TAYLOR, Texas - A Central Texas man who has helped provide hundreds of pairs of shoes to children in need is continuing his annual back-to-school mission despite undergoing cancer treatment.

What we know: Marcus Reese is the creator of the Best Foot Forward initiative and has provided more than 650 pairs of shoes to children over the past several years.

Reese launched the initiative after witnessing a young girl ask her father for a new pair of shoes at a store.