Sam Sayed News Today

Texas Christian University Medical School student Sam Sayed said one of his fondest memories growing up was when his late sister, Dayna, bought him and his brother Sharif a pair of new Nike shoes. "When you put them on, you walked out of the door to go to school -- you just felt like a better person," Sayed told "GMA 3." Sam Sayed said he has always wanted to honor his sister and that moment.

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Sayed says in these kids the foundation now helps, he sees a reflection of himself and the remembers the pride he felt when he got those new shoes so long ago. "We think about learning inequities in so many ways some kids dont have resources at school, the level of education and training from the school one of the things weve overlooked is what happens before they walk out the door. And that is just having the enthusiasm and the self confidence to walk out and go to school." Sayed said. With th...