'Really did give me hope': Vivint Arena hosts homeless for Thanksgiving dinner

SALT LAKE CITY — Even as he was receiving a helping hand in the form of free Thanksgiving dinner and winter clothing, Jay Kona was thinking of how to pay that kindness forward.
Kona said his friend has been without adequate footwear, and it has been making his feet hurt. So when Kona laid eyes upon the more than 1,100 pairs of new shoes being given away to Salt Lake City's homeless at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Monday, he immediately snatched up a pair not for himself, but for his buddy.
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