This blog is a little late, but...Last Thursday our managing editor Jenn Talley spent the day shoeless...on purpose. Here's why:
"TOMS Shoes, a company "One for One" as their motto, named April 16 "One Day Without Shoes." TOMS began in 2006, after its founder Blake Mycoskie, an avid traveler, visited Argentina and encountered countless children without shoes to protect their feet. He created TOMS with the premise of donating one pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair purchased. To date, TOMS has given over 140,000 shoes to children in developing nations.
Like many other women, I love my boots, wedges and stilettos, but I also enjoy a good pair of comfy flats...and buying and wearing TOMS are directly helping a child in need! And they have some great new prints out for spring. Talk about retail therapy that is genuinely good for the sole!
Like many other women, I love my boots, wedges and stilettos, but I also enjoy a good pair of comfy flats...and buying and wearing TOMS are directly helping a child in need! And they have some great new prints out for spring. Talk about retail therapy that is genuinely good for the sole!
This morning, I entered my favorite coffee shop and greeted my barista in the usual manner, and his response to me was more puzzling than usual. He inquired about my bare feet and I had the opportunity to share my passion, for shopping and helping, with him.
I then drove to work and took a seat on the stability ball that serves as my chair. Here at Style Media Group, I let my co-workers in on my mission to raise awareness about the numerous shoeless children around the world that, consequently, suffer injuries and infection, or are unable to attend school to get an education.
Participating in One Day Without Shoes, my eyes have been opened to the fact that I have so much, too much. The bottoms of my feet are evidence that pavement is cold and dirty, and even tiny rocks are painful. Tomorrow, I will open my armoire and choose one of the near-hundred pair of shoes I own to wear to work.
Millions of children are without shoes, and although my role was small, I hope that I was able to give just one person a glimpse of the need that so many little feet have."
Way to go Jenn!
Participating in One Day Without Shoes, my eyes have been opened to the fact that I have so much, too much. The bottoms of my feet are evidence that pavement is cold and dirty, and even tiny rocks are painful. Tomorrow, I will open my armoire and choose one of the near-hundred pair of shoes I own to wear to work.
Millions of children are without shoes, and although my role was small, I hope that I was able to give just one person a glimpse of the need that so many little feet have."
Way to go Jenn!
If you'd like to find out more about One Day Without Shoes or TOMS Shoes, please visit their Web site: http://www.tomsshoes.com/.
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