I just plopped myself down on the bed in my Venice apartment after a long day of travel. It took all day to get back from my Shoe Drop in New Orleans this past week, and this is the first moment I’ve had to really relax and reflect on a week of giving with TOMS. [...]
a volunteer perspective from the new orleans shoe drop
September 1st, 2009 1 Comment
Tags: blake mycoskie · children · giving · giving first-hand · inspiration · intern · new orleans · New Orleans Shoe Drop · schools · shoes · toms shoes · volunteer
TOMS in tepoztlan, mexico
August 6th, 2009 No Comments
“Before leaving to go live in Mexico for 6 weeks, I went on a search for a great pair of shoes to bring with me, trying to pack as light as possible and only bring a couple of pairs of shoes with me. I friend of mine told me about TOMS and I researched trying [...]
Tags: chicago · climbing · friend of TOMS · light · Mexico · mountain · one for one · shoes · toms · toms shoes · travel
trust us… he wants a pair of stitchouts.
June 11th, 2009 1 Comment
Fathers Day comes at a great time of year. Summer is almost here and we feel thankful for the longer days, for the extra time. We at TOMS like to use this time to spend with our families, whatever family means to you. To some, your father may be the may be your best friend- [...]
Tags: canvas shoes · Dad · Father's Day · Father's Day gifts · gifts for dad · perfect gift · shoes · stitchout · toms shoes · vegan gifts · vegan shoes
happy birthday, TOMS – 3 years today!
May 5th, 2009 No Comments
Over the past three years year, TOMS has given close to 150,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world thanks to our caring customers. Because of you, we have been able to bring attention to the need for shoes to over 4% of the world’s population.
Since Ben Katz first purchased TOMS on [...]
Tags: birthday · birthday cake · change the world · ethiopia · facebook · first customer · get involved · giving · myspace · Shoe Drop · shoes · three · three years · timeline · toms shoes · volunteer · voluntourism · youtube
new orleans shoe drop: a volunteer experience
April 30th, 2009 1 Comment
Hi! I’m Ana Maria, and I work on the giving side of TOMS. The best part of my job is traveling to new destinations and hand placing shoes on children’s feet with other passionate volunteers.
Students in New Orleans, LA were fitted with their own pair of new TOMS shoes this past week. They put marker [...]
Tags: get involved · giving · guest blogger · new orleans · shoes · volunteer · volunteering
TOMS in high places
April 15th, 2009 2 Comments
Hi,
Here are two pics of me at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro (19,340 feet) with the TOMS flag. We went to Tanzania for our honeymoon in January. I had my orange suede TOMS with me for most of the trip. I love your message / your company / your shoes!
Thanks,
Julia
Tags: mt. kilimanjaro · shoes · The Giving Side · toms flag · travel
