TOMS shoes has completely redefined the meaning of a shoe “drop.”

TOMS Shoes is the first brand to donate one pair for each pair sold; “One for One.”

TOMS Shoes and Element are giving us the chance of a lifetime to fly to South Africa and lend support to the first shoe x skateboard “drop.”

TOMS recently teamed with Element to create the “One for One” shoe x skateboard concept. For each TOMS x Element shoe x skateboard sold, one will be donated to a child in need outside of Durban, South Africa.

In October of 2009, a select group of individuals head to South Africa to deliver Element skateboards and pairs of TOMS Shoes to underprivileged youth.

To those wishing to join the cause: create a 1-3 minute video or write an essay composed of less than 1000 words explaining why you wish to go.

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Click here to see Bill Clinton explain the history of TOMS; including how the “One for One” mission prevents permanent and severe foot diseases:

TOMS Shoes is the first ever shoe brand to donate one pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair which they sell. “One for One” is the phrase behind the brand, which may keep the most influential focus within the entire shoe brandosphere. Though the retail price for most of TOMS Shoes (under $75) is under the typical high-end designer brand tier, neither style nor substance of the TOMS product appears to have been sacrificed.

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For those who care, plenty of awesome stories and facts about TOMS can be found by reading on…

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One for One

TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: For every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. One for One. Using the purchasing power of individuals to benefit the greater good is what we’re all about.

Our Story

In 2006 an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created a company that would match every pair of shoes sold with a pair given to a child in need.

One for One.

Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by caring TOMS customers.

Since our beginning, TOMS has given over 140,000* pairs of shoes to children in need through the One for One model. Because of your support, TOMS plans to give over 300,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world in 2009.

Our ongoing community events and Shoe Drop Tours allow TOMS supporters and enthusiasts to be part of our One for One movement. Join us.

Why shoes?

Most children in developing countries grow up barefoot. Whether at play, doing chores or just getting around, these children are at risk.

Walking is often the primary mode of transportation in developing countries. Children can walk for miles to get food, water, shelter and medical help. Wearing shoes literally enables them to walk distances that aren’t possible barefoot.Wearing shoes prevents feet from getting cuts and sores on unsafe roads and from contaminated soil. Not only are these injuries painful, they also are dangerous when wounds become infected. The leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted parasites which penetrate the skin through open sores. Wearing shoes can prevent this and the risk of amputation.

Many times children can’t attend school barefoot because shoes are a required part of their uniform. If they don’t have shoes, they don’t go to school. If they don’t receive an education, they don’t have the opportunity to realize their potential.

There is one simple solution…SHOES.

Of the planet’s six billion people, four billion live in conditions inconceivable to many. Lets take a step towards a better tomorrow.

TOMS Shoes has launched their second TOMS Vagabond Tour which stretches over the U.S and will be touring at five different regions. The Dave Matthews Band (DMB) will be joining TOMS and fourteen individuals who are called TOMS Vagabonds. Dave Matthews Band will be providing the official soundtrack for the tour and together they are “inspiring compassion in action on campuses nation-wide!” The event will be wrapped with a Style Your Sole bringing friends and students to buy and customize TOMS.

TOMS Shoes was founded in 2006 when an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, befriended the children of an Argentine village and found that they had no shoes to protect their feet. Unknown to many, millions of children walk for miles to get fresh water or go to school throughout the world. Wanting to help, he created a company that would match every pair of shoes sold with a pair given to a child in need. One for One. Along with a group of family, friends, and staff, Blake returned within a year to that same village in Argentina with 10,000 pairs of shoes to match purchases from caring TOMS customers. As of April 1, 2009, TOMS has given over 140,000 pairs of shoes to children around the world.

Via Dave Matthews Band and TOMS.