I love shoes! Looking in our mud room & in my closet is a reminder of how blessed I am to have multiple pairs of shoes. I also love a good deal.
I've recently discovered eco-shoes. All too often I've bought shoes that are a "great deal" only to bring them home and have them turn out to be uncomfortable or fall apart after merely a season of use. Shoes that can stand up to use, are made in an socially & environmentally responsible way and are comfortable & stylish to boot (pun intended) are my new holy grail!
(Today, I was looking at the mall for summer sandals for my girls & trying to find brands that fit the eco-criteria & my budget. No luck on the budget end. So I came home & started surfing the web. I came across TinySoles.com. They had lots of sustainable brands at a reasonable price, free shipping to Canada and amazing customer service! Kudos to you Tiny Soles!)
I've only recently heard of TOMS shoes. They take environmentally & socially responsible cobbling to a new level. Tomsshoes.ca has a "One for One" policy. For every pair of shoes sold they will donate a pair to a child in need. As of September 2010, TOMS has given away 1 million pairs of shoes! *My personal favs are the wedges & canvas, cord or glitter classics.
One pair of shoes can make a world of difference in the life of a needy child:
1) On the most basic level, they protect the feet from painful cuts and bruises & infection.
2) They prevent diseases from entering the body through bare feet . Shoes = health
3) Children often need shoes to attend school. Shoes = an education = a future
TOMS is hosting "One Day Without Shoes" on Tuesday, April 5th! onedaywithoutshoes.com The website has some great info about how TOMS does their shoe give aways & more details about the difference a pair of shoes can make. No shoes in BC in early April? But it's likely to be cold and wet? What if I step on something? What will people think? Then again, that's likely the point.
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