April 13, 2009

Go Barefoot for TOMS on April 16

It didn’t take much to turn us into TOMS converts. Now the ultra-ethical company is spreading the word about its mission by encouraging people to go barefoot on Thursday to raise awareness of what it’s like to go without shoes.

For every pair of shoes you buy from TOMS, the company donates a pair to a child in need. To date, 130,000 pairs have been donated worldwide.

Of course, if walking around your office without shoes would have your bosses frowning, keep your job and support the TOMS mission by ordering some of their easy and comfortable canvas slip-ons (to wear on the weekends, of course!).

1 Comment | Filed under: In your closet | Tags: activism, campaigns, charity collaborations, designers | M.J. Prest @ 2:36 pm

1. [...] Like to walk barefoot in the sand? Tomorrow you’ll have real reason to — assuming you live somewhere relatively close to a beach. TOMS shoes, the eco-ethical shoe company that donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair of shoes bought, wants you to kick off your shoes for One Day Without Shoes to raise awareness about the fact that many children don’t have shoes necessary to get to school. (via Ethical Style) [...]

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