The past 30 days have been a whirl-wind. In addition to the expected Holiday rush that commences after Thanksgiving, things were particularly busy at the TOMS HQ.
30,000 pairs of shoes in 30 days…. can we do it?!
Christmas has now snuck up on us, and the 30 day deadline we set for ourselves has ended. And [...]
Entries from December 2008
did we reach our goal?!
December 24th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: 30k in 30 days · Chief Shoe Giver · ethiopia · happy holidays · holiday gift ideas · toms shoes · WOW
To kick off ‘09…
December 23rd, 2008 No Comments
For the second year in a row, I’ll be starting my new year in Argentina on a Shoe Drop with family and friends. We will be headed to Misiones- the same region of the first Shoe Drop where we gave the first 10,000 pairs of shoes in 2006. Argentina is always such an energizing place [...]
Tags: argentina · Chief Shoe Giver · Shoe Drop · shoe drop dates · The Giving Side · toms shoes
shoe moments in 2008
December 22nd, 2008 No Comments
Today, Footwear News posted some of the biggest moments in footwear for ‘08:
1. The shoe heard ’round the world: On Dec. 14, the quickfooted prez dodged two size-10 men’s dress shoes thrown by Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi at a press conference…
2. Project stumbleway: During Milan Fashion Week last September, models were falling for — and [...]
Tags: 2008 · footwear news · shoe moments · usa shoe drop · Vagabonds · wrap boot
its all love
December 19th, 2008 No Comments
Thursday was the last day for our Fall 2008 interns. We are absolutely confident in saying this group ROCKED it, and worked harder than we could’ve imagined. In appreciation for all the laughs, completed projects, support, fun times, hard times, baked goods, videos, pictures, and hugs… the Vagabonds put on a sweet little party to [...]
Tags: fall 2008 · hammer · intern · party · rhonda · suzy · Vagabonds
contest winner
December 19th, 2008 No Comments
We ran a quick contest on our Facebook page, asking fans to tell us why they love TOMS. Jordan from Oklahoma State had our favorite response, and in return we will be sending him a TOMS hoodie!
Jordan (Oklahoma State) wrote
at 4:51pm on December 15th, 2008
I love TOMS because it is a daily reminder. It is [...]
Tags: contest · facebook · winner
and in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make
December 18th, 2008 1 Comment
last Thursday night, our tour ended.
It was sudden and it was a long time coming.
The sun was setting and all of the students had gone. We were packing the van as we had done so many days and nights and afternoons and evenings before and suddenly, we knew it was over. With Joe Purdy ‘Make [...]
shoes + christmas in history
December 18th, 2008 No Comments
Whats better than getting shoes for Christmas? How about getting gifts IN your shoes! Traditional celebrations of Saint Nicholas Day in Northern Europe include gifts left in children’s shoes (the origin of our American Christmas stockings). Good children receive treats, candies, cookies, apples and nuts, while naughty children receive [...]
Tags: christmas traditions · presents · shoe history · st. nicholas · stockings
put your running shoes on
December 17th, 2008 No Comments
As we revved up for the Holiday season, Blake (founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes) proposed a huge goal: “Lets reach 30,000 pairs of shoes in 30 days, to allow us to GIVE 30,000 pairs of shoes to children in Ethiopia.” After he announced the news, we all scurried back to our desks [...]
Tags: 30k in 30 days · blog · facebook · help · myspace · twitter
thanksgiving memories
December 16th, 2008 No Comments
Watch Kelsey and Laura as they drive through the snow, drink soda in ‘Sota, and spend Thanksgiving on the road.
Tags: TX/Midwest Vagabond · v-log
from a friend of TOMS
December 15th, 2008 No Comments
Greetings Toms folk!
i don’t really know where/who i send this to.. but i just wanted to share
with you all a photo i took of my friend’s and my favorite toms design.
photography’s my favorite thing, and i love taking photos of what inspires
me. and in this case, it’s toms. so i’m sending you my photo.. i [...]
Tags: The Giving Side
