Oakland Raiders Wives Donate Shoes and Socks to Needy

OAKLAND, CA — Some of the Oakland area's neediest residents area wearing shoes and socks that came straight from the closets of an Oakland Raiders coach, player, or wife.

A special clinic was held Wednesday morning for the residents. They were given free foot exams at the St. Vincent de Paul Community Center in Oakland provided by volunteer podiatrists visiting from the Order of Malta Clinic.

Diana Holmes, wife of Oakland Raiders wide receiver Andre Holmes, along with her son Micah, helped out at the mobile podiatry clinic event. Mrs. Holmes was just one of the many wives of Raiders’ players and coaches who collected and donated over 100 pair of slightly worn shoes to the cause and hundreds of new pairs of socks.

The St. Vincent de Paul / Order of Malta Podiatry Clinic collaboration is held monthly, on the third Wednesday from 9:00am to 12 Noon. An average of 32 clients is seen at each clinic session. All medical treatments by the podiatrist, and prescribed topical medical and orthotics, are provided to patients free of charge.

The Order of Malta Clinic serves over 2,500 uninsured patients a year, one of California's most active providers of health care to the area's working poor. It is located on the campus of the Cathedral of Christ the Light in downtown Oakland. Donations of cash, shoes and socks are welcome.

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