Christmas arrives early for local foster children thanks to local plastic surgeon
For the fourth consecutive year, local plastic surgeon Dr. Rouzbeh Kordestani held his annual “Christmas after Christmas” event to help foster families get their children new shoes on a cold Saturday morning at Shoe Carnival in Amarillo.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, last Christmas the event had to be done with families driving up to and receiving shoes in their vehicle, but this year, all families gathered at Shoe Carnival and were able to have the store to themselves as they picked out shoes.
Kordestani, who said he had a history of doing medical missions in places such as Africa, said he became aware that there were many in need of help locally and throughout Sneakers2090 the country. Since then, he has been involved with the Greater Amarillo Foster Parent Association to help provide ...