Pupils at a West Croydon primary got a huge surprise when they were visited by YouTuber Miniminter with a delivery of new trainers for each of them – ensuring that they all have proper footwear to wear this winter.
Christmas presents: pupils at Chestnut Park Primary show their delight at their new shoes
Miniminter, who is part of KSI’s group of content creators and has over 10million followers, and his charity M7Education partnered with the GLF Schools Foundation and retailer Kick Game to deliver an unforgettable surprise to Year 6 pupils at Chestnut Park Primary School and the school’s rap club members.
Every pupil in these groups received a new pair of trainers as part of this heartwarming initiative spearheaded by Miniminter as part of a promotional campaign with Kick Game.
Captured in a special YouTube video, the reactions were priceless as they unwrapped their trainers in front of Miniminter – real name Simon Minter.
The visit to the Croydon school happened just before Christmas. “The generosity of Kick Game and Simon Minter was such a wonderful end to our term,” said Rachel Jacob, Chestnut Park’s executive headteacher.
“The children were were overwhelmed by the kindness shown to them.”
Sidemen: Miniminter with some of the re-shod pupils at the Croydon primary school
Miniminter is one of a collective of YouTubers called The Sidemen who formed a decade ago, after bonding on an online platform for fans of video game Grand Theft Auto.
Miniminter’s journey into content creation began after he left university when tuition fees rocketed and he went to work in a warehouse, before being taken on by his old school friend, KSI (real name Olajide JJ Olatunji), to run his clothing line.
At the same time, he began creating his own YouTube content, primarily videos about FIFA and football more generally, while also recreating famous Vine clips.
Since then he has amassed more than 10.4million subscribers.
The Sidemen is made up of KSI, Simon, Joshua Bradley (known online as Zerkaa), Tobi Brown (or TBJZL), Ethan Payne (Behzinga), Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123) and Harry Lewis (W2S).
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Good move but I’m guessing Miniminter got all the shoes free as part of his influencing activities. And – are they school uniform?