Celebrity Philanthropist Patrick Carroll’s million-dollar cross-country “Kickz For Kids” tour hit San Diego, CA on Thursday, March 7th, joined by Ben Kickz (“The Sneaker Don”) and celebrity friends Jon Gosselin, Brandi Glanville, Renee Graziano and Gretchen Rossi. They gifted truckloads of sneakers such as Jordans, Nikes, and much much more to the kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater San Diego- Conrad Prebys Escondido Branch.
This was Carroll’s 8th US City tour stop in his quest to donate $1 million dollars in shoes across the country.
The real estate mogul and father of three boys, commissioned famed sneaker aficionado, Ben Kickz, aka the “Sneaker Don”, to bring a Brinks truck filled with 600 pairs of high-end sneakers to distribute to members of the Boys & Girls Club to different locations across the U.S.
OWNER/CEO PATRICK CARROLL is one of Miami’s most prominent real estate investors with over 30,000 properties in his portfolio. The self-made tycoon will has given away over $800,000 so far worth of this season’s most sought-after sneakers to underprivileged kids in Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles and now San Diego!
Growing up in Tampa, Florida, Carroll relied on The Boys & Girls Club and their facilities to play basketball. Now that he is on the club board Carroll says, “Knowing firsthand how aspirational having the right pair of sneakers can be to a kid in need, it’s incredible to see the looks on these kid’s faces when we pull up in that truck,” said the 44-year-old.
Carroll says, “There’s no better feeling than seeing the kid’s faces filled with excitement when they get a new pair of really cool sneakers. They’re surprised and so happy at the same time. I don’t know of a more genuine and fulfilling experience than I could imagine.
As cliche as it sounds, the message I give the kids is, “If I can do it, anyone can do it.” I am far from your typical success story. I got in some trouble growing up, didn’t go to college, and I’m self-taught. I think, especially these days, it’s important for the kids to understand the message, “Work hard for your dreams and you too can live the American dream.”
