Gordon C Wayne Boston College
But god opened a way for him after he found over summer that he had been accepted to his dream school boston college on a full scholarship.
Gordon c wayne boston college. Boston a virginia teenager and one of boston colleges newest students just finished a 550 mile walk from caroline country virginia to newton. Sophomore gordon wayne walked more than 550 miles from his hometown in virginia to boston to raise awareness about homelessness after he recently spent more than a year without a home and living out of his car. It feels surreal honestly.
Students are back on campus at boston college but for one student the trip to campus took a lot longer than most. The young man was once homeless himself. Gordon wayne is walking from caroline county to boston college where he has a full scholarship to raise funds to end homelessness.
When classes begin at boston college this week it will launch the next leg of an unusual journey for gordon wayne. The one that brought the caroline high school graduate to massachusetts was long and difficult. Gordon wayne made the walk to end homelessness.
Gordon wayne a sophomore at boston college was legally declared homeless for over a year. Gordon wayne a rising sophomore from virginia is walking 500 miles to newton from his home state in virginia to raise money and awareness about homelessness. On august 28 wayne walked onto the boston college campus passing fellow students and their families busy moving into the residence halls.
Gordon wayne an incoming transfer student at boston college was legally declared homeless for over a year. The number of homeless people in our country is estimated to be 500000 and growing by the day and wayne decided to do his bit to highlight this problem by walking from his hometown in caroline county virginia to his college in massachusetts. A boston college student is on a unique path back to campus during the pandemic.
In august 2020 he finished a 500 plus mile journey from his hometown in central virginia to his college. Its a battle he says he knows all too well.