Calcaterra family, Lupe Cabrera donate thousands of cowboy boots to El Paso children

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Lil’ cowboys and cowgirls will be putting on new boots thanks to a huge charitable donation to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Foundation.

More than 4,000 boots will be distributed to children in need. The boots were donated by the Calcaterra family, owners of Cowtown Boots, and Lupe Cabrera, owner of ProBuild General Contractors, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.

“On behalf of the Cowtown company and the Calcaterra family, we are proud to be able to reach out to the community and donate these boots for people in need and want to say thank you for everything the El Paso community has done for us through the past 60 years that we’ve been here,” said Cowtown Boots owner Paul Calcaterra.

Trustee inmates help representatives of local organizations receiving boot donations from the Calcaterra family, owners of Cowtown Boots, and Lupe Cabrera, owner of ProBuild general contractors, by loading the boots onto trucks Tuesday.
Trustee inmates help representatives of local organizations receiving boot donations from the Calcaterra family, owners of Cowtown Boots, and Lupe Cabrera, owner of ProBuild general contractors, by loading the boots onto trucks Tuesday.

The Sheriff’s Office Foundation will distribute the boots to local organizations, including 15 county schools, the Reynolds Home, La Posada Home and Rescue Mission shelters, the YWCA Transitional Home, the Child Crisis Center and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

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Sheriff Richard Wiles in a statement thanked Calcaterra and Cabrera, along with Outwest Express, AD Towing & Recovery, County Commissioner Iliana Holguin and the sheriff’s Community Service section, for their work on the project.

More than 4,000 boots were set to be distributed to needy children Tuesday. The Calcaterra family, owners of Cowtown Boots, and Lupe Cabrera, owner of ProBuild general contractors, donated the boots to El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Foundation.
More than 4,000 boots were set to be distributed to needy children Tuesday. The Calcaterra family, owners of Cowtown Boots, and Lupe Cabrera, owner of ProBuild general contractors, donated the boots to El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Foundation.

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