Seeing as I am such a fan of Toms shoes, I was ecstatic to hear that our very own local surf shop Outer Banks Boarding Company would be teaming up with Toms Shoes for their annual “One Day Without Shoes” event, and host a barefoot walk down to the beach.
If you are not familiar with Toms Shoes, they are an incredible company which promises
that for every pair of their shoes you purchase, one pair is donated to a child in need. One for One. The concept was started when the founder of Toms visited Argentina and noticed the kids had no shoes to protect their feet from injuries and related diseases from the soil.
Personally I felt this was an amazing idea, and like all new ideas-they need an army of supporters to really make a difference. With that in mind I decided to promote the event through all of our social media outlets and within Seaside Vacations. We decided to encourage everyone in the office to participate and spend the day barefoot. We also wanted to get some people out to the event here locally and take the walk out to the beach. It turned out to be a great event with local OBX musician Esther Faith performing and a crowd of supporters ready for the chilly walk, it was a blast!
A day w/ out shoes a very worthy cause…Great job you guys its a lot to be said about people who care ! Hope you people don’t get tired of the comments it keeps me connected with my favorite place and thanks to you it makes it possible…I check the avalon pier web cam each day the others aren’t available…And you guys are the only ones that give the beach and the what’s happening reports…I as well as others think its great that you do this…other people should let you know its appreciated … A job well done !!! Thanks ,K.Reedy : )
Hi Kim,
Thanks so much for the great comments…we love them! Thanks for tuning in. A Day Without Shoes was a lot of fun…and a great cause. Thanks for the kind words. We’ll keep the great OBX info coming!
Have a great day!