There will be suits, ties and bare feet in board rooms across the Bay come April 16th as the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber and its Top 40 Under 40 achievers will lead the way on One Day Without Shoes.
International One Day Without Shoes is an initiative of the TOMS shoe company. This global initiative is designed to highlight the plight of children that have no shoes and who are exposed to daily dangers and health risks.
There are children right here in Nelson Mandela Bay who have no shoes, and young business is leading the charge and helping to get kids the basics many take for granted.
Between now and the 16th of April, the Business Chamber, its Top 40 achievers and other members, will be collecting new kids’ school shoes and leisure shoes. These will be donated to the Protea Place of Safety and to needy schools around the Bay via the Community Chest.
The Four Step Process:
- Commit to observing One Day Without Shoes on 16 April 2013 in offices across Nelson Mandela Bay. Get your colleagues, employees, partners and suppliers on board.
- Collect as many new kids’ shoes as you can, in all styles and in a variety of sizes.
- Go barefoot on One Day Without Shoes! Have fun, and take photos, but think about the kids for whom this is a way of life.
- Deliver the shoes your company has collected to one of the collection points around Nelson Mandela Bay. The collection points are: The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, 200 Norvic Drive, Greenacres, and Kingfisher FM, The Market at Kings Court. OR, the Barefoot Brigade will collect your shoes on One Day Without Shoes!
Editor’s Notes: Can I please go with shoes for one day?
Business Chamber staff members will be going barefoot to work on international One Day Without Shoes. Sakhiwo Madondile, Luvuyo Nomvete, Glenton de Kock and Flo Ben Mazwi will also be collecting new kids’ shoes to distribute to needy kids in Nelson Mandela Bay.
