Annual Kicks for Kids event provides new shoes to more than 150 Nashua children

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

More than 150 children from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua received new shoes for the school year through the annual Kicks for Kids event.

Volunteers from Fidelity Investments helped the children pick out shoes and find the right sizes at Alec's Shoes in Nashua on Friday.

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Since 2015, the program has helped more than 1,500 kids.

“A new pair of shoes might seem like a small thing, but for our kids, it’s everything,” said Meghan Fitzgerald, senior director of advancement at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua. "We are incredibly grateful to Fidelity for consistently showing up for our youth in so many meaningful ways.”

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