{"id":93503,"date":"2021-06-04T12:05:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T17:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=93503"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:43:41","slug":"uwm-alums-organization-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-alums-organization-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ alum\u2019s organization wins award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacarrie Kicks for Kids, an organization founded by 51ÁÔÆæ School of Education alum Jacarrie Carr, was the winner of the Morning Blend Gives Back with Bank Five Nine award this month. Every month the WTMJ-TV morning program selects a charitable organization to honor.<\/p>\n<p>Carr, now president and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jk4k.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacarrie Kicks for Kids<\/a>, started the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/changing-the-world-two-feet-at-a-time\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">organization<\/a> when he was still an undergraduate at 51ÁÔÆæ, collecting and refurbishing shoes for those who needed them. Classmates and faculty\/staff joined in what became annual shoe drives. The organization has since expanded to include youth-driven community programming, mentorship and soft skills development.<\/p>\n<p>Carr completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at 51ÁÔÆæ. He was the first winner of the Love Kindness award in 2017, a scholarship donated to students who are helping the community. 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