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- Converse All-Star Shoes for Kids Fall Apart Too Fast - Associated Content
- Return to Sender - American Thinker
- Concordia students go without shoes for a cause - Worthington Daily Globe
| Converse All-Star Shoes for Kids Fall Apart Too Fast - Associated Content Posted: 15 Apr 2010 06:27 PM PDT A Review of Converse All-Star's for KidsConverse All-Star shoes for kids are great looking shoes, which come in an array of really fun colors and prints. There is no question that Converse All-Star shoes are an American classic. These simply styled shoes are iconic, and they match nearly anything a child wears. Plus, they've been carrying around the little feet of American kids for generations.Considering all of these facts, Converse All-Stars seemed like a safe style to go with when my daughter and two sons all decided they each wanted to choose a pair of these well known shoes during our most recent shoe shopping excursion. My eight year old daughter chose a really cute pair of banana-yellow All Stars, and my two sons, ages twelve and five, each decided to go with the same shoe, in Kelley green. The shoes looked good, the kids all said they were comfortable, so we walked out of the Journey's Kids store in the mall, three kids now happily bedecked in their brand new Converse All Star shoes. And that was pretty much the last time those shoes ever looked good. Despite the fact that these pairs of kid's Converse All-Star shoes were not being worn to do anything but walk on cement or finished walking areas, these ridiculously flimsy shoes began to fall apart almost immediately. The rubber siding at the bottom of the shoes began to crease and pull away from the canvas upper on the first day these shoes were purchased. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Return to Sender - American Thinker Posted: 16 Apr 2010 07:27 AM PDT Sorry, readability was unable to parse this page for content. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Concordia students go without shoes for a cause - Worthington Daily Globe Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:08 AM PDT MOORHEAD - A Concordia College effort to raise awareness for children worldwide who don't have shoes is getting attention on CNN.com. About 400 Concordia students recently participated in an international event called "One Day Without Shoes," where students walked around barefoot all day. Communication major Gia Rassier produced a community journalism video for CNN's iReport that appeared on the CNN.com home page and has had more than 36,000 views. The event was started by TOMS Shoes, an organization that donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair of shoes purchased. A new student organization called TOMS@Concordia encouraged students to participate in the international event. Rassier called the day an "eye-opening experience." "I don't think you realize how hard it is to go without shoes until you have to," Rassier said. Concordia students Brita Shoemaker and Steph Barnhart like the TOMS business model of "one for one" and started the student organization last fall. The TOMS organization focuses on shoes because many children in developing countries grow up barefoot, putting them at risk for soil-transmitted diseases, injuries or infections. Some children also can't attend school if shoes are a required part of the uniform. The cause has resonated with Concordia students, and more than 100 have joined the organization. Students who participated in One Day Without Shoes recognized that they are lucky they had nice grass and smooth concrete to walk on, Barnhart said. "There are millions of kids and people around the world who do this in much worse conditions than we do," Barnhart said. Rassier said she was shocked to get a phone call from CNN after she produced a 2-minute video about the Concordia event. The video has helped students bring the cause to more people's attention, she said. "I think another thing it did is raise some discussion," Rassier said. Readers can reach Forum reporter Amy Dalrymple at (701) 241-5590 Online: www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-430476 Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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