The girl referred to as Amelia Flores is 17-years of age from Kansas City.
The philanthropic teen had set up several shoe collection sites around her home city of Andover, USA, in the hope of gathering up 1,000 pairs of shoes.
She’s planning on contributing the donations to non-profit organisation Soles4Souls who helped her during Hurricane Katrina.
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Kardashian then made a split-second choice with her husband, Kanye West, who won the Shoe of the Year award for his Yeezy Boost sneakers on Dec. 2, to donate the entire portion of shoes the girl was looking for.
Touched by the good cause, the keeping up with the Kardashian star tweeted: “I heard the cutest story of a girl who is trying to find 1,000 pairs of shoes to donate to this charity [Soles4Souls]! They helped her during Hurricane Katrina.”
She added: “I think I know the designer of Shoe of the Year Award!,” referring to West, who was recently honoured at an awards ceremony for his Yeezy shoe range.
“Kanye and I would love to donate those 1000 shoes to [Soles4Souls],” Kardashian continued. “You reached your goal, so proud of you!!!”
I’m up breastfeeding & watching this show Dish Nation. I heard the cutest story of a girl who is trying to find 1000 pairs of shoes -cont-
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 10, 2015
to donate to this charity Soles For Souls! They helped her during Hurricane Katrina. I think I know the designer of Shoe of the Year Award!
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 10, 2015
Kanye and I would love to donate those 1000 shoes to Soles For Souls.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 10, 2015
I’ve been looking online to find this little girl so we can let her know the shoes are on their way….but can’t seem to find her
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 10, 2015
So whoever you are ….these shoes are for you! We will contact Soles For Souls! You reached your goal, so proud of you!!! xoxox
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 10, 2015
Flores herself later tweeted of the news: “Yay I did something!!”
Charity Soles4Souls are so elated they commented that it’s like Christmas has come early and are attempting to arrange a meeting for Kim and Amelia.