At Pluckers enjoying some wings with the Invisible Children volunteers (aka my friends from San Antonio)

Oh, my! What a ride it has been so far for the Midwest/TX team! We started out with out first event in Austin at the Austin Loves Africa Fest. I was excited to see that some of the volunteers for Invisible Children happened to be some of my friends from San Antonio. Even better, a lot of the people who came out were sporting TOMS! The fest was a two part event. First, at Ruta Maya coffee house then later that night at Emo’ s. It was nice to see so many young people come out and show their support! We also had a moment to share a slice of chocolate fudge pie and try some Dr. Pepper flavored wings with the IC volunteers at Pluckers. The wings were definitely a first for us.

I have to say I fell in love with our UT Pan American Rep Katie from the moment we walked in to her beautiful home! Let’s talk about how her mom fed us 14oz steaks with green beans and potatoes after a long drive to Mission, TX. lol umm…pretty much amazing everyone..no joke! Tia and I were on cloud nine. It didn’t even end there, dessert was absolutely fabulous. Props to all the awesome shoes at our first official SYS party. I particularly loved the ones below that Katie’s roommate Angela designed. The strawberries are the cutest touch!

Angela’s amazing TOMS! It’s all LOVE!

We look forward to seeing the cool shoes that our TOMS lovers share with us on this journey that we are blessed to be a part of. I think the best part for me is introducing a person to TOMS and seeing their canvas shoes become something personal. Much love from Texas!

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