Last Thursday, April 8 we gathered some friends to celebrate One Day Without Shoes. TOMS (the amazing company my sister works for) asked people to go barefoot for the day so they could experience what life is like for kids all over the world who can't afford a pair of shoes. In some countries, if you don't have shoes, you can't go to school. And in Ethiopia, a painful and disfiguring disease called Podoconiosis is transmitted through cuts on feet. Obviously, it's 100% preventable with just a pair of shoes.
So on Thursday we invited some of Millie's friends and their moms to join us for a barefoot walk around the block. I figured it would be a good way to teach Millie about compassion and to help her recognize just how fortunate we are to have so much 'stuff'. It turned out to be such a fun afternoon. It was a beautiful day with LOTS of cute kids and pizza and cupcakes and, I think, a realization that life without shoes would be hard.
Atticus, Millie and Anna join forces for the walk.
Cute kids...I think this belongs on the TOMS website for sure!
Showing me their bare feet. Way to participate, Casey!
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