A mile in their shoes

Ta Leia Thomas, aka "Ace," works at Brooklyn Center Liquor store. 

While working her usual shift earlier this month, Ace noticed a man outside digging through the trash to make makeshift shoes out of cardboard boxes. 

• Without a second thought, the employee took her favorite purple Retro Jordans off her feet and immediately gave them to the man. She worked the rest of her shift in socks.

👟 Paying it forward.. While she was bummed to lose her favorite pair of sneakers, Ace said it was an easy decision for her.

• "I was always taught to help others," she shared. "You never know what their problem is, or what they are going through."
• Days later, Ace's manager and the rest of the employees chipped-in to give her the money for a new pair.