Toms Founder Blake Mycoskie Announces $5 Million Donation to End Gun Violence
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Toms founder Blake Mycoskie sets the record straight about his shoe company's name and announces a new campaign to end gun violence by making a record-breaking donation and evolving their shoe-giving model to support organizations working toward the cause.
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Toms Founder Blake Mycoskie Announces $5 Million Donation to End Gun Violence
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I have worked for TOMS briefly in LA for temp part-time work and it was pretty cool. I love their business model and not only did they sell shoes, they sold glasses, bags and coffee. Each department had a purpose. Backpacks were to help stop bullying, glasses help give sight saving surgery to people in poor countries, and coffee helped give water to those in need.
As a former employee whom worked for such a short amount of time, he emailed all of his staff, past and present, to notify us of this event. Only reason why I'm here and knew about it.
Grew up with the Mycoskie family (a big fam!) in Arlington, TX. I couldn’t be more proud of Blake.
Thank you, you beautiful soul! I lost my older brother when he was murdered by handgun. We need action now, no more lip service.
Bought my first pair of TOMS 10 years ago, glad to see they're still grounded in causes like this.
Toms shoes was scam.
Raging Clue Kindly fuck right off.
@@AlexBbyCakes Wait why?
Raging Clue I mentioned my support of a company for over 10 years and praised them for this donation. You come here a year and a half after my comment to incorrectly tell me the company is a scam. Fuck off.
@@AlexBbyCakes They essentially fabricated issues in developing nations for profit and moved focus away from charitable groups that actually worked on real issues.
THANK YOU for everything you do! What an amazing role model for our kids!
If every big name company did even 25% of what this guy has done, just imagine what good would come from that. People like him are too good for this world.
I refuse to look at the comments below. What Blake just did was amazing and I’m not going to ruin it by scrolling any further than to say that he has made me a customer for life by doing this!! Thanks!!!
Ignorance is bliss, I guess.
Yes stick your head in the sand. I don't want to hear what others say, you're as bad as Trump supporters.
@@TexZenMaster In this case yes it is! I think that there is a lot of negativity going on in our world I didn't want to ruin such a grand gesture/ moment by looking at any negative comments.
@@rickvanhoute9326 This statement is far from sticking my head in the sand... I simply didn't want to see negative comments that have the ability to spoil amazing moments like this. I do what I can for my community by advocating for disabled adults, vote for all elections and donate to reputable charities that have likeminded fundementals. I hope you do more than mindlessly troll strangers comments! Happy Thanksgiving!
@CHRIS L Are you calling me the hoe?!
YESSSSSS!!!! I'm not even an American and I would submit one of these postcards if I could.
me too!! 😊if we could!!!
Sandy Hook, Las Vegas...the slaying of innocent children and men and women hurts beyonds borders. Oh Lord Jesus, help us to be more like you!! In your precious name, Jesus...Amen.
Definitely Happy for this, and it was fun to see him after bingeing the amazing race this summer. Blake was a contestant on season 2 as a young adult over a decade ago and its cool that he grew up to be a good person.
Thank you Blake and Toms!
You go Blake! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love Toms so much ...got their espadrilles Desert Taupe Suede and they have been with me to soooo many places...honestly my favorite shoes of all time ♥
Amazing idea and hopefully this time it´ll work out !!
People like Blake truly make America great again.
Toms.com loading slow as possible - which can only be a good thing.
Cali ALREADY HAS UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, YOU FOOL. How well did that stop the shooter?
cool beans it’s damn near impossible to legally get a gun in France yet they have had more mass shooting deaths than the USA in the past 4 years... and they have a much smaller population as well!
@@redpilledpatriot8484 well aware about control being worthless. Didn't know about France though.
I'm buying from his shoe website right now! I love his heart!
I just rewatched amazing race season2. Wow. He has come a looong way..hes a founder of a company and his sister too... wow.
Go Blake! So sweet of u.
Just sent my postcard and it took 30 seconds.
Stop the video to go on to the website, my postcard is sent!!!!! Thank You Blake for everything that you have done for the U.S and Beyond!!!!!!😙
So incredibly grateful for this man’s drive for change. As a survivor of gun violence it seems like we are forgotten and the issue is pushed aside just allowing for our wounds to be opened when it happens again and again. Praying for change - thankful someone who has such influence is touched by this cause and driving the fight to end it. THANK YOU MR. MYCOSKIE!
