Tom Shoes, a business in California, started A Day Without Shoeswhich is a one day event every year.
A Day Without Shoes was started to help raise awareness of kids who don't have shoes or have access to shoes. The act encouraged by Tom Shoes for participants is to do just that – go a day, or even 10 minutes, without shoes – it won't take quick cash, and it is a simple act.
Toms Shoes raises awareness
Tom Shoes is based in Southern California and was founded in conjunction with a a non-profit organization.
Every pair of shoes Tom Shoes sells, they’ll give a pair to a child who needs it – giving guaranteed loans of opportunity for just the small price of a pair of shoes. Called one-for-one, this Toms Shoes program has given over 600,000 pairs of shoes to needy children since they were founded in Might of 2006.
A Day Without Shoes in 2010
"Bare Your Sole" is what A Day Without Shoes is asking people that usually wear shoes in America to do. In developing countries, most kids end up without shoes and growing up barefoot.
If they didn't have shoes, children would suffer cuts, scrapes, infections, and a condition called Podoconiosis. Without shoes, kids are also often not allowed to attend school.
How will I be able to involve myself with A Day Without Shoes?
It is simple to get involved in a day without shoes. Start by making yourself go barefoot today. If you’ve to walk to work, or just at your desk or in class, go without shoes.
See just what it is like to walk down the freezing cold sidewalk without protection on your feet. Get the experience of life without shoes. If you want to get really involved then you can register your shoelessness at www.onedaywithoutshoes.com. If on twitter, the hashtag #hardwithoutshoes is exactly what they’re using to track what life without shoes is like.
@TOMSshoes is also posting throughout the day. Different areas of the country should be posting Facebook groups for those joining in on the One Day Without Shoes.
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