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Company profile: TOMS Shoes

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Company: TOMS Shoestomslogo
Products: Shoes, sunglasses, apparel
Causes: People in need

Happy New Year!! Slightly belated but sincere wishes for good health, happiness and love in 2019.

In a prior entry, I talked about Bombas socks. In this entry, I’m going to focus on TOMS Shoes. Because what goes better with socks than shoes! OK, so much for my sense of humor. Moving on . . .

TOMS is well-known for providing a pair of shoes for someone in need for every pair you purchase. But it goes so much further. In their words, TOMS provides:

shoes, sight, water, safe birth and bullying prevention services to people in need.

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Season of Gifts #4: Bombas

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Company: Bombas Bombas Logo
Products: Socks
Causes: Homelessness

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts highlighting retailers that sell excellent gifts in time for Christmas gift-giving, while meaningfully supporting important causes. I previously highlighted Kiva.org,  Uncommon Goods, and Alex and Ani. In this post I highlight socks retailer Bombas.

Socks are hot. They’re everywhere as gifting options this year – both for yourself and others. I see ads for socks everywhere. Some with clever designs. Some with clever sayings. You’ve seen the ads on Facebook, the ones that feature the bottom of a pair of socks that say, “If you can see this” on one on, and “bring me wine” on the other. (Note to self: tag my husband later.) All that to say, that you don’t have to feel sheepish giving socks as gifts this year. Socks are in!

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With the sock trend alive and well, Bombas is capitalizing with their well made, technologically advanced creations. And what’s even better, Bombas donates
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Season of Gifts #3: Alex and Ani

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Company: Alex and Ani
Products: Gifts, Jewelry
Causes: Empowerment, Health & Wellness, Environment, Children, animals

This is the third in a series of blog posts highlighting merchants that sell excellent gifts in time for Christmas gift-giving, while meaningfully supporting important causes. I previously highlighted Kiva.org and Uncommon Goods. In this post I look at bangle and necklace retailer Alex and Ani.

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Alex and Ani make bracelets and necklaces in gold and silver, with a few rings and earrings thrown in. The Charity by Design collection benefits non-profit causes: specific charms for specific charities. In many cases they work with charities directly to design the charms.  For example, this “You Are My Sunshine” Charm Bangle supports the Children’s Glaucoma Foundation – a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting programs for children with glaucoma. For every bangle sold. Alex and Ami will donate 20% of the purchase price.

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Season of Gifts #2: Uncommon Goods

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Company: Uncommon Goods
Products: Gifts, jewelry, home decor, hand-made gifts, art
Causes: Environment, humanitarian, anti-sexual violence, empowerment

This is the second in a series of blog posts highlighting merchants that sell excellent gifts in time for Christmas gift-giving, while meaningfully supporting important causes. I previously highlighted Kiva.org. In this post, I’m going to feature Uncommon Goods.

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Uncommon Goods, like its name implies, sells unique items made by independent makers and crafts-people. For every purchase, the company will donate $1 to one of four charity partners: American Forests, International Rescue Committee, RAINN and 826 National.

The company claims to have donated over $2,000,000 to these four groups since the year 2000.

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