Why Shoes #1
In some developing nations, children must walk for miles to school, for clean water and to seek medical help.
Why Shoes #2
Cuts and sores on feed can lead to serious infections.
Why Shoes #3
Often, children cannot attend school barefoot.
Why Shoes #4
In Ethiopia, approximately one million people are suffering from Podoconiosis, a debilitating and disfiguring disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil.
Why Shoes #5
Podoconiosis is 100% preventable with basic foot hygiene and wearing shoes.
Hi, a few friends and I were really interested in participating in the One Day Without Shoes and noticed on the tomsshoes site that you were hosting an event here in redlands. We would really like to participate with your group and wanted to know if we could also invite others who might be interested. please email me back
-Netanya Domingo
Netanya-
Thanks so much for commenting on our site and inquiring about the TOM’s Day Without Shoes event! You are absolutely welcome and invited to participate in our walk – we’d love it. My name is Jeff Partain and I’m the youth minister at the Redlands Church of Christ. I also teach English at Redlands East Valley High School. On Thursday April 8th, we will meet at the church building at 5:00. We will start by watching the official TOM’s documentary, then we’ll walk (barefoot) to Panera Bread where we will eat and then walk back to the church building (barefoot). By walking to Panera and back we will walk one mile barefoot. So basically, bring yourself and any friends and meet at our church building (which is located at 1000 Roosevelt Rd in Redlands) and bring money for dinner. We should be finished and back at the church building by 7:30 at the latest.
We are also going to be having a TOM’s Style Your Shoe event in May. I can give you more information about that at the One Day Without Shoes walk on April 8th. If you have any other questions, please let me know and thanks again.
Hope to see you on April 8th!
Jeff Partain