Ohio State athletics paired with Soles4Souls again this summer, establishing another joint effort to provide sneakers and other service to those in need in Jamaica.
The first wave includes 11 student-athletes — including football players Billy Price and Raekwon McMillan — and three full-time staff members. It departed for the Caribbean Wednesday and arrived Thursday afternoon for a week's worth of volunteer work with the underprivileged.
Buckeyes on the trip include McMillan, Price, men's basketball player Keita Bates-Diop, women's soccer player Lindsey Agnew, pistol shooter Elizabeth Buerling, women's gymnast Michelle Burns, women's basketball player Asia Doss, men's hockey player Christian Lampasso, recently crowned national champion and men's volleyball player Miles Johnson, men's soccer player Tyler Kidwell and women's volleyball player Kylie Randall. Read more about them here.
Some photos of their arrival:
Jet Plane to Jamaica!#Buckeyes have arrived in the Caribbean. #BuckeyesCare
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) May 12, 2016
: https://t.co/q9JZJezZYm pic.twitter.com/2WYWiub8Yh
Massive ...... pic.twitter.com/OixX6tJTPP
— Raekwon McMillan (@Kwon_daTRUTH) May 12, 2016
— Raekwon McMillan (@Kwon_daTRUTH) May 12, 2016
Had a great first day in Jamaica even if we did get killed in the soccer game #gobucks #Soles4Souls pic.twitter.com/qBtRzqnw9F
— Lindsay Agnew (@lindsay_agnew) May 13, 2016
Distribution day! Buckeyes sized feet, fit shoes, & played soccer w/ ~150 children. Great 2nd day in Montego Bay! pic.twitter.com/R9zQA1usT1
— Brittany Savko (@BrittanySavko) May 12, 2016
Burns and Kidwell even took some time to blog about their experience in the first few days on the job in hot and humid Jamaica, which you can read here. More blog entries from more athletes are on the way.
Ten more Ohio State student-athletes and three more full-time staff members embark on a similar trip to Bolivia Aug. 7.
Kudos to you, Buckeyes.
