Archive for June, 2010

Haiti Earthquake, Jan. 12, 2010 - Carma Foundation (Monday, June 28th, 2010)

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Crocs CaresSM once again, joins the Carma Foundation in Haiti, donating hundreds of Crocs™ shoes to earthquake victims, medical staff, and to orphaned children as part of their school uniform.

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Columbine Elementary - Colorado (Monday, June 28th, 2010)

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Columbine Elementary School collects shoes for the needy.

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Panama with actor Dylan Bruno and UNICEF (Monday, June 28th, 2010)

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Actor Dylan Bruno joins Crocs and UNICEF in delivering shoes to children in Panama.

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Iraq and Afghanistan donations (Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010)

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Because of the many organizations supporting US troops, in Iraq and Afghanistan, numerous shipments of humanitarian aid and supplies continue to be donated to the U.S. military and to civilians living in combat zones.

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Iraq and Afghanistan - From the Field (Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010)

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Throughout the last 3 years hundreds of thousands of shoes have been donated to the troops through our donation partners.

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Belize- Medical Team (Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010)

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The medical team, The Rocky Mountain Adventists Healthcare Foundation has the opportunity to help those in need in Belize.

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Jamaica - Marley Foundations (Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010)

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Thousands of shoes have been donated to children in Jamaica through the Omeriah Malcolm and Ghetto Youths Foundations.

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Thailand and Cambodia (Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010)

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Airline Ambassadors (AIA) an organization that provides humanitarian aid, relief, and development to children and families in under-privileged communities worldwide have donated thousands of pairs of Crocs™ footwear to children living throughout Thailand and Cambodia.

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Cambodia - Phnom Penh (Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010)

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Hundreds of pairs of footwear were donated to children in schools and trash dumps in the impoverished areas of Cambodia.

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Zambia: Africa (Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010)

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The Crocs Europe team visited children in Zambia.

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many children cannot

go to school without the basic necessity such as a pair of shoes.

in ethiopia, one million people

suffer from a disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil [...] (globalshift.org)

millions of people

around the world cannot afford basic necessities such as a pair of shoes.

more than 300 million people

live on less than $1 a day (”globalissues.org”).

2.6 billion people

in the world lack basic sanitation (”globalissues.org”).

some 1.1 billion people

in developing countries have inadequate access to water (”globalissues.org”).

nearly a billion people

entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names (”globalissues.org”).

over 1.4 billion people

globally live on less than $1.25 per day (”Worldbank.org”).

35.9 million people

live below the poverty line in America, including 12.9 million children (”soundvision.com”).

1.7 billion people

live in poverty globally (”Wikipedia.org”).