QuotingCourtney taking the guns from the America public will not stop gun violence it will just create more. When you try to take them people will fight to keep them.
jLaBlanc Hi! I’m glad you replied so I can clarify no one wants to take your guns away - I think that’s a big part of the problem we have going on in the US, misinformation and misunderstanding. As an advocate for stopping gun violence, I’m simply asking (begging) for tighter gun laws and precautions to help PREVENT guns from getting into the wrong hands. I realize a lot of arguments say “people will still get guns even with tighter laws” and I agree, but the thing is, we have to start somewhere! I’m with you, I think kind, responsible individuals should be able to own guns. But as someone who sees and has lived through a mass shooting, I want things to change - and I hope you do too. If not for yourself, for your future (or current) children.
Also I think mental health issues in the US are a massive part of the problem, but I won’t blab on for your sake. Hopefully that helps clear things up. Take care!
QuotingCourtney that did clear your position thank you there are not a lot of people that have logical thinking or reasoning like you.
What change could be made? Guns are easy to get. The only thing strict gun laws is doing is making it harder for law abiding citizens to get them. Criminals will get guns regardless. They pour in from Mexico from china all the time without serial numbers. We need more law abiding citizens to carry guns so that when evil tries to strike it can be stopped.
Mad Media Like I said, I believe we have to start somewhere. You can have your opinion, and I can have mine without us belittling each other or saying the other is wrong. I hear you, and I will consider that information! But to me, it’s not a waste of time to try, I’d rather spend my time and energy fighting for something that could even save one life than not trying at all.
Anyone else remember when he and his sister were on Amazing Race?
The world needs more Toms...I mean Blakes
What an amazing human being. Going to the site now.
This should be #1 trending!
Seriously, TOMS if you make anything - hats, gloves whatever that people can buy, wear and have some of the profits go against gun violence soooooo many of us would buy it! Love your company.
Finally someone who isn’t like “5 mil $ wasted lol scrub”
Ugh our country is soooo messed up
@MSSim You should watch this /watch?v=hX0g66MWbrk The shoes cost only $4 to make so majority of the shoes you're buying and giving away barely helps these communities. Toms makes a $52 profit for every buy a shoe give a shoe. It doesn't help anyone.
Thank you Blake. GOd bless you
Living NZ I’m now so fricken proud that our company sells Toms sunglasses. I know it’s not Shoes but to still be associated with Toms is amazing! 👏🏽🥰
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@Hello. You should watch this and be better educated. Adam Ruins Everything - Why "Buy One, Give One" Companies Don't Help Anyone - th-cam.com/video/hX0g66MWbrk/w-d-xo.html
The shoes themselves cost only $4 to make but Toms takes home a $52 profit for every shoe they sell. If you really want to help. Get products from the local communities you want to help so they can become self-sustainable.
wait a minute, did this guy and his younger sister Paige participated in the season 2 of Amazing Race 2?
Yas
These are the companies I want to support. VOTE WITH YOUR DOLLAR
Modern hero 🙏🏻❤️‼️
This guy 👏
THANK YOU, this is amazing :).
Boom. Done! Incredible man, incredible mission, thank you for leading a great example in our world that needs it bad. Character is the only thing that can make a difference right now. Buy his book, it's a great read!
❤️ We shape the world we live in 🌍
Bless this guy🙌🙌🙌
just amazing :)
Amazing....
On late night TV i typically encounter figureheads spouting off emotionally charged soundbites aimed to spur spending and sway opinion. Thanks a lot, Blake! Thank you very much, Jimmy! Remember to pore over his book "Start Something that Matters" for more insight into all that he is and stands for. Not just the world, but the US of America needs his artistry.
Done and shared on FB, T, and IG!! Bless, love, peace :)))
What a hero
Tom's are wonderful in every way.
Now THAT is what I call initiative
Amazing. Thank you for this. I accidentally went to Tom.com and that was a mistake hahahaha. But back on track now and ... POSTCARD SENT!
Very inspirational!
I’m all for ending gun violence, but you have to think if you take the right to own a gun away from the America public you will be setting in motion what the founding fathers were trying to avoid. Yes you should have to make sure that they don’t have a criminal record. But searching there entire past to search for just one slip up when they were young is just wrong.
Truly an honest opinion but people don't care they go by fears,emotion,and feelings! Programming the masses at its finest...
Roma Kuykendall you are too right people will do anything in fear.
All too often these days we get a little cynical, jaded, and second-guessy when it comes to social justice/international development/etc initiatives, the quality of the impact that they have, and the motivations behind why people choose to get involved. There is value to being educated and "picky" about what we lift up as being "worthy", but let's not forget to also intentionally celebrate the enduring spirit of helping others and support those who, from a baseline, just really want to have a positive impact.
This is fantastic.
Amen.
