One Day at UGA Video

All of us in the TOMS at UGA club would really like to thank everyone who participated in the making of this video. We couldn't have done it without the help of our fabulous extras that we pulled off the street and away from their studies to join us in support of One Day Without Shoes. We would also like to thank you, for taking a few minutes to watch our video and share the barefoot experience.

Please join us in our efforts to cover the UGA campus with bare feet on April 8, 2010 and walk with us at 3 p.m. from the Tate West Lawn to raise awareness of the impact a simple pair of shoes can have on a child's life.

For every person that walks, $1 will be donated to provide shoes to children in need.

Also, please register for our event at OneDayWithoutShoes.com to help us remain in the top six events. You can also join us in our movement on Facebook and Twitter.

One Day News Source Video

I just found this News Source 15 video featuring Stuart Darsey, from One Day last year, floating around the Internet. Check it out.




I hope this inspires you to take off your shoes on April 8!

One Day Without Shoes Video Shoot

Today we started filming of our One Day Without Shoes video, and had a lot of fun in the process. Here are some photos from the shoot.

We can't wait for ODWS.

Send in your photos to have them added to the blog!

One Day Without Shoes design contest

TOMS is so excited about One Day Without Shoes, April 8, 2010, that they are going crazy with generosity (like they aren't generous enough?)!

TOMS has teamed up with Threadless.com to create an awesome T-shirt design contest. Participants are asked to design a tee based on the theme: It's hard without shoes. This theme leaves a lot of room for creativity in design. (The ideas are swirling around in my head as we speak.)

The contest runs from Feb. 2 - Feb. 21, 2010, and the winning design will be promoted along with ODWS. In addition, the winning designer will receive a year of free TOMS (12 pairs), the opportunity to design a t-shirt for the TOMS Shoes online store, a $500 Threadless.com gift card and $2000 dollars cash!

The submission deadline will be here before you know it, so get those brains a-stormin' and enter to win this great contest.

For more details on the contest check out TOMS Shoes & Threadless.com. You can also view the contest submissions.

It's that time of year again...

One Day without Shoes is fast approaching! Mark it on your calendars! April 8, 2010 is the second annual ODWS.


TOMS is asking everyone to go barefoot for one day, one hour, one minute on this day to raise awareness of the large group of people on this planet (40% of the population) that go barefoot every day.

Be sure to check TOMS' ODWS website and on the TOMS at UGA blog for updates on the event.

I leave you with this: The facts.

Fact #1:

In some developing nations, children must walk for miles to food, clean water and to seek medical help.

Fact #2:

Cuts and sores on feet can lead to serious infection.

Fact #3:

Often, children cannot attend school barefoot.

Fact #4:

In Ethiopia, approximately one million people are suffering from Podoconiosis, a debilitating and disfiguring disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil.

Fact #5:

Podoconiosis is 100% preventable by wearing shoes.

Dawgs for Haiti

On January 12, 2010, the worst natural disaster to affect the western hemisphere in decades struck some of our poorest and most vulnerable neighbors. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled the small Caribbean nation of Haiti, just ten miles outside of the densely populated city of Port-au-Prince. More than 50,000 people may be dead and buried among the rubble.

Volunteer UGA and the University of Georgia are answering the call to action. Dawgs for Haiti is a bulldog nation-wide effort organizing to raise money to support the victims of this devastating earthquake.

$50,000 for 50,000. That is our pledge, and our proceeds will be devided evenly between the relief efforts of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. The bulldog nation has 34,000 students, 250,000 alumni, and countless more members around the world. Now is the time for us to come together in the spirit of Southern hospitality and give our support to the victims of this terrible disaster.

Please donate generously.