TOMS Shoes encouraged the world to go one day without shoes. The TOMS brand was founded on the premise that with every pair of their shoes you purchase, they give a pair to a child in need, one for one. Here at McKinney, we like what that brand stands for and the good it does for children in need. 

On April 8, McKinney participated in TOMS One Day Without Shoes. McKinney is composed of caring and passionate people - and we weren't afraid to ask them to bare their feet in the workplace. A few brave employees even decorated their feet for the cause with markers, paint, glitter and all kinds of creative décor.

Looking around the office that day, you'd see meetings, conversations over coffee and even our president and partners working away at their desks - baring their feet, heart and soles. All in all, we had 40-50 McKinneyites who bared their feet for the cause. 

At Pub Thursday, our judge, Cameron, determined who had the best-decorated feet. Karen Farmer and Andy Ives were winners; their prize was a pair of TOMS Shoes, which means that two children in need are receiving their own shoes as well, and that's pretty cool. 

All of this is thanks to the passionate, dedicated and daring McKinney folk who decided to go barefoot for a good cause. The purpose of the day was to appreciate all we have by experiencing what it is like to go without. All those who participated would agree that we not only appreciated our shoes by the end of the day, but also the family and support we have here at McKinney. What an awesome cause to pull together around.