TOMS First Family

Claire's dream has come true! She finally met Blake at the "Style Your Sole" event at Cine last Thursday; well, sort of.

Fun Pic Thursdays

On our continuing journey with TOMS, we all received a well-deserved time-off during spring break. Some of us went on cruises, some to Savannah's St. Patty's day parade as well as various places around the country. But throughout our break, we kept TOMS close to our hearts, as you can see from our traveling TOMS pictures that can be seen on our Facebook page. As a tribute to our spring break photos, we decided to start "Fun Pic Thursday," so sit back and enjoy and be sure to check back every Thursday for a new fun pic.

Man-TOMS

So after Claire’s post, I guess most of you are well-educated, enthusiastic TOMS fans now. However, there is one large issue that was not addressed in any of the videos or Web sites or promotional materials – Man-TOMS.

I am a confident, secure male with a pretty defined, conservative style. At the same time, I think that I possess the attitude such that I can get a little adventurous with my wardrobe and still pull it off. That being said, Man-TOMS have created an internal conflict in me that is the size of Claire’s crush on Blake. The girls I’m working with are encouraging me to rock some Man-TOMS, and to be frank, I think it would be cool to wear a pair. The problem is that I’m just not sure I can pull them off. I’ve seen a few guys around campus sporting Man-TOMS, and they seem to wear them successfully. The whole California look may not be for me, or very common at the University of Georgia, but there’s still something deep down in me that says to buy a pair of Man-TOMS, just try them out.

It would be a $50 gamble – is it worth it? Am I just going to wear them a few times and be done with Man-TOMS? Am I going to start a trend throughout the fraternity world, and then through the whole campus? This Man-TOMS saga to be continued…

-Joel

The Vagabonds are coming! The Vagabonds are coming!

The official traveling TOMS crew, known as The Vagabonds, will be coming to Athens this Thursday at Ciné. Festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the documentary showing on the big screen at 6:30 p.m. The Vagabonds will be hosting a Style Your Sole event where you can purchase and paint your own pair of TOMS and have a pair donated to a child in need. They will also raffle off Dave Matthews Band tickets and have food catered by Athens’ own, Mama's Boy. Come out and join us for a fun evening, we really hope to see you there!

It's Go Time

In our first few weeks of research, we have found that not many people really know what the deal is with TOMS Shoes. Lots of students have heard of them or know someone who has a pair (or four like me...obsessive, I know), but few know the story behind them. With that in mind, I thought that this video of TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie explaining how he started TOMS would be a good introduction to what this company is up to and what their mission is all about. And even if a heart-warming back story isn’t your thing, the video is still definitely worth watching….Blake is a stone cold fox. So now that you are an expert on all things TOMS, go and spread the good news and welcome to what promises to be an oh-so-entertaining documentation of the world as we now know it – TOMS Shoes shenanigans.

And for all of our A.D.D friends out there here it is in bullet form:
-Lots of research
-Blake is a total babe
-Shenanigans
-We love TOMS Shoes and so should you

TOMS Love,
Claire

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