In this March 10, 2016 photo, Shelly Echternkamp, left, joins son Aiden, 7, and other students and family members in cutting patterns for denim shoes at Ellington School in Quincy, Ill. Ellington classes are partnering with Sole Hope, a North Carolina-based organization that puts closed-toe shoes on African children. Making the shoe pieces is part of a yearlong service learning project designed to broaden the horizons and leadership skills of Ellington students. (Steve Bohnstedt/The Quincy Herald-Whig via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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