It was like Halloween all over again for a bunch of Sudbury kids on Thursday evening, except the treats this time were a bit more practical. And with the temperature dropping below zero and a threat of snow in the air, the timing of the handout — or foot-out, you might say — could not have been better.

More than 50 children connected with Better Beginnings, Better Futures were provided with new winter boots through Soles4Souls Canada in collaboration with Designer Brands Canada , which oversees the footwear chains Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company.

It was the Sudbury version of the latter, located on The Kingsway, that hosted the boot giveaway on Thursday, after also outdoing all other Shoe Company franchises in Canada with money raised for the initiative.

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