TOMS started as a simple project that set out to help get a group of kids in Argentina get new pairs of shoes in 2006. As a business man, all Blake Mycoskie he knew to do was start a company to help because he did not have the resources to start a charity. Thus was born the One for One™ promise, and a global movement. For every pair of TOMS shoes they sell, one pair of shoes goes to a child in need. The concept of One for One™ has become a powerful way to meet a basic need worldwide. Surrounded by extreme poverty Blake knew that TOMS could be used for unmet needs beyond shoes. Thus TOMS Eyewear was born and I have a feeling TOMS is already working on their next way to help.
TOMS is about providing shoes for Tomorrow. More than one million pairs of shoes have been given to children worldwide through this program. The needy children are in places as diverse as Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, South Africa and the United States of America. TOMS Shoes sold 10,000 pairs of shoes and Blake returned to Argentina later that year with family and friends and gave back to the children who had first inspired him. Remember that you can save money by using TOMS Shoes Coupons and finding TOMS Coupon Code 2011.
TOMS Shoes 2011 giving partners work around the globe in health, education, and holistic services for children. Charity with TOMS Shoes have aligned themselves to make a difference. Below are typical descriptions of organizations TOMS partners with:
• TOMS is very excited to announce the Seva Foundation as their first Sight Giving Partner. Seva (which means “service” in Sanskrit) has been implementing sustainable blindness prevention and sight restoration programs for over 30 years. Seva programs and partners have helped nearly 3 million people in resource-poor communities around the world to see again. By supporting Seva’s initiatives, we are able to give even more people access to critically needed eye care.
• A health and education organization in Guatemala, working with hundreds of thousands of kids at risk for soil-transmitted diseases
• Podo treatment programs in Ethiopia, where children of podo patients are at high risk for developing the disease themselves
• An organization working in Zimbabwe, providing shoes to children so they can make the long walk to school every day
• A non-profit working in Rwanda, in a district with more than 100,000 genocide orphans
• A health organization in Haiti, where children are at risk of disease and infection if they don’t have shoes
• One Day Without Shoes is a project started to raise awareness of the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life.
TOMS offers Shoes, Clothing and Eyewear for the whole family. TOMS Sunglass and Clothing as only available for Men and Women. For children there are many canvas styles in many different styles. A more recent addition has been gift cards, jewelry and a new summer collection. TOMS also works with artists including Tyler Ramsey and Gabriel Lacktman as featured artists who are out to make an impact in this world.
