Win big & give back with TOMS + Element

This past February, TOMS announced an exciting collaboration with Element Skateboards. In addition to 5 limited edition TOMS + Element shoes, the two companies teamed up to create a One for One skateboard. With every pair of shoes purchased, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. As part of the One for One collaboration, with every skateboard purchased, Element will give a skateboard to a child in need in Durban, South Africa.

This October, TOMS, Element, and volunteers will head out to Durban to deliver matched pairs of TOMS shoes and skateboards… and they want YOU to be part of the adventure.

To enter write a 1,000 word essay or record a 3-minute video telling TOMS why you want to be part of the TOMS + Element South Africa Shoe + Board Drop this October. TWO winners will be chosen this August!

To learn more visit Element and submit your application.

Back on board

Hey all! It's been over a month since we last saw each other. Summer began, vacations were taken and now its time to get back into the swing of things.



Here are some new developments since the last post:

The wonderful TOMS at UGA PR team has graduated and are moving on to bigger and better things (a.k.a. real jobs and grad school) leaving the TOMS stuff to me, Rene', and the other UGA TOMS Campus Reps.

We're all working together with TOMS to start a TOMS Campus Club at UGA for Fall '09 to share the One for One mission on campus and help spread awareness of the change a pair of shoes can make in a child’s life. Anyone interested in joining the club or who wants to keep updated on new TOMS at UGA developments, email us at TOMSatUGA@gmail.com.

TOMS has released new summer styles, from palm tree & anchor prints to seersucker and new rope-soled styles. Check out TOMS' website and trade in those flip flops for TOMS.