Last night as I was briefly watching television, I saw a commercial for AT&T Wireless. They featured one of the head guys from
Tom's Shoes. The point of the commercial was that because Tom's provides shoes to children in need around the world, they needed a reliable network... "with more bars in more places." This commercial reminded me of a direct mailing I received several years ago from
Save the Children. In the envelope was a photo of a child's foot with a guinea worm crawling out. It was a horribly graphic image and one that has stayed with me up to now. Tom's makes canvas shoes and sells them for around $44; for each pair they sell, they also provide a pair to a child in need. So really, it's like $22 per pair. Not bad. I encourage everyone to check out their
site.
I've not bought a pair of Tom's yet, but perhaps this summer I'll find some! They're introducing new styles/prints in a couple of weeks. I spoke to them on the phone last week since the styles I liked online were sold out in my size.
People right here in our own communities need shoes too. I recently finished reading
Same Kind of Different As Me. Wow. It was an AMAZING book. It's about two men, Ron Hall, a multimillion dollar art dealer, and Denver Moore, a former slave. Set in the 60's, this book is a true account of how two men's lives became intertwined through one woman. It is one of the most inspiration books I've read ever and it's easily on my top 5 list! The authors speak at events around the country and help raise money for homeless shelters.
We may not have the guinea worm here in the states, but that doesn't mean our residents don't deserve shoes too. This week for Do Something Monday, I'm going to see what groups are signed up to volunteer at our shelter and try to help during the next rotation. I'm also going to stalk the Tom's site to see when their new shoes are available. What are you going to do?
We had the door open the other day and in typical Nola fashion she lying in front of the door on look out. She'll normally bark if a person or car goes by that she doesn't know so when I looked up and saw her tail wagging I wasn't sure what to think. A few minutes later I took her out to potty and saw the cutest little bunny run from our door! He'd been right there! No wonder she was so excited! He sat on the sidewalk for a while but we scared him away as we were walking. I'm sure he'll be back... bunnies like our backyard.
While we were walking, we also saw this guy. He typically visits early in the morning so it was a little odd to see him late in the afternoon. 
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