September 20, 2012
Nicholas Lowinger: Nothing Like a New Pair of Shoes
BIF8
About this video
If Nicholas Lowinger is any indicator of what the future generation is like, we are in capable hands. As the founder of Gotta Have Sole, Lowinger has turned a Bar Mitzvah project into a 501(c)(3) that has provided over 5700 pairs of new shoes to homeless children across the United States. Wise beyond his years, Lowinger urges us to find our passions, create big ideas and act!
ABOUT NICHOLAS LOWINGER
How do you turn a Bar Mitzvah project into a nonprofit mobilizing 500 volunteers? Meet 9th grader Nicholas Lowinger who started donating brand-new footwear to infants, children and teens who were living in homeless shelters. He founded his organization, Gotta Have Sole, Inc., in an effort to provide children living in shelters, with brand-new footwear.
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BIF-8 Summit
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17:53
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