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One Day Without Shoes: Top Ten {Tuesday}

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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.

toms 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 shoes

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?}

Pink Women's Glitters

4.

5. Women’s Classic Black Canvas {you know what? I think I’m gonna get these.}

TOMS Shoes Black Women's Canvas Classics

6. Tiny Toms {oooh, I want to get those for Asa!}

Tiny TOMS Ash Canvas Classics

7. One Day Without Shoes App {that should make your social media heart just flutter with joy!}

one day without shoes app

8. Women’s Ash Wrap Boots {oh, baby!}

Ash Vegan Women's Wrap Boots

9. #WithoutShoes {follow the action on twitter!}

10. Ready to win this $50 giftcard to TOMS Shoes?

$50 TOMS Gift Card

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!

Comments

  2. I don’t know how many shoes I own – probably about 30mpairs, but I only wear a small fraction of them. My mom has a tendency to buy shoes that are a little tight if that’s the only size they have and then she gives them to me. Which is nice, except I don’t have the need for all the shoes. I end up donating a pile of them every year.

  4. I own 7 pairs of shoes and am about to buy another pair of TOMS!!!!! Cant wait!! I hope I get the gift card!!!!!!! My school is doing a thing tomorrow to where the principle is letting us go without shoes while we are in the building and I cant wait!!

  5. I work in a nursing home. No shoes is not an option 🙂 I do love Tom’s and all they represent. I have about 23 pairs of shoes and that does include flip flops.

  6. I have ten pair of shoes, unless I am forgetting some. I am not a big shoe person and just got rid of several pair too.

  7. Oh my goodness…I don’t even want to speculate on the number of shoes I own. Probably the population of a small country.

  10. counting 12— my feet grew when I was pregnant, so not saying they all fit– that’s just how many are in there 🙂

  13. I literally own like 6 pairs of shoes… which is why I need that gift certificate, so I can buy those awesome boots and donate a pair to a kid in need!! 😀

  15. I finally bought my first pair of TOMS two weeks ago for my birthday. I had been wanting some for about two years, but never got them. However, I decided it was now or never, so I got them. And haven’t taken them off since. 😉 I did One Day Without Shoes last year. A group of us walked around downtown without shoes (maybe 3 miles?). It was a pretty awesome. Wonder what my doctor will say when I show up tomorrow to my appointment without shoes?

  24. i have 16 pairs of shoes, but no Tom’s *yet.* i’ve been really wanting some for awhile now, so i’d love to win!!!

  27. Oh. Wow. My husband runs a coffee shop and they had a day where bottled water was not for sale, to emphasize the lack of access to clean water for much of the world. But NO SHOES?? Now that is a walking message for sure!!

    Please post later this week about your shoeless experience. Please??

  28. I own 14 pairs of shoes, which includes weather-related boots and slippers. Wait, wait…I have 15. A pair of TOMS came in the mail today! (It was a good day.)

  37. I have not bought a pair of shoes in nearly 4 years. which my husband would tell you is a good thing. since I have 17 pairs. but I seriously need a new pair as I’m wearing out my trusty every day shoes! I am certainly going to get Tom’s. and I’m going shoeless tomorrow, too!

  39. I own less than 10 pair of shoes, and wear only about 5 of them.

    But what I really want to say is: GO YOU! I have to drive around for a bunch of errands tomorrow and am not confident in my ability to do it without shoes on. I know that sounds dumb, but it’s true! I’ll find some way to participate tomorrow, though. 🙂

  42. Oh, boy, I don’t know how many pairs of shoes I have. Over 20 for sure. I love shoes and I actually would love a pair of Toms shoes.

  46. I have 32 pairs of shoes counting flip flops, flats, and slippers. I actually just donated a bunch too. I think I am a close hoarder to be honest…

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