Anyways, as I was sitting around today, doing nothing in particular, I was struck with the pressing impulse to do something. I don't mean like to clean my room or eat a sandwich. I wanted to do something real, something that mattered.
So I perused the various charitable organizations that I pretended to be a part of. You know the social groups that look cool on a tee shirt or your facebook page but you never really get involved with. And then I came across TOMS.
For those of you who don't know TOMS is a shoe company, and for each pair of shoes you buy, the company will give a pair to a child who needs them. I really like the simplicity of the movement and I have decided to get involved. While at the present moment I am too poor to afford a pair of TOMS for myself, I do intend on contributing on other ways.
On April 5th, TOMS is hosting an event called One Day Without Shoes. The premise of the event is pretty self explanatory. You go without shoes for a day (or however long you can) to raise awareness for kids who have no choice but to go without.
I plan on hosting an event at my school, and doing some other stuff, but that is a blog for later. What I would really like is for all of you guys (all 5 of you) to do what you can to raise awareness and to contact me if you want to help me in my little quest.
I fully intend to give several updates about this issue in the future, but until then,
stay classy.
I don't think the administration/school board would roll with that. Health issues.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that will be the major hurdle. I think i can talk the administration into it though if i get enough support. They like me.
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