411: No Longer the Loneliest Number

TOMS Shoes, a nonprofit organization focused on helping children in need in underdeveloped nations, hosts its One for One event this Saturday at the OhNo!Doom Gallery. The event hopes to promote TOMS’ overall mission: to donate a pair of shoes to a child in need in Africa and Argentina for every pair purchased through them. Event coordinator and TOMS Chicago spokesperson Miranda Saucedo acts as host of the event this Saturday, in hopes of bringing artists together to help promote TOMS’ cause. “What I’ve decided to do with this event is make a very collaborative thing between artists and TOMS Shoes,” Saucedo says. “I collaborated with the guys from OhNo!Doom and they’ve gotten some of their guys to come in and paint the shoes that are bought for the event.” All artists involved will be putting forth a valiant and volunteer effort to bring awareness to the TOMS mission and, hopefully, to get a good number of shoes sold at the event. “The biggest thing is that I’ve offered to compensate all these artists,” Saucedo continues, “and all of them have wanted to do it for free. I just hope that from this event that more people can learn about TOMS. That, and I think OhNo!Doom is a really great artistic community and gallery.”