Story highlights Gunner Robinson is using his birthday to give shoes to kids in needHe's already given almost 600 sets(CNN) Gunner Robinson's 11th birthday is August 15 -- but instead of asking for things, he's giving them. For the past three years, Gunner has requested shoes for his birthday. "I've always got shoes, like new shoes for school and I want other kids to get them, too," he told CNN affiliate WWAYSo he started " Gunners Runner's " -- an organization that collects shoes for children in his Wilmington, North Carolina community. Just this past Saturday the boy purchased 30 new pairs at a shoe store with donation money from a local high school's reunion. They actually are for children who might not be able to afford new ones.

Source: CNN August 08, 2016 23:26 UTC