The End

Yesterday CSR 309 came to life for me. My friend Amy got a group of us together for Tom's shoes national One Day Without Shoes campaign. The night before we printed flyers and spray painted t-shirts for our walk on campus. We started at 10:00 in the morning, walking on campus without any shoes. We handed out flyers and tried to get people aware of what Tom's shoes message was. Children in Ethiopia sometimes can't go to school barefoot and because of silica in the soil, many of them end up with a disease called moss foot. On our flyers was the website for Tom's shoes, where, if someone would buy a pair of shoes, Tom's would donate a pair. It was a one for one deal.

The cause was good, but to see Amy and the rest of us step and try to make a difference was what leadership is all about. Did I mention that this was not for a group, club, or class? We did it because it mattered. Before CSR 309, I would've helped out with this cause, but I wouldn't have noticed the leadership associated with it. I now look at things and see leadership and want to tell Dr. Feinberg.

Thank you Dr. Feinberg for an interesting experience and for a wonderful class. I was skeptical, but you were awesome!