Back during my first year in college I remember sitting next to one of my good friends and thinking he had these bizarre burlap looking shoes. They were undoubtedly cool, as my friend was probably one of the first hipsters trending at Moody Bible Institute, but they had a cool story to them. He told me they were called Toms and for every pair of shoes that was bought the company donated a pair to someone else in the world.
Of course with every "charity driven" brand there comes its critics, some saying its all a scam, some saying we get the nice shoes while the street kids get cheap flip flops, and others well...just refuse to believe anything good about the world.
Well right before I arrived in Kenya in September, they received a huge shipment of over 500 pairs of Toms for the kids and our national staff. They are great shoes and very practical for Kenyan life style. I have just loved seeing the little Toms running around and thought I would share some pics of the receiving end of your Toms shoes!
Of course with every "charity driven" brand there comes its critics, some saying its all a scam, some saying we get the nice shoes while the street kids get cheap flip flops, and others well...just refuse to believe anything good about the world.
Well right before I arrived in Kenya in September, they received a huge shipment of over 500 pairs of Toms for the kids and our national staff. They are great shoes and very practical for Kenyan life style. I have just loved seeing the little Toms running around and thought I would share some pics of the receiving end of your Toms shoes!
But tell me Godfrey is still wearing the Cars shoes. . .
ReplyDeleteOh they for sure make a daily appearance!
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