is our third year for Cruise for Shoes and so you get local restaurants that provide us with food and drinks. A tasting from different countries. So, it's sort of a cruise theme. You come into the Hulman Center, and you get a passport and then you make your way around the concourse and get a little food sampling and drink sampling from six different countries,' said Heather Wolf, Terre Haute Women's Club Publicity Chair. Ribeye Cookout benefiting the Terre Haute Women's Club Wolf said they chose this theme because it makes this event more enjoyable for the guest. 'It seems like events now are more experiential versus like buying stuff all the time, with the art that we've had for so many years and similar people came. So, it's just nice to have something different to do and an evening out is so fun with the dueling pianos and food and drink,' said Wolf. The money raised from Saturday's event will go towards the Terre Haute Women's Club Shoe Bus Project. The Shoe Bus Project is a bus that was designed to be a mobile shoe store that provides children in need with shoes. 'Our members ride the shoe bus once a week during the school year. Measure the kids and make sure they have enough room to grow in there. Get them a brand-new pair of athletic shoes and two pairs of socks,' said Wolf. Janel Quillin said she drives the Shoe Bus around four times a year and said it brings her so much joy to help these children out. 'It just means a lot. It warms my heart… Some of them run off the bus jumping cause some of the shoes light up. So, they love to see that,' said Quillin. Terre Haute Mayor proclaims April 7-12 Shoe Bus Week This event is the Terre Haute Women's Club's biggest fundraiser for the Shoe Bus and Wolf said it is so important to provide these kids with shoes because it keeps them in school. 'We have had kids in the wintertime we've seen with things where they've got, you know, their shoes are taped together or their wearing crocs, open sandals, in the snow. It's just terrible. So, they will stay home sometimes. We've had kids where they are sharing a pair of shoes with a sibling. The main goal is to boost their self-esteem and keep them in school daily,' said Wolf. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Terre Haute mayor kicks off Women's Club fundraiser with proclamation
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAW) – It's Shoe Bus Week in Vigo County, a time to raise awareness about the Terre Haute Women's Club's efforts to provide shoes to local children in need. Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun made a proclamation on Monday recognizing the week as Shoe Bus Week. It leads up to the club's spring fundraiser on April 12. Money raised helps the club continue its mission of providing a new pair of athletic shoes and two pairs of socks to Vigo County children in need. The club helps up to 1,200 children each year. 'Something as simple as shoes can really help a student not just during the school year but even during the summer. Whether it's backpack drives, shoes or baby drives, there's always an opportunity to help others, right, live some of those core values that we are taught in kindergarten, that we were taught in Bible study and really execute that in a modern day society,' said Mayor Sakbun. The club's spring fundraiser, called Cruise For Shoes: A Tasting Trip Around the World, lets attendees try food and drinks representing six countries. The event is taking place Saturday, April 12, at 6 p.m. at Hulman Center. Tickets are $65 each and are available to purchase here. You can learn more about supporting the club's Shoe Bus Project here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Terre Haute Mayor proclaims April 7-12 Shoe Bus Week
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun will be delivering a proclamation on April 7 in honor of a fundraiser held by the Terre Haute Women's Club. At 2 p.m. on April 7, the mayor will be proclaiming April 7-12 as Shoe Bus Week in Vigo County. The final day of Shoe Bus Week will culminate in the Terre Haute Women's Club Spring fundraiser at the Hulman Center. This event is called the Cruise for Shoes: A Tasting Trip Around the World. The fundraiser will consist of six food and drink stations representing six different countries and supplied by local restaurants. As part of the travel theme, attendees will pick up a passport at the door and get stamps from each country as they sample around the world with food and drink pairings. Once you've gone through all the countries, you'll end up in the main atrium, where you can enjoy Dueling Pianos from Poplar Pub, a 360-degree photo booth, a cigar rolling station, and a tour of the Shoe Bus. Several guests can win door prize packages from local businesses as well. Tickets for the event are $65 and can be purchased at this link. Donations can be made directly to the Shoe Bus Project at this link or by mailing a check to Terre Haute Women's Club, PO Box 3217, Terre Haute, IN 47803. The Terre Haute Women's Club provides a new pair of athletic shoes and two pairs of socks for up to 1,200 children annually in the Vigo County School System. These are purchased with fundraiser funds by the club each year for children from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