$5M is going...where exactly? Other than police, who respond after the violence has been perpetrated, what organization is working to end gun violence? Background checks are performed nationwide, except in cases where individuals sell guns to individuals, which can never be regulated. As a gun owner and shooter, I am in favor of ANYTHING that will curb these public mass casualty incidents, but I have yet to hear one single thing that will legitimately make a difference.
Amen...
He probably saved more in than $5 mill for his marketing budget by announcing it on Jimmy Fallon.
what a waste of money
That was my moms 7 grade boy friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5mil wouldn’t even scratch the surface in Chicago let alone everywhere else.
This is what a man who's trying to change the world looks like.
Not afraid of showing emotions on thing's that matters. 👍👏
No, hes trying to make money.
And your falling for it.
@@VODZ I don't buy toms, they don't sell them here. And even knowing he still makes profit, people have 0 problems buying products when a good portions of the profits goes straight back at fixing problems in the community or around the world.
VODZ frock you dude.
Trying to make money TO HELP A GOOD CAUSE.
No tears = fake crying
How do you fall for that awful acting?
"True emotions" my ass lmao. Like the guy above me said, no tears. This was just gross in my opinion. He is obviously preying on people's emotions to get more business, which would be fine, preying on emotions is a good business strategy, but using mass shootings to evoke said emotions that lead to profit is fucked up.
I never bought a pair of Tom's til right now.
I did it in 11 seconds! ❤️❤️
Ahé'héé/thank you for sending Shoes to the Navajo Nation 👍😍
Wow. I’m not a fan of the shoes but I’m a fan of this guy for doing this
Happy Monday to all Jimmy Fallon fans have a great week everyone if you're reading this 😃🙌🏼🙌🏼
David Costello actually when u posted this it was Tuesday for me👍🏿😂
That's great. And--I hope Tom's pays his workers a living wage and is careful where they get there materials.
I am not even American and I am pretty sure the issue is not the laws on the books but poor implementation and enforcement. I appreciate his spirit on the issue, I just hope the money is targeted where it actually matters.
Thank you. The last count I remember hearing was over 290 laws on the books already regarding gun control. If those do not help, what will more do? I am a legal, law abiding gun owner. We don't need more laws, we need the ones we already have enforced. I appreciate that someone finally sees the problem, even if you aren't from here. Much respect.
It won't be. It's a scam to take people's rights away.
So what is the name of the actual organization that that large donation is going to?????
Chicago cop, ER doc, pharmacist, innocent victims, tonight, again, in Chicago... gone, but not forgotten!
End Guns- Stop Violence✌
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Don't tread on me
Aren't background checks already happening for people trying to get guns...
MsPurpleStuff yes they are
not at gun shows, which is where most guns are sold. it's called "the gunshow loophole". look it up. trust me, I live in Texas. I could not only find a gun show within 30 miles any day of the year, but I could walk out with a gun tomorrow without a background check and no liability for the person who sold it to me if I did something terrible with it.
The truth won’t keep
Every 1 in fear and panick so good
Not universal background checks.
Background checks are only run through licensed firearm dealers. It is at gun shows and through private sales that background checks are not federally required. Universal background checks would close what is considered the “private sale” loophole.
Having universal background checks would require almost all firearm transactions to be recorded in the NICS.
Nope. Look at gun shows. It’s a free for all.
Amen End Gun violence. ..its not worth it.....think before u shoot.. Think about youre Life and theres.. Because wen u locked up its not u thats locked ur family is too.....choices guys
And yet none of that 5 million will go to inner city programs or any sort of programs that actually attempt to stop the CAUSE of violence.
Instead, it'll go to lobbying for gun laws that impact those that follow laws. Even HuffPost, the most liberal of sites, has published prof of actual programs that reduce gun violence. 0% of those programs involve passing gun control laws. None of those programs will be implemented with this 5 million.
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/miracle-program-reduces-gun-violence_us_56649f58e4b072e9d1c68813
Godchild smith clearly doesnt understand the mindset of a mass shooter.
Does it matter that there is no such thing as "gun violence"? It is a meaningless buzz phrase like "assault weapon" or "police brutality" and has no universal definition in a court of law.
tax write off
Tom's largest donation to take away my second amendment right to protect my family! He has a big wall around his home and has armed security. Give up your wall and armed security and then you can talk to me about giving up my right to defend my family. My wife was thinking about buying a pair of these shoes but not now! We give to charities that dig wells, clothe, and feed the poor in other countries. He should give money to help battle mental illness. That is what causes violence.
This is what more companies should be doing. There needs to be a change to end all this gun violence.
