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Albert began his shoe-shine career about 40 years ago, when he built a shoe-shine box in shop class. He has shined shoes in the business districts of the Mid-Mon Valley and in the Pittsburgh area for many years. He travels from store to store in the cities of Monessen, Charleroi, Donora, and Monongahela to serve his 50 regular customers (Albert refers to them as "buddies").
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he travels by bus to Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, from his home in Monessen. Since 1981, Albert has donated over $100,000 of his hard-earned tips to the hospital's Free Care Fund.
The Free Care Fund provides financial assistance to children who need medical treatment but whose families do not have adequate health insurance or the financial means to pay for it.
| You can purchase John Kasich's "Courage is Contagious" -
just click on the picture! Mr. Kasich dedicates a chapter to Albert! All proceeds
go to the non-profit organizations featured in the book. Note: Purchases of the book through our site assist in Albert's Web site expenses. |
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If you want to make a contribution to the Children's Hospital Free Care Fund you
can mail Albert at the following address:
Albert Lexie
P.O. Box 39
Monessen, PA 15062-0039
Make checks payable to "Children's Hospital Free Care Fund"
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