{"id":3739,"date":"2012-04-10T19:34:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T00:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2012-04-19T15:22:54","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T20:22:54","slug":"one-day-without-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/3739","title":{"rendered":"One Day Without Shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Sarah Davy ~<\/strong> TOMS is an international shoe company that was founded in 2006 by American traveler Blake Mycoskie. He discovered that in Argentina, the children had no shoes to protect their feet. He wanted to help, so he created the shoe company called TOMS Shoes, a company that matches every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes for a child in need. Their motto is One for One<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to all TOMS wearers, as of September 2010, TOMS has given over one million new pairs of shoes to children in need all over the world. This number continues to rise. To raise awareness, April 10th is One Day Without Shoes<\/em> day. It is a worldwide event and Morningside students decided to take part in it. \u00a0This day is used to raise awareness of the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\"\"Samantha Hansen and Allie Harris organized this campus event. Samantha said she \u201choped this event would make Morningside students put their lives into prospective and realize how important shoes are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The participants gathered shoeless on the \u2018M\u2019 this afternoon to take a group picture. After being asked what Allie thought about the event, she replied, \u201cI hope students become aware that not everyone is lucky enough to have shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many people ask, why shoes? Many children in developing countries such as Argentina grow up without shoes and must walk everywhere barefoot. This not only is unhealthy, but many times children cannot attend school because they are not wearing shoes. It is required as a part of the curriculum in some countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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