Texas medical student gives back to community with free shoes through nonprofit
ABC News
A Texas med student and his brother started a non-profit to ensure that needy kids have the best pair of shoes.
Texas Christian University Medical School student Sam Sayed said one of his fondest memories growing up was when his late sister, Dayna, bought him and his brother Sharif a pair of new Nike shoes.
"When you put them on, you walked out of the door to go to school -- you just felt like a better person," Sayed told "GMA 3."
Soon after that moment, Dayna Sayed was killed in a drive-by shooting in Arlington, Texas, he said.
Sam Sayed said he has always wanted to honor his sister and that moment. So he and his brother started a nonprofit in her name that aims to recreate that memory for kids looking for a great shoe.
The brothers have raised more than $100,000 and bought more than 1,000 pairs of shoes for kids -- and sometimes their parents -- in North Texas since Dayna's Footprints was founded five years ago.
