The teen who gave away 21,600 pairs of shoes and set a record: ‘I’m doing this because it makes me feel good’

Augustus Holm helped organize a San Diego footwear drive that earned a Guinness World Record - and it started from an idea he had when he was 13

Some 18-year-olds who take time off from their studies after graduating high school head off to travel, learn a new language or gain employment. Augustus Holm gathered some friends, gave away more than 21,600 pairs of shoes to families in need and set a world record that he hopes lends even more credibility to his future philanthropic efforts.

The 7 December footwear drive that Holm had a major hand in organizing in his home town of San Diego clinched the Guinness World Records mark for largest donation of shoes in 24 hours. But the story neither starts nor ends there, he said in a recent interview.