Students at a local college walked around campus Tuesday without
shoes on and it was all for a good cause. Bowling Green
Technical College held a "One Day Without Shoes" event. It's
meant to raise awareness for the millions of children around the
World who don't have proper footwear and are therefore, exposed
to disease and injuries. Students and community members walked
over a gravel pathway barefoot at the event. "People are not
really aware that kids go daily without shoes. Roughly, 30,000
children just in the area are going without shoes," says John
Rose, one of the event's coordinators. "I think it's a good
awareness and it shows people what kids go through every day,"
says Haley Womac, a student at BGTC. Those who took part also
got the chance to get pedicures. Organizers say the Philippines
and Kenya are just two of the countries where many children go
without shoes.