Remember how every month I you we give to a different organization or ministry? I take a portion of the money I make via ads, campaigns and sponsored posts and then highlight a cool organization or ministry and give them a gift each month. I love it because it shows YOU some cool places to plant your money AND I get to give. Which honestly, makes me happy!
Today I was actually reading the blogs in my feedreader. I haven’t done this in months. I just see that it gets up to like 1000+ unread messages and mark ALL AS READ. And I hate doing that. I miss out on a bunch of good stuff. Anywhoo. Today I was determined to read through every single post in my reader. (And I did!) The one post that stuck out to me was on the Compassion Blog about TOMS One Day Without Shoes.
You know about TOMS Shoes right? It’s an organization that provides shoes for kids in impoverished countries. And they also sell shoes to rich Americans (that’s me and you). And when YOU buy one pair of shoes, Tom’s donates a pair of shoes to a child in another country.
Why shoes? Well, according to their website, kids can get diseases from not wearing shoes! In fact, there are many soil-transmitted diseases that can penetrate the skin through feet! Can you imagine? Not to mention the kids that are unable to go to school because they are barefoot!
To help promote TOMS Shoes, their mission and the plight of poverty-stricken kids around the world today (Tuesday, April 5) is TOMS annual ONE DAY WITHOUT SHOES. All you gotta do is not wear shoes. (Or wear your TOMS, of course.) And when someone asks why you are barefoot you can tell them! Isn’t that fun? {You can even upload pics of your shoeless day and get a big group together and have a barefoot event!}
So. Today the kids and I are going without shoes. And I’m asking you to do the same! In fact, to encourage you, I’m going to share some TOMS Shoes & info AND give you the chance to win a $50 giftcard to TOMS. Then you’ll be able to wear your TOMS Shoes
AND give a pair of shoes to a child in need!
THE TOP TEN REASONS YOU SHOULD JOIN TOMS SHOES’ ONE DAY WITHOUT SHOES TODAY
1. TOMS Shoes and Compassion International partner to give shoes to kids in Ethiopia and the Philippines.
2. Stickers & Stencils
Toms has printable stickers and stencils to help you get the word out! HOW FUN IS THAT?!
3. Pink Women’s Glitters {seriously, how awesome are those?}
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5. Women’s Classic Black Canvas {you know what? I think I’m gonna get these.}
6. Tiny Toms {oooh, I want to get those for Asa!}
7. One Day Without Shoes App {that should make your social media heart just flutter with joy!}
8. Women’s Ash Wrap Boots {oh, baby!}
9. #WithoutShoes {follow the action on twitter!}
10. Ready to win this $50 giftcard to TOMS Shoes?
Just do any of the following & leave a comment for each:
1. Leave a comment. How many pairs of shoes do YOU own? (I have 21 counting my slippers & random bridesmaid shoes.)
2. Tweet it. I just entered to win a $50 giftcard to @TomsShoes because @oohamanda is going #WithoutShoes today! http://bit.ly/ohShoes
3. Share this on Facebook. It’s easy—just click LIKE below. You can even add a comment!
4. Go without shoes today! Contest closed.
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Link up your Top Ten list and join in the Top Ten {Tuesday} fun! All you have to do is WRITE a top ten list, PASTE it below, LINK back to me in your post & then start LOVIN’ on the rest of the participants with facebook likes, stumbles, comments and tweets! For better and more succinct guidelines see my Top Ten {Tuesday} page!
I have around 17 pairs of flip flops/sandals/shoes/boots – possibly more. 🙂 When I was young, I went on a missions trip where we gathered hundreds of donated shoes and brought them to Mexico to give shoes to the kids there who live in a dump & run around barefoot where they could easily get cuts from broken glass or any of the other garbage there. Those kids were soooo excited to get their shoes – it was awesome!
I liked this one FB!
I tweeted it!
Um, not sure I want to admit how many shoes I own! With flip flops, at least 30! Yikes! And I still want a few pairs of TOMS because I LOVE them!
Tweeted from @homewiththeboys!
Share on Facebook too!
And just call me the shoeless wonder today!
I have about 15 pairs of shoes.
I tweeted about your giveaway.
And since my twitter account updates my Fb page, then I shared on FB too.
I have about 20 pairs of shoes.
I have at least 50 pairs of shoes! including #5 in your list above! the classic black TOMS go with everything – love them!
I posted to twitter 🙂
I have about 25 pairs of shoes. One pair of toms that I wear the most!
Lovely Little Rants
not wearing shoes today!
Lovely Little Rants
Tweeted!
Lovely Little Rants
I just tweeted! @lostinroses
I have 10 pairs of shoes… I didn’t even know I had that many. It almost seems ridiculous when I count them up… why do I need 10 pairs of shoes?
Thank you for support TOMS shoes and giving to kids who have NO shoes. What a great organization!
I tweeted about this post and giveaway here:
http://twitter.com/Keep_Tha_Faith/statuses/55351376678617088
I linked up! http://dwell-swell.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-10-tuesday-im-not-who-i-was.html
I don’t have very many because my size is hard to find. I only have 3 pair that I normally wear..I have a few others but rarely ever wear them.
ljatwood at gmail dot com
I own 8 pairs of shoes.
I share’d (LIKE) on Facebook. Mia Dentice
I’m without shoes today (& so is my son!)
tweeted
http://twitter.com/ljatwood/status/55357408423313408
ljatwood at gmail dot com
i own about 20 pairs of shoes. 10 of those being TOMS 🙂
I tweeted the above (& RT your tweets & others) charliesmom2006
Amanda- What a great give-away! My husband wears his TOMS all the time in the summer. I own around 15 pairs of shoes, but when you take out ones that don’t fit my “now that I’ve had 3 children” foot, I could say there are only about 8 pairs that fit and I wear regularly.
Well, I commented late last night, but I cam back to say that I have gone without shoes all day today 🙂
i have 23 prs. no toms.
I liked your post on Facebook!
What a great organization! My brother-in-law introduced me to them a year or so ago, but I didn’t realize they did this day without shoes.
I probably have about 15 pairs of shoes, but I’m going to donate some during spring cleaning this week.
Gosh, I don’t even know how many pairs of shoes I own. 40, I bet. That’s a little embarrassing. Who needs 40 pairs of shoes?! I do own a pair of Toms, and I love them, mostly because I love the mission of the company.
I have about 12 pair of shoes
Just tweeted