Have you ever heard of Toms Shoes?
Check them out here.
A shoe company that donates a pair of shoes for every pair of shoes purchased.
Yep, ONE FOR ONE.
Amazing isn't it?
The company started in 2006 and in that short time, have given away over a million pairs of shoes.
Watch the video of one shoe give-away here. (get a tissue!)
They also sponsor an awareness day called, "One Day Without Shoes"
You can see that video here.
This year, I participated.
Yep, went all day without shoes.
First thought of the day.............
I need to mop. (*just sayin')
Out of the house - to the school for a PTO meeting.
I did catch a few glances at my "no-shoes" feet, but I guess everyone:
either
1) is too polite to say, "where are your shoes?"
or
2) already thinks I'm a freak
Next stop:
The Nikko hotel to pick up the items that we left in the room over the weekend.
After the boys came home from school,
I took Zion to swim team practice.
(really, it's not a stress at all to be at a pool without shoes, right?)
Overall, my day was easy.
Let's get real........ first of all, I live on a tropical island,
so going without shoes isn't that big of a deal.
But the more important things I thought about during my "Day Without Shoes"
* people who can't afford shoes, certainly can't afford cars
I didn't walk anywhere, I drove to all the places that I needed to go
* people who don't have shoes live in places without sidewalks
I didn't walk in any dangerous conditions today
from my car to the front of the school (*sidewalk)
from my car to the hotel (*pavement)
from my car to swimming lessons (*also pavement)
And because I have shoes, I could avoid things that might be uncomfortable,
until tomorrow, when I can put my shoes back on.
*people without shoes have to do everything, well, without shoes
without shoes??
HECK NO!!If you have tons of shoes, for pete's sake, don't buy more.
Recycle some.
But if you really need a new pair of shoes,
think about buying them from TOMS.
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