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Arizonian helps African kids in a unique way

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    Austin Gutwein shares his message to use basektball to raise money for orphans in Zambia

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Out this amazing.

Claws out of Arizona.

Boston -- I would ask you to pronounce her last name for me.

It's and you wind to wind CI it's a good thing that I didn't even attempt that absent -- -- Joins me now and he's telling me -- you're -- from Arizona and you're helping kids in Africa.

In a very unique way.

Once you tell me how.

Absolutely I have not continued to start organization called -- the -- -- -- so was actually the world's largest free -- marathon and what we do is we.

I shoot free -- just like walked on to help raise money for kids.

Orphaned by -- and we -- -- understand what we raise actually over those kids an apt get to build different projects like schools.

And medical clinics all traffic had to really help -- of -- -- over there.

You're just nine years old right when you.

When you saw some images that sort of resonated with you and what what what did you see and what did you think that that lead you where you are today.

Right you have well I was nine actually just saw this video talking about this little girl over and -- -- the -- to parents -- aids and -- as a nine year old you don't you don't know -- is but you just know that you just grow over there that doesn't have a parents.

I really impacted me that affected me and anyone -- -- him down that's I think now what.

-- and beyond without my parents and realizing that they were over fifteen million kids over there have been orphaned because -- -- many really wanna go out there and do something about it.

So it and tell me about your events and and and and we have -- one where we have a picture of of an event in 2007.

I believe.

In hopes of hope is the events that you hold how often do you hold this event and what goes on exactly here.

Yet -- of hope events are held actually all across the world now we have about point seven different countries and we've had about 40000 people participate with us annually.

And let's -- is -- -- events are held everywhere what happens is.

It's pretty chaotic is a lot of fun you know it's just people going on shooting free present and I wish you on the Stoops is representing kids have been orphaned due to aids -- raising mind to do that as well -- I.

I started so -- -- -- you know may be I wanna deal Iran or -- and I realize I'm not really get our running out all.

And so that's by decided she -- and said so little money come from.

And Mike comes from we go out we asked different people -- black president -- on the last -- friends or family grandparents to donate towards the cause.

And -- like it's a hundred -- so what we rate actually goes over to the projects in Africa OK and so how can people help that are watching right now.

-- did you -- and helping I'd encourage you to go on the groups that spoke out worried and you can check it out there to -- -- -- to host and that we absolutely love new people.

Every time game that game involved in the passion and going on -- event.

Have you bit Susan Elliott Bryan chance.

Yes that had a chance to go over five times now -- and when was your first time.

At first I was I was thirteen years old and -- Eighteen wow and instant Tony that first time that you -- over there what what did you take from that.

-- -- a lot being -- I mean Africa is one of those places that.

There you go overeating can't come back the same person and that's why I love every -- time and good for me I think that one of the biggest things our Lacey act map because just.

Is it joint -- looking guy I wanted to see is just -- -- of the people over in Africa and had absolutely nothing but yet.

These habits and you -- they they're so happy and.

I love and you know it it kind gets me thinking alive you know we're -- a little about my new -- -- coming out to -- Really what's awesome is just thinking about how.

In our country might be going -- hard time right now but when you go to after you see people about nothing and realize how blessed we are here with that comes just this responsibility wanna go out and do something.

Live to give is your book can you say it comes out tomorrow.

What more can we learn when we read this book.

Yet live to get I I encourage everybody to go online and pick it up right now wife Nora at Amazon and -- How did your house than a few days is often that a lot of love that which -- is -- were really just encouraging the reader.

I really believe that everybody has this unique send gifts and talents and that we can use those to make a difference and make an impact in the world that's why really get to dive into a -- to get.

Killing purging everybody whether you're a kid teen or a -- To realize that you can't make a difference with whoever you can get through that I realize that for me allows -- young I want to be this superstar NBA Dassault Larry.

And it and that's really not my gifts and talents but not my -- and house's encouraging others and I really believe that everybody has that special send gifts and talents and that we use those to make a difference we can change the world.

That's really awesome that you used that gift and you know you don't always have to make a ton of money and become an NBA star you could make a ton of money in another way and help a great cause and what you're doing better than becoming an NBA star so.

Good good -- -- and you and also just tell us on Twitter you're also on Twitter it's.

What is it on Twitter -- of hope it's at -- of hope is your Twitter handle right.

At -- vote yes -- altitude my personal queries out off some new line as well okay all right Austin thank you very much for joining us and good luck to you.

Some think he's so much -- -- -- a day.

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