Toms Shoes For A Cause!
27 10 2007If you are planning on Trick-Or-Treating in West Hollywood this Halloween season, we recommend that you check this out. We received this business wire yesterday October 26, 2007. Run to walk. Don’t forget to wear some comfortable shoes!
City of West Hollywood, HANSON and TOMS Shoes Will Join Together to Fight Poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
News Conference to Take Place at West Hollywood City Hall at 10 a.m.
–(BUSINESS WIRE)–City of West Hollywood:
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The City of West Hollywood, recording artists HANSON and TOMS Shoes will join together to help fight poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa. The partnership is a component of the City’s “Global AIDS Initiative” which was created with the goal of advocating for and supporting education, outreach and funding efforts to combat the AIDS pandemic in Africa. The goal is to raise awareness about the correlation between poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa and to inspire people to look for simple ways to make a difference in their community and the world. | |
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A news conference to discuss the unique partnership will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 10 a.m. at West Hollywood City Hall located at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. After the news conference, a one-mile walk to the iconic Sunset Boulevard and a performance by HANSON will take place. |
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| At approximately 11 a.m., following the news conference, HANSON will lead a one-mile walk to Sunset Boulevard to raise awareness of global poverty and HIV/AIDS as part of the symbolic trek. The route will start at West Hollywood City Hall and proceed west to Holloway Drive up to the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Horn Avenue to the old Tower Records parking lot in West Hollywood. (Fans interested in participating in the walk are requested to form a queue on Sweetzer Avenue on the side of City Hall). TOMS Shoes will be sold at the Tower Records parking lot, and for each pair sold, another pair will be given to children in South Africa as part of the upcoming TOMS Shoe drop set for November. HANSON will also perform a mini-concert at the Tower Records parking lot of songs from their recent album “The Walk.” | ||
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Parking is extremely limited. Additional parking is available in the City lot located at La Jolla Avenue and Havenhurst Drive. |
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West Hollywood Mayor John Duran; City Councilmember John Heilman; Isaac, Taylor and Zac HANSON; and Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes. | |
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 |
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News Conference begins at 10 a.m. |
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Walk begins at 11 a.m. |
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WHERE: |
News Conference |
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West Hollywood City Hall lobby |
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8300 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood |
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