Steven Muir of Heeling Soles Will Be Honored At Upcoming 8K Walk-A-Thon At Wantagh Park

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The 3rd Annual "Walking Towards A Brighter Future" 8K Walk-A-Thon will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Wantagh Park.

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Steven Muir.

Wantagh, NY - June 13, 2016 - Mr. Steven Muir,  President and Co-Founder of  Heeling Soles, Inc, a 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit Organization, will be  honored at the 3rd Annual "Walking Toward A  Brighter Future" 8K Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, June 25th at Wantagh Park.

Mr. Muir, also known as "DJ Steve Austin", has a heart for the communities he serves through his organization, Heeling Soles, Inc. The organization, which has offices in London, England and in Uniondale, Long Island, donates gently used and new shoes and sneakers to no-income  and low income families.  They recently had a successful community event out at Uniondale Park, along with Legislature Kevan Abrahams and Glory House Incorporated, headed by Mrs.  Terenna Williams, on June 11th. The theme of the event was entitled, "ComeInUnity."

Muir  states, "It's always a pleasure and a blessing doing something bigger than ourselves, giving back and working to better the community."

The Dollicia F. Holloway Memorial Foundation, Inc, through their youth initiative, The H.I.P. H.O.P. Movement Community Enrichment & Economic Development Program, will be hosting their 3rd Annual "Walking Towards A Brighter Future" 8K Walk-A-Thon at Wantagh Park on Saturday, June 25, 2016. The walk will start promptly at 9:30AM.

This years recipients of the 2016 H.I.P. H.O.P. Movement Gold Merit Award for Community Service will be graduates, Gregory Allen II and Byron Rudolph. Both are scheduled to graduate in June. Allen, a Senior  from Holy Trinity Diocesan High School of Hicksville, will be attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice this fall and Rudolph, a Senior from Paul D. Schreiber High School of Port Washington, will be attending Buffalo State University.

The award was created to allow the students community, along with various corporate sponsors to engage and become stakeholders in the educational future of these college bound High School seniors, with assisting them to raise an unlimited amount of funds to offset college expense and to recognize them for their commitment to education and community service.

The award will also allow each recipient the opportunity of coming back to their alma maters and enable, equip, encourage and empower students to take part in their educational future and their commitment to their communities. One of the goals of the Hip Hop Movement is to keep education at the forefront of all they do and to teach kids to become financial fit, economically empowered, as well as  mission minded and motivated.

The Dollicia F. Holloway Memorial Foundation, Inc. are pleased to recognize the great work of other community leaders along with a pioneer of the Hip Hop Community. Along with Mr. Muir, the recipients of the 2016 Hip Hop Movement Community Service Award and Certificates of Recognition for their contribution to education, economic empowerment and youth mentoring are Mrs. La'Shawn Allen-Muhammad, Brooklyn Director, The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Wayne Devonish, President/Founder, 500 Men Making A Difference and Hip Hop Legend, Parish Smith of EPMD.

To register for the "Walking Towards A Brighter Future" 8K Walk-A-Thon, you can visit here  or here.  Corporate Sponsorships, Vendors and Volunteer opportunities are available.

The Dollicia F. Holloway Memorial Foundation, Inc, is a IRS certified 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit Educational Organization. The mission of the Foundation is to be committed to serving men, women and  children by bringing awareness to the community and providing informational, educational and financial resources to survivors of Domestic Violence, hearing impaired adults and the youth oto empower, encourage and equip so they may overcome and obtain a better quality of life.

The mission of the H.I.P. H.O.P. Movement Community Enrichment and Economic Development Program is giving  assistance to distinguishing  our youth from other groups; to contribute assistance towards their promotion in the community;to help them flourish physically and to grow strong financially. "The H.I.P. H.O.P. Movement" will also pay public respect to individuals already implied, who have the capacity to develop something useful, leading towards their future success."

For further informaion about the 8K Walk-A-Thon, please send your email here