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Desiree
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
elementary school 3rd floor construction
It's hard to believe that we went from a small 4 classroom school with just 24 students to this! Our elementary school now has over 300...
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Desiree
- Oct 17, 2020
- 2 min
it all started with a girl
Meet Dacheline! In 2014 we met a woman named Aris Toribio who had converted her 4 unit rental apartment complex into a school to provide...
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Desiree
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
online learning in the dominican
The Dominican Republic has recently seen an increase of COVID cases and the newly elected Minister of Education announced that classrooms...
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Desiree
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Our secondary school is complete!
After years of working on the purchase of the land, then raising enough funds to purchase the land and keep up with construction costs,...
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Desiree
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
Dominican Covid Update
The Dominican Republic surpasses 95,000 coronavirus cases today, September 2nd, including the 648 new positive cases in the last 24...
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Desiree
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
Ruben's Ruckus 2020
We had big plans for our 3rd Annual Ruben's Ruckus and we couldn't let a global pandemic get in our way! So in light of COVID-19 we...
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Desiree
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Laptop donations Thank you!
Across the lower mainland, many youth and their families are unable to access computers because of financial concerns, most which have...
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Desiree
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Laptops needed!
We are collecting laptops to help deliver access to Education to children in need in the Greater Vancouver area to support...
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Desiree
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
covid relief in the dominican
A massive thank you to Aris Toribio, her husband Pedro and our staff, Jose Vasquez Ortiz Ameidy Toribio Bisono, and Angie Toribio for...
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Desiree
- Feb 1, 2020
- 1 min
Secondary School Update
We are over 70% complete and to date we have sent $245,000 to the Dominican Republic all of which has been used to hire local contractors...
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Desiree
- Dec 10, 2019
- 1 min
meaningful christmas shopping ideas
Struggling to find a meaningful gift for that person who is impossible to shop for; has everything and doesn't like anything?! Why not...
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Desiree
- Oct 17, 2019
- 2 min
THE GIRLS WHO WILL CHANGE THE WORLD
Meet Dacheline and Maria. These two girls are the reason we do what we do. They have been with us since we first partnered with...
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Desiree
- Oct 17, 2019
- 1 min
Secondary SCHOOL Build update
We are so proud to share updates on the progress of our Secondary School build! We have been extremely impressed by the hard work of...
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Desiree
- Oct 7, 2019
- 5 min
meet the founders!
Let us share the story of the two women who are running the show here at Ruben's Shoes Society. I'm Desirée, I'm the one on the left and...
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Desiree
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Ruben's Throwdown 7.0
In September 2013, 6 months after we first launched Ruben's Shoes Society our friends Anthony and Sam Agtarap had just opened their...
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Desiree
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
Ruben's Summer Social hosted by the Spirit Foundation
Our 3rd annual Summer Social took place with a bit of a twist this year! Our kind friends at the Spirit Foundation hosted the event on...
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Desiree
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
Ruben's shoes society visits first nations community Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw
We believe that all children deserve access to quality education and the opportunity to thrive. To be anything they want to be. To have...
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Desiree
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
Ruben's ruckus early bird $25!
We know, we can’t believe it either!!! Yes! It is only $25 to register until September 30th, 2019. We know it’s a ways away but...
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Desiree
- Aug 29, 2019
- 1 min
Our Big Announcement
We are excited to announce that we will be focusing solely on our projects that deliver Education directly and NO LONGER COLLECTING...
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