Gordon Wayne Boston College Abc News
On august 28 wayne walked onto the boston college campus passing fellow students and their families busy moving into the residence halls.
Gordon wayne boston college abc news. In an effort to recognize an estimated 500000 americans affected by homelessness wayne decided to walk from his hometown in caroline county virginia to his college in massachusetts. 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. Students are back on campus at boston college but for one student the trip to campus took a lot longer than most.
August 28 2020 621 pm. In august wayne began his trek and walked close to. He is currently on a 500 plus mile journey from his hometown in central virginia to his.
Over the summer wayne found out he had been accepted to his dream school boston college on full scholarship. When wayne arrived at boston college late friday after his 550 mile journey they had a reception with a police escort and everything the surprised trekker said on saturday. Boston college sophomore gordon wayne walked 500 miles from his hometown in central virginia to boston to raise funds and awareness about homelessness.
After a 16 day journey wayne marched through the boston college stadium. To get there and to help others who are enduring similar hardship wayne walked the entire 500 plus miles from virginia. Gordon wayne is walking from caroline county to boston college where he has a full scholarship to raise funds to end homelessness.
Boston a virginia teenager and one of boston colleges newest students just finished a 550 mile walk from caroline country virginia to newton. Boston college wayne shared with world news tonight now on campus wayne said that hes finally home. He battled homelessness while attending germanna community college where his outstanding grades earned him a scholarship to the prestigious ivy league university in chestnut hill mass.
Over the summer wayne found out he had been accepted to his dream school boston college on full scholarship. Gordon wayne an incoming transfer student at boston college was legally declared homeless for over a year. Along with his journey wayne started a gofundme page that has since raised more than 100000 for the national alliance to end homelessness.
For the first time in 14 months he was home. He told world news tonight that he hopes others will have that same chance. In august wayne began his trek and walked close to.
The young man was once homeless himself. Id like to welcome you to the most beautiful campus in the universe. In an effort to recognize an estimated 500000 americans affected by homelessness wayne decided to walk from his hometown in caroline county virginia to his college in massachusetts.