The Patronato Benéfico Oriental (PBO) would like to announce we recently became a TOMS
Shoe Giving Partner. As part of TOMS One for One™ initiative, the PBO received a shipment
of new shoes to distribute to children in the greater community of La Romana.

The importance of proper footwear often goes overlooked. In communities where there
is a need for proper shoes, health issues and complications from a lack of quality shoes are
sometimes unknown. TOMS and the PBO seek to address this issue by educating children
and families about the importance of wearing good shoes and providing quality footwear to
children in La Romana. We are hopeful that this will have a positive and profound impact
on the children’s health and well-being.

 
We will have more updates and new photos from the ongoing distribution soon!

The PBO participated yesterday in the TOMS Shoes “One Day Without Shoes” campaign to help raise awareness about the millions of children in the world without shoes.

The PBO staff went barefoot the entire day of April 10th, to be in solidarity with the cause and spread the word about the campaign.  The experience of putting ourselves in the place of others for a day was incredible.  We caused plenty of reactions by being barefoot, and everyone wanted to know more about why we were without shoes.

“One Day without Shoes” is truly a great event, and we felt proud to have participated.  We had fun promoting the day and will definitely partipate again next year.

If you want to learn more about TOMS and the “One Day Without Shoes” campaign, visit their page here.