If the shoe fits: The 'Shoe Fairy' delivers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Imagine for a moment trying to measure more than 800 pairs of squirming, wiggling little feet, more than 8,000 little toes, all of them attached to running, giggling children across Kanawha County.

Imagine trying to do it quickly, efficiently and quietly, so as not to interrupt the school day. And, at the same time, trying to pick the children who most needed a new pair of shoes.

That's the happy but complicated task elementary schools across the county faced toward the end of last year.

At Grandview Elementary School, with more than its fair share of need, it came down to a random selection of kids in each class.

One little boy, a first-grader, was especially excited with his new shoes.