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Around $50,000 worth of brand new shoes and school supplies were given out on Tuesday in the Highlands.

The giveaway was part of the back-to-school shoe event that happened at the Oneness boutique shop on Bardstown Road.

It was sponsored by by Louisville native and rapper EST Gee. Some families and students waited for several hours before they were able to leave with a bookbag filled with school supplies and new shoes.

"I'm really happy because now I got shoes to go with some outfits," said JCPS 9th grader, Essence Smith.

"We want to put smiles on kids faces and help out parents who can't necessarily provide the way they need to, especially in these tough times with what everybody has going on now," said Rhyan Moss with Oneness.

More than 300 pairs of brand new shoes, iPads and bookbags were given out.

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