Green Options » TOMS Shoes for Tomorrow http://greenoptions.com/tag/toms-shoes-for-tomorrow Posts tagged 'TOMS Shoes for Tomorrow' Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:48:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Blog Action Day :: Shop to Stop Poverty http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-shop-to-stop-poverty/ http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-shop-to-stop-poverty/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:48:13 +0000 Lucille Chi http://feelgoodstyle.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-shop-to-stop-poverty/ Today is Blog Action Day, and this year the focus is on poverty. Here are some ways you can help people in need, as you shop for your own needs:

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  1. TOMS Shoes for Tomorrow, Giving Gifts to the Poor as You Shop: Starting from May 2006, TOMS Shoes for Tomorrow has given well over 10,000 pairs of shoes to children in Argentina and 50,000 pairs in South Africa through the purchases of caring customers. They’ve recently been nominated for the Cooper Hewitt People’s Design Award and they Need Your Vote! In 2008 TOMS plans to give 200, 000 pairs of shoes to children around the world. For each pair purchased, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need.
  2. Give the Gift of Sight with KAYU’s New, Hot Line of Ethical Sunglasses: KAYU, a line of ecological and ethical sunglasses handcrafted from bamboo. By partnering with Unite for Sight, the organization is eliminating preventable blindness which is one of the world’s most urgent

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