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Desiree
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
help moms this Mother's Day
This year, on Mother’s Day, we’d like you to think about the moms who need a little help. The ones who want the best for their children,...
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Desiree
- Mar 2, 2022
- 1 min
Smile for ruben!
We are so excited to invite you to our first ever Smile For Ruben Fundraiser! This is your chance to update your family photos while...
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Desiree
- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
year end tax receipts!
There's Still Time to Get Year End Tax Receipts! We would be honoured if you would consider Ruben's Shoes Society for your year end...
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Desiree
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
twas the night before Christmas...
Please consider the Gift of Education this holiday season. Our schools are in need of fans, desks, school supply kits, library books,...
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Desiree
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
GIVING TUESDAY COUNTDOWN!
FIVE DAYS UNTIL GIVING TUESDAY. Every. Dollar. Counts. Giving Tuesday is a day to give back and raise awareness about your favourite...
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Desiree
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
Giving Tuesday!
Think of Ruben's Shoes on November 30th! We’d love for you to think of Ruben’s Shoes on November 30th, aka Giving Tuesday! “Giving...
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Desiree
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
return to joy!
We are so beyond thrilled, over the moon really, to FINALLY announce (after 1.5 years) that our students in the Dominican Republic have...
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Desiree
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
Workout for Ruben!
We are excited to team up with Simone from Fuel for Fat Loss for Workout for Ruben and we’d love for you to join us! Workout for Ruben!...
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Desiree
- Aug 19, 2021
- 1 min
Read for Ruben: complete!
Our first ever Read for Ruben Challenge was a huge success! Our readers committed to reading for at least 15 minutes a day for 20 days in...
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Desiree
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Read for Ruben: Over Half Way Done!
Can you believe we’re more than half way done our Read for Ruben Challenge already???Time is flying by! We hope you’ve enjoyed some great...
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Desiree
- Jun 26, 2021
- 2 min
Read for Ruben!
We are so excited to tell you about our first ever Read for Ruben Challenge! Who: You! What: Read for Ruben When: July 18th - August 6th...
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Desiree
- Jun 13, 2021
- 1 min
Father’s Day & Teacher Year End Gifts!​
Father’s Day is in one week! Do you have anything for your dad yet? And school is almost out for the summer. Have you gotten anything for...
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Desiree
- May 26, 2021
- 1 min
hola from the Dominican Republic!
Where is the first place you’re going to travel to when travel is allowed again? We are going to hop on a plane to the Dominican Republic...
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Desiree
- May 10, 2021
- 1 min
A story about an elementary school
We’d love to tell you a story about our amazing elementary school. We are currently providing funding for the operations of Centro...
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Desiree
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
going back to school!
*UPDATE* The government has postponed the opening of schools in Puerto Plata because it is such a tourist destination. They want to...
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Desiree
- Feb 26, 2021
- 1 min
"I am Emmanuel" is finally here!
We are so excited to tell you about Kelly’s debut children’s book I am Emmanuel!! Yes, Ruben’s Shoes founder Kelly Strongitharm has...
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Desiree
- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
New Grade 7 Students!
Our high school is done! Against all odds (nothing like building a school in another country during a global pandemic!)... we did it!!!...
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Desiree
- Jan 5, 2021
- 1 min
250 desks for secondary school
We did it! We have been campaigning to purchase enough desks to fill our new secondary school and thanks to the help of our incredible...
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Desiree
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
holiday food packages
With the holidays just around the corner we are so happy to see that our students and their families have received a third round of food...
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