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June 23, 2016 my plane touched down in the tropical oasis of Cancun, Mexico. We are here to spend a week in paradise celebrating multiple mile stones in my family. The moment our plane landed I could not wait to spend some time in this amazing destination. The ride to our resort was breath taking and seeing the authentic shops lined up and down the streets put a smile on my face. However, there was something stuck in the back of my mind. While we were driving down the highway we passed several families who were walking along the side of the road with no shoes on and worn out clothing. My little cousin pointed them out and asked why they were walking shoeless even though the ground was so hot. There were little children and adults whom all were …show more content…

I got to know Jose and learned that he was a single dad with 2 little girls names Sofia and Sabrina. He told me how working one full day he only makes $8. He also told me how hard it was to support a family down there while trying to make a living at the same time. I knew that I can only make a little difference but, it is better then nothing. When I got back from Mexico a week later I googled fundraising ideas for those who are in need of shoes and clothes. I came across a organization called ‘Soles for Souls”, which is a online website where people sign up to have shoe drives and raise money so it can get sent to those in need. Once you collect the amount of shoes you want to donate then you find a drop off location and then they send them to places all over the world for people who need shoes and money. I never realized how much I took for granted before I went on this trip. That pair of shoes I saw online and begged my mom for. A new top that I just had to have. There are so many things that I took for granted and never truly realized that I have more then I could ever need. Recently, I incorporated ‘Soles for Souls’ into my school and held a shoe drive which gathered over 100 pairs of

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