Does it matter that there is no such thing as "gun violence"? It is a meaningless buzz phrase like "assault weapon" or "police brutality" and has no universal definition in a court of law.
I think people ought to be asking how that 5 million will stop gun violence rather than blindly praising a company that looks like its using the current issues of the day to sell more stuff
Why do I feel like dude is fake crying. I'm not buying it. He acts like this is a new issue. It just so happened to strike in a very wealthy and quiet part of California. I mean good on him for donating 5 million but let's not sit here and act like he wont make 3x that off this "donation".
DiveDeep
He is crying because it is now affecting his child’s education as his wife is scared to send him to school.
While I appreciate the willingness to stand up and do something to make the country safer, we really should focus our efforts on things that have already been proven to work, and shut down all the things that have been proven NOT to work.
So, what has been proven to work? The CDC did a study under Obama which that administration had them bury until the Trump administration finally unburied (this is not an endorsement of Trump, just an indicator of the timeline). This study showed that armed citizens (non-police) used firearms 2.5 MILLION times EVERY YEAR to stop crimes in progress or prevent a crime from happening. When the people are armed, they are SAFE. Don't we want the people to be safe?
Okay. Now, what has been proven NOT to work? Sadly, the very thing Blake is pushing ... background checks! The last big shooter in California, just like the vast majority of shooters like him, PASSED the background check. Background checks can only stop a VERY small number of people who already know they can't pass a background check. Those individuals will simply buy, steal, or otherwise acquire a firearm via one of half a dozen methods that can't be stopped via background check.
They can buy one on the black market (those guys don't check). They can steal one. They can BUILD one from an 80% blank and untraceable spare parts they can get off the internet. Soon they'll be able to 3D print them from the comfort of their own homes. The simple truth of this matter is that there is no way for a background check to stop someone who wants to get a gun. It's NEVER worked. Why are we trying so very hard to push an entirely impotent policy?
Back to what does work: armed law abiding citizens. The demographic in our country with the lowest occurrence of criminal activity is concealed carry holders. Their rate of committing crime is a fraction of even that of the police ... which means if you're looking at a cop and a citizen CC holder, the cop is far more likely to be a criminal. So, how do we use this to our advantage?
First, we scrap Gun Free Zones (GFZ). The only thing a GFZ has ever done is ensure everyone was easy to kill by disarming the innocent. If we can't get the political backbone to abolish them, we need to make an exception that specifies licensed CC holders can carry within GFZs just like the police can. This means SOMEONE has a chance to stand up and protect the innocent, no matter where the shooters decide to go.
Statistics show that when a shooting occurs in a GFZ, the average number of people who die is 16, but if the shooting occurs in a place where citizens are permitted to carry, and there is just ONE person armed who can defend himself, the number of people who die in a shooting drops to just 2.5. THIS is a real solution.
For the same $5Million Blake is donating to push an impotent policy, we could train, license, and arm as many as 10K people all over the country to simply do what they already do every day ... but do it with a firearm on their side so that if something happens, they can do something about it immediately. Why? Because it works. It's been proven to work millions of times every year.
If we wanted to target this donation to really protect our children, we could make it a grant specifically for teachers who would volunteer to protect their students. Many of our teachers are former military who are already competent marksmen with experience. This is a strategy that has ALREADY been proven to work. Why is doing what works so controversial while doing what has been proven NOT to work is regarded as "common sense"?
Who is here after sadhguru video?
Aren't they already doing background checks, but sometimes there are slipups?
wow. he is really empathetic
He looks like if Arnold Schwarzeneggar and George Michael had a baby.
I always thought it was named after Tom from Myspace.
lol
Gun violence will end when people can pay basic likelihood bills and eat good without struggle... a happy home keeps people sane.
God bless you Blake! We have to be the change we want to see in this world. Im so tired of everyone killing each other, stop letting the enemy win...god bless america im praying for us🙏
We are looking to end gun violence not just violence ? Only Bad if a gun is used ?
YEAH BLAKE & JIMMY!!!!
I love how Jimmy is like, omg this so so amazing but idk what to say so all I’d say is, “That’s awesome, dude.” Hahhha meeee.
Should have gone on the Kimmel show that way both of you could cry together.
Awesome
Adam's Arms has a Tom's for mags campaign for every pair of Tom's shoes you turn in they will give you a free 30 round magazine. All the shoes turned in get a little AR airbrushed on them and are given to homeless veterans.This guys 5 million is not going to do anything to end gun violence all it will do is give him good advertising and publicly.
Good idea. He'll make millions. One thing though...criminals (by definition) don't obey laws, or obtain guns legally.
