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Posted: Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 11:08 AM HST

Group collecting donations for rubber slippers

By Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) _ Auntie Lynn's 2008 Christmas Wish Slippah Project needs donations for 3,000 pairs of rubber slippers for needy children who would otherwise go barefoot. Lynn Vasquez began the annual project three years ago at Honolulu's Mayor Wright Housing where she is a community volunteer. Last year, she bought 1,000 pairs and delivered them to children at the Kamehameha and Kaahumanu Homes, and homeless children on the beaches of Waianae. This year she has added Kuhio Park Terrace, Palolo Housing, Institute of Human Services, and shelters in Waianae and on the Leeward Coast. An offshoot project on Kauai needs about 1,500 pairs. She says ``it's just magical; it's snowballing!'' Online donations can be made at www.slippah.org. (Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved)