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Tom’s Shoes is best known for holding shoe drops in third world countries, but the last two years have also provided them with opportunities for shoe drops with in their own community; The USA. Opportunities that Tom’s Shoes took full advantage of.

Tom?s Shoes was started in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie who wanted to show he could start a philanthropic company while also turning a profit. The idea came to him after visiting Argentina where he befriended local children and learned that they had no shoes. Thus the famous Tom?s Shoes one-for-one motto was born.

Soon Mycoskie realized that even though poverty in the United States didn?t always mean no shoes there is still a great need for children to have shoes that fit and are not warn out. So after 2 years of shoe drops in other countries Tom?s Shoes decided it was about time to have one on its own turf. They got to show the community what the one-for-one motto was really all about.

This year Tom?s Shoes went down to New Orleans with a total of 33 volunteers in tow. They were all united in one common goal; to give away over 2,000 pairs of shoes at five different schools in the surrounding area. It was a goal that the crew had no trouble achieving.

Tom?s shoes went beyond just providing the children with new proper fitting shoes; they decided to give those kids the opportunity to personalize those shoes. Tom?s shoes set up tables and scattered markers so once the children had their shoes in had they could go make them there own. Many of the children expressed that customizing the Tom?s Shoes was their favorite part of the day.

Like Blake Mycoskie you too can help in and outside your community by participating in the one-for-one philosophy.