In October, Blake agreed to let 9 of us (that’s a lot of employees for a small company!) leave Santa Monica for more than a week to hand place shoes and pass out skateboards on the TOMS + Element Shoe + Board Drop in Durban, South Africa.
After your first year at TOMS, you’re given the [...]

Its been over a month since 10 of us HQ employees were on the other side of the world, on our hands and knees giving shoes to children. Six weeks ago we woke up every morning with a feeling of uneasy excitement: unsure of what the day ahead would hold, unsure of how we would [...]

If you thought writing your essay submission for the TOMS + Element Shoe Drop sweepstakes was tough, imagine the pressure we have faced over the past weeks combing through amazing entry after amazing entry… after amazing entry. If there was any way we could swing taking 1,200 people on the Shoe + Board Drop in [...]

Chad Muska thinks you should join TOMS + Element in South Africa.

Win a spot on the TOMS + Element Shoe + Board Drop this October! Deadline is August 15th, so sharpen your writing skills and submit your essay today!
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All summer long, TOMS + Element have been running a contest that will ultimately provide 2 individuals the opportunity to embark on a unique and inspiring adventure: the Shoe + Board Drop in Durban, South Africa. The contest, open to US residents 18+, requires entrants to submit an essay or video that expresses their desire [...]

This past February, TOMS announced an exciting collaboration with Element Skateboards. In addition to 5 limited edition TOMS + Element shoes, the two companies teamed up to create a One for One skateboard. With every pair of shoes purchased, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. As part of [...]