Local twins purchase new shoes for Vian first graders
Six-year-old twin sisters, Lilly and Lilah Terrill of Vian, recently raised around $1,300 to purchase over 60 pair of new shoes for each first grade student at Vian Elementary.
Lilly and Lilah attend first grade at Vian Elementary and their mother, Leigha Terrill, said one September morning one of the girls made a comment that one of their classmates was wearing the same shoes to school every day.
“I remember telling the girls that sometimes mommas struggle, Hey Dudes and sometimes one pair of shoes is all she can get for her kids,” Terrill said, on having a heart-to-heart discussion with the girls. “But at the end of the day, Manuel (the girls’ father) and I just want our children to always remember to be kind.
That ‘be kind’ message sparked an idea for the two to spread it to ot...