Most of the criminals involved in gun violence obtained gun legally though. so fuck off
SuperToast 1234 Worked in the war against drugs,right?
Mercedes Swiftie Like I had suggested, an app. 5million dollars would be more than enough to design an app that allows private individuals to perform background checks. Then require registeted gun owners to use the app for sales and the government can use it for tracking purposes.
Mercedes Swiftie no, he is saying these laws only hurt law abiding people want. And this Toms guy is a liar, 90% do not want universal background checks.
DJ Gene could you make a better comparison than the way against drugs 😂
We have enough gun laws. If we just enforce them we'll all be safer. Invest the 5 mil in law enforcement resources. Not more laws. The ability to enforce them!
Wow im thankful he donated to the NRA really shows the type of guy he is. NRA is the best place to donate to end gun violence
that's what business is about.
Does anyone else find this person to be particularly drunk in this video? IJS
When this is done can we do the same for knives and hammers ? Also vehicles tend to kill a lot of people as well . And also I have seen wooden spoons in a lot of violent attacks when I was younger.
This is an awesome company and Blake has a good heart! I can’t get on the site yet, but I will. Thank you, Blake and Jimmy!
Just finished amazing race s2 after not watching it since 2002. I never knew he was the one who made this company
This only might work if you traded each and every person who owns a gun 5 million dollars for their gun.
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The one thing we can really do about gun violence is make things harder/ more awareness. It'll never leave due to it being an amendment but that's nice, taxes and awareness for the mentally ill.
The moment that made second guess his authenticity was when he made sure to mention “...This will be the single largest corporate gift to end gun violence in the United States” *weirdly cries for 5 seconds.*
This dude is a narcissist and then some. Hope he’s really doing good with his money.
He said that to assure the people that it is going to a good cause, he would not spend that much money on a wasted cause.
humans of late capitalism
And que the water works when he starts to talk about the cause. You do have to pass a background check in most states to purchase a gun. My 1911 that sits on my night stand, with a round in the chamber has yet to jump up and kill me or one of my 4 other roommates, and neither have my other 3 guns. Guns aren’t the problem people are. We need more mental health support.
And who's the one to say you have a mental health problem? sounds like another angle to grab our guns as law-abiding citizens. Have you took the trouble to read some of the mental health bills that they're trying to pass for anti-gun related laws?
@@davidricart1395 don't worry about this guy has no logic behind any of his discussions or logic in his comments!
Gun deaths go down but knives, vehicle, and bomb deaths go up so no solution here.
Jesus is the solution...
that's freaking awesome. Tom as they call you your an amazing Guy. May God Bless you and your family. I Hope to God that this thing your doing with our help can actually end the gun violence. Mad Love
Impossible!
Not gonna end gun violence with money. Just sayin’.
Michelle M tell me where and how money has resolved gun violence or violence in general for that matter. Tell me how you’re gonna avoid a person from killing another person whether it be a gun, knife, a bus, a plane or any other object out there.
Michelle M you obviously havent been watching the news and media. Paris? London? Japan? Attacks everyday that doesnt involve the use of a handgun. You’re so set on the fact that the gun is the only weapon of choice. There are more car deaths than gun deaths. Even if a mentally unstable person didnt have access to a gun, theyd find a way to cause harm to someone else. You need to analyze and assess all options before opening your uneducated mouth and spews out nonsense. Guns kill people, yes. But the gun is not the one that chose to be in the hands of the mentally unstable and/or corrupt individual that physically pulled the trigger. Someone who is honestly out there with the intent to kill will find a way. Donating money to a cause like fighting cancer or illegal human trafficking would be far better.
Does it matter that there is no such thing as "gun violence"? It is a meaningless buzz phrase like "assault weapon" or "police brutality" and has no universal definition in a court of law.
@Michelle M It depends on what you mean by "gun violence"; Since there is no actual definition. Gun suicides? I'd suggest everyone stop being so apathetic and vile to each other like you just were to me. Gun accidents? Always remember the 4 rules to gun safety and it will never happen. Gun use in defense? This is not a problem. Gun murders? >88% of gun murders are with illegal guns and are not subject to legislation or restriction. Only increased law enforcement can solve this. Gun sentience? This doesn't exist.
Tell me which of these you're talking about and we can discuss it further.
Michelle M i could ask you the same question. Wtf are you doing to end “gun violence”? And when the hell was this convo about bombing? Its about how the heck money can end gun violence? Will it physically end gun violence? As long as guns are around, there will always be gun violence. There will always be violence for that matter. That is my point. Youre the one that triggered and approached my opinion as if you were ready for a