One Day Without Shoes

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!

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!

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/.

Folsom Lake College Summer and Fall 2009 Class Schedules Now Available Online; Registration Begins Soon

Just heard from my buddy, Scott Crow, over at Folsom Lake College about the Summer and Fall 2009 class schedules -- some interesting new class offerings!


He also mentioned that because of heavy demand for some classes, the college is encouraging the community to register as early as possible.


Here's some useful information for you:


Folsom Lake College’s Summer and Fall 2009 class schedules are now available online at the college’s website at http://www.flc.losrios.edu/, with information updated regularly. The schedules feature all of the classes offered by Folsom Lake College – including courses offered at its El Dorado and Rancho Cordova Centers – from June-December 2009.

Folsom Lake College offers a variety of new classes in Summer and Fall, including:

• Administration of Justice 310, Forensic Photography


• Art 294, Drawing with Pastels


• Business Technology 120, Skills for Today’s Office, and Business Technology 299, Next Skills


• Early Childhood Education 363, Music and Movement with Young Children


• Environmental Technology 356, Wastewater Operations and Maintenance I, and Environmental Technology 358, Water Treatment Operation and Maintenance I


• Fire Technology 303, Building Construction for Fire Protection


• Management 315, Government Relations and Policy Development


• Nutrition 307, Nutrition for Fitness


• Photography, the Pacific Coast Landscape


• Physical Education Theory 416, Sport and Fitness Psychology: Motivational Strategies for Behavioral Change.

Several of these classes are part of exciting new Career Technical Education degree and certificate programs at Folsom Lake College.

Most Summer 2009 classes begin June 8; most Fall 2009 classes begin August 24-28. New and returning students can submit their application now, with priority registration beginning in late April; open enrollment starts May 25.

Interested students are encouraged to register at the earliest possible opportunity, as popular classes fill quickly. For registration information, visit http://www.flc.losrios.edu/ or call 916-608-6500 (the main Folsom campus), 530-642-5644 (the El Dorado Center in Placerville), or 916-255-0717 (the Rancho Cordova Center).