Once upon a time there was a guy named Blake who decided to try to make a difference. He had traveled all over the world, but could not forget about the children he saw in Argentina. They were sweet and kind but they had a big problem...they didn't have any shoes. Maybe you're thinking this is no big deal. Maybe you're thinking, "Gee, I would love it if I didn't have to worry about wearing shoes...no time wasted tying those pesky laces...I could run around the yard and feel the grass between my toes...that sounds nice."
The thing is...these kids didn't have shoes at all. Ever. But they still had to walk miles to get water and food and do other chores. Sometimes they were walking on nice soft grass...but they also walked on mud and sticks and rocks. It hurt their feet and it even made them sick.
Now, this guy Blake just didn't like this. In fact, it bothered him so much that he decided to change all of that. He started a company called TOMS Shoes. He made a rule called "one for one." You're probably wondering what that means. It's like this...he designed some simple shoes in lots of colors and if you buy a pair, he gives a pair to a child in Argentina who doesn't have any. Then, they can go to school (you can't go barefoot) and do their chores and play, without getting sick.
And Blake doesn't just mail the shoes down or drop them from a plane and let the kids fight over them. He gathers up groups of his friends and other people who just want to do something nice, and they go down together and meet the kids in the villages. Then they help them find just the right size and put the new shoes on their feet.
So far, Blake has given away over 140,000 pairs of shoes, but he wants to give away a lot more. In fact, he made a goal to give away over 300,000 just this year! But he needs our help. Maybe you can't buy a pair, but you can do something. You can come to school with SOCKS and shoes on Thursday, April 16th...then slip your shoes off in the classroom for a day without shoes. We can support the cause by letting all our friends and family know about this special opportunity to make a difference in South America.
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dear miss hoffmann and miss p,
i read the story TOMS shoes a chanceto help those in need! to my dad. he thout it was awfull that the people had no shoes and he would open a store too. just like blake! he also thout that he could do the same thing as us on April
16TH so i will see u there!
brenna
Wow! It is so awesome that you shared this information with your dad. We are really excited that he is going to participate as well. Way to go Brenna!
Love,
Miss Hoffmann & Miss P
I played mad libs and it wus reely cool from.dustin
dear miss hoffmann and miss p
i just woke up ang i went onto the blog and played mad libs and that turtle game i was good at that game! and guess what!? my mom is going yo pertisapate for the TOMS shoes! she is a nurse and when she walks into that hospital she is gonna tell all her freinds from work about that sad story and maybe just maybe her freinds will take off there shoes too! this news is spreding and im exided about it!
love brenna
Dustin,
We're glad you enjoyed playing Mad Libs. You should try some of the new math games. Let us know how it goes!
Brenna,
That is so great! You are really doing a great job of recruiting family and friends for a day without shoes. Keep up the good work!
I told my mom about toms shoes
she thought it was awful that
the kids from Argentina
didn't have any shoes
love,
EVVIE
Evvie,
Thanks for doing your part to spread the word about what's happening in South America and what TOMS is doing to help solve the problem. We are so excited for our big event this Thursday. Get your socks ready!
Dear Miss Hoffmann and Miss P,
We learned about TOMS shoes in fifth grade today. Thank you for telling us about it! We are going to go home and share what we learned with our families!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Sincerely,
Miss Lipsky's 5th Grade
I love those commercials!!! Brady and Chloe's was awesome! I liked eder's too. As well as Gizells too.
Sincerely,
Kenaston
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