He organized a 5K run to raise money, and partnered with a nonprofit to outfit them with new kicks
to outfit all 629 students at the elementary school with new shoes. On the charity’s website, the Boy Scout said, “The families there, their priority is not buying new shoes, it’s making sure they have food on the table. I drive by that school every day. And I know a new pair of shoes can boost your confidence. A bad pair of shoes can hurt your feet.”
Teachers sized their students, and last week, Maher arrived on the school’s campus with hundreds of shoe boxes in tow. A“They’re overwhelmed with emotion, I am too just to see this,” said Principal Laryn Nelson, “I’ve never experienced this in my career, and I’ve been doing this 30 years.”Abby Carney is a writer and journalist in New York.
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