Tom Shoes and the Day Without Shoes for awareness

Tom Shoes, a company in California, started A Day Without Shoeswhich is a one day event every year.

A Day Without Shoes aims to raise awareness of kids that don’t have access to shoes. The act encouraged by Tom Shoes for participants is to do just that – go a day, or even 10 minutes, without shoes – it won't take instant money, and it is a simple act.

Toms Shoes raises awareness

Tom Shoes is located in Southern California and was founded in conjunction with a a non-profit organization.

Every pair of shoes Tom Shoes sells, they’ll give a pair to a child who needs it – giving guaranteed loans of opportunity for just the small price of a pair of shoes. The program is called one-for-one and has given away over 600,000 pairs of shoes to needy children since Might of 2006 when they were founded.

2010 Day without shoes

"Bare Your Sole" is exactly what A Day Without Shoes is asking people that usually wear shoes in America to do. Most children in developing countries grow up barefoot.

Without shoes, kids would have to suffer cuts, scrapes, infections, and a condition called Podoconiosis. Kids are also unable to attend school without shoes.

How do I get involved with A Day Without Shoes?

It is simple to get involved in a day without shoes. Start by making yourself go barefoot today. Whether you are just sitting at your desk in class or walking to work, just go without shoes.

See what it is like to walk down the freezing cold sidewalk without protection on your feet. Get the experience of life without shoes. If you need to get even more involved, you are able to register your shoelessness at www.onedaywithoutshoes.com. The hashtag #harwishoutshoes is exactly what is getting used on twitter to track just what life without shoes must be like.

Posts throughout the day may also come from @TOMSshoes. There should also be Facebook groups to join for the One Day Without Shoes experience in different areas in the country.