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Sole’d on helping

Senior Kyle Chesser, a supply chain management major, likes different, creative shoes. He particularly likes different, creative shoes that support a cause.

Chesser is the sole organizer for the TOMS “Style your Sole Party,” an event he organized through the Association for Operations Management [APICS]. TOMS (“Shoes for Tomorrow”) founder Blake Mycoskie, formerly on “Amazing Race,” started TOMS to help children in need by donating one pair of shoes for every pair purchased.

“Very rarely do you find something so special, unique and happening right now,” Chesser said. “Wearing the shoes is such a positive. You’re constantly reminded there are people out there less fortunate than you, and you helped them. What a cool way to give back.”

Chesser, director of international travel of APICS, came up with the idea of incorporating TOMS into operations management at the University after listening to Mycoskie’s speech at an APICS expo in Kansas City. The primary purpose of APICS is to define what operations management is and to help develop skills in operations.

University alumna Karen Eboch, APICS faculty advisor, witnessed the University’s APICS chapter win the “Gold Award” the past two years. The “Gold Award” is given by the professional APICS to student chapters as a recognition of their success. The students were successful last year in Chicago when they won first place at the district meeting.

“Teams of six are given an operations problem to work on overnight for about 12 hours [at the meeting]. After a three page paper and presentation, the judges announce a winner,” Eboch said. “I like seeing the students take initiative and reach their goals.”

Chesser is trying to reach his goal by promoting TOMS shoes and organizing the event. The shoes, which can be pre-ordered until April 1 by contacting him, are all originals. Students can choose how to design the $40 shoes by using different art supplies on the canvas-material shoes.

“Forty dollars is pretty reasonable if you really think about it because you’re buying two pairs of shoes,” Chesser said. “It’s going to be like arts and crafts to get the creative people involved, but decoration will be optional for those who don’t want to ruin their shoes.”

Bowling Green community member Alex Reuja, 24, became interested in TOMS after he stumbled upon their Web site, tomsshoes.com.

“Donating shoes seems like such an easy way to help; everyone should want to participate,” Reuja said. “Children in Ethiopia and Argentina can be cured of podoconiosis [foot disease] just by wearing shoes. So if you buy a pair of TOMS shoes, you potentially save a life.”

Already over 300,000 shoes have been donated by TOMS since its foundation in 2006. To order TOMS shoes today, contact Chesser at [email protected]. Check out TOMS Web site for all shoe varieties. The actual “Sole Party” date, where purchasers can receive and decorate their shoes, is April 24.

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