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a volunteer perspective from the new orleans shoe drop

September 1st, 2009 1 Comment

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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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- [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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

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