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TOMS launch in neiman marcus and our crew gets to play

March 1st, 2010 No Comments

This past Friday, an adorable collection of Youth TOMS launched in Neiman Marcus stores across the country. To celebrate, we brought in a ton of games to Neiman Marcus Fashion Island in Newport Beach for us the kids to play with! There were also sandboxes filled with different materials for the kids to feel what [...]

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who are we?

February 21st, 2010 3 Comments

I’ve gotten several questions since I started these intern updates regarding just what it takes to be a TOMS HQ intern.  Each time I usually respond that you must be hard working, passionate, driven, smart, and eager to learn.  But then as I thought about my fellow interns, it occurred to me that you must also be unique, silly, fun, [...]

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artist skillz from an 11 year old TOMS fan

February 11th, 2010 No Comments

One of our awesome young fans, Anna, recently sent us this drawing of her newest pair of TOMS shoes!  Not only is she generous, but she’s an artist as well Thank you guys for continuing to inspire us every day. Keep sending us your pics, letters, and drawings!!

Sending snail mail?
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TOMS and whole foods market

February 8th, 2010 1 Comment

Brad is currently responsible for TOMS Boutique sales and our relationship with Whole Foods Market and recently shared his story on the official WFM blog (we brought his story here to share with all of you!). He is passionate about social entrepreneurship, simple community based living, cooking, organic gardening, music playing (guitar, [...]

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the starting line

January 27th, 2010 2 Comments

Eleven strangers from around the country were chosen to work in one warehouse for five months.  Welcome to the life of a TOMS Spring 2010 intern.  My name is Sarah and I am one of the newest members to the TOMS family! I drove across the country all the way from Augusta, GA to begin [...]

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show us your TOMS pride!

December 18th, 2009 No Comments

The TOMS logo is a recognizable symbol of the One for One movement, and what better way to show your TOMS pride (well, other than wearing your TOMS of course) than by showing your flag? You can now upload ALL of your favorite TOMS photos on the TOMS website, and as you have seen in [...]

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still time to shop! employee holiday drawings

December 17th, 2009 No Comments

Want to see more HQ art? Check it out here.

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giving in argentina

December 15th, 2009 No Comments

Argentina is where it all began. You’ve seen the YouTube videos, the documentary, and countless photos. We LOVE Argentina.
The majority of our volunteer Shoe Drops have taken place there and I was fortunate to have been a part of one in March, 2008 with an amazing group of people. I called them our Guinea Pigs [...]

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TOMS holiday headquarters creativity continued

December 11th, 2009 No Comments

Want to see more drawings from HQ? Check them out here.

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TOMS in switzerland

December 11th, 2009 2 Comments

My family has fallen in love with the TOMS concept as well as the shoes.  My husband, daughters, nieces, nephews, sisters… we all have them.
My youngest daughter is a student at The American School in Switzerland.  Her name is Madeline and she is sophomore in high school.  She just asked her service adviser if she [...]

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