Give Joy with TOMS

For over five years, TOMS has been giving children the shoes they need to protect their feet from injury and disease, safely get to school and play with friends. And now I'm thrilled to tell you that the next chapter of One for One is here: TOMS Eyewear. With every pair you purchase, TOMS will help give sight to a person in need. One for One.™

Whether it's giving children the freedom to just be a kid, or helping someone see the sunset again, you can make this Holiday extra meaningful with the TOMS movement.

Give clients and employees a meaningful gift that gives back. Contact Tanya Maxwell, The Sole Woman for Corporate Sales, for bulk discounts on TOMS Shoes, TOMS Eyewear, gift cards and gift packs. Tanya@TOMS.com

Meet Blake Mycoskie, TOMS Founder

Blake Mycoskie, TOMS founder and Chief Shoe Giver is coming to town to talk TOMS & his new book, Start Something that Matters on September 9th. Join us at Northpark Neiman Marcus on the second level at the shoe salon, where Blake will sign your copies of Start Something that Matters! Bring the little ones, as we'll be hosting a TOMS Style Your Sole for kids! Kids pick out their favorite TOMS at Neiman Marcus and then have a local artist transform them - right before their eyes. Plus DJ, food & beverages, and other awesome activities!

TOMS Does It Again With Sunglasses

TOMS became a huge hit with their line of shoes and philosophy of "One for One." For each pair of shoes sold, another pair went to an individual in need of shoes. We all sometimes take for granted something that seems so minute, but in other parts of the world is not only a necessity, but a luxury.

TOMS is at it again, this time with a line of eyewear. They have a lot of different styles that are very hip and with each pair purchased the same "one for one" thinking is put to use; a person can receive the eye care that he or she desperately needs. Sight is a fundamental need that founder Blake Mycoskie realized when he came up with this idea as well as the shoes.

The wonderful company formed by Blake is always looking for ways to help so many people that need aid around the world. We can all help in their mission. Buy some awesome sunglasses and know you are doing a wonderful thing for someone in this world.

TOMS Eyewear may be purchased online by CLICKING HERE or at our local Neiman Marcus Stores, Nordstrom's, Tylers or Viceroy Anguilla.

One Day Without Shoes - Toms Shoes

Most of you know, the RSVP Calendar blog is wild about TOMS Shoes and Founder Blake Mycoskie. We are super excited about One Day Without Shoes, to be held this year on April 5th. One Day Without Shoes is a day when people pledge to walk barefoot for the entire day to help raise awareness on individuals in developing countries that do this on a daily basis. And, by doing so, these individuals run the risk of acquiring soil-transmitted diseases, cold weather illness, to cuts that lead to often deadly infections each and every day. In support of this event, one of our beauty favorites- Essie - created a special polish "One Day Without Blues" to adorn your toes on your day without shoes. Though the Essie limited edition polish is already accounted for, it is wonderful to see such support for the growing event.


Join the April 5th event by getting your own group together for One Day Without Shoes! Visit the One Day Without Shoes website for the event toolkit and pledge your support.



Follow the event on Facebook and Twitter!

So who's going barefoot with us? Let us know which polish you choose.

2010 Doing The Most Good Luncheon Sets All-Time Record

Over 1300 guests attended The Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command 2010 Doing The Most Good Luncheon held on Thursday, November 18 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Joyce Fox was the Luncheon Chair. The annual luncheon is believed to be The Salvation Army's largest fundraising luncheon in the world. Funds raised through the luncheon will help meet a variety of human needs in the community.

Carolyn Rathjen, Joyce Fox, Luncheon Chair and Margot Perot

Underwriting Chair, Dr. Bobby Lyle, kept the total funds raised by the luncheon a secret up to the moment he handed President Gerald Turner a sealed envelope. Upon opening the envelope, Dr. Turner announced that the 2010 luncheon had raised a new all-time record.

Lottye Brodsky, Blake Mycoskie, and Dr. Bobby Lyle, Underwriting Chair

Guests also enjoyed the interactive fun of texting a $10 donation to The Salvation Army from their cell phones to increase the amount raised to meet human needs in the local community.

Arlington native and Founder of TOMS Shoes, Blake Mycoskie, was the featured speaker. "Changing lives start with a single step of putting OTHERS ahead of yourself. TOM's One-for-One business model is a simple promise to match each pair sold with a donated pair to a child in need around the world. It isn't the amount of your gift, but the fact that you are giving to The Salvation Army that will make a difference in your life and the lives of others," Mycoskie stated.

Blake Mycoskie with the Hockaday Girls

Thanks to the generosity of the DFW community, in 2009 The Salvation Army provided assistance to nearly one out of every 50 people in the Dallas Metroplex and returned 86 cents of every dollar donated to services to our community. "It's no secret that times have been tough, but now they're especially tough for those who have no savings to fall back on when they lose their job or when there's an emergency like a sick child who needs medical care," says Major Ward Matthew, The DFW Salvation Army Metroplex Commander. "Our goal is to help make life better for people in difficult circumstances."

Major Ward Matthews, Judy Gibbs, President of the Board, Jim Gibbs and Captain Michelle Matthews

In 2009, The Salvation Army provided:
· Assistance to nearly one in 50 people in the DFW Metroplex
· $448,505 in emergency financial assistance
· 1,085,138 meals to the hungry
· 185,727 nights of care for men, women and children
· 322,924 Christmas gifts given through their Angel Tree Program
· 75 Programs and Services through 19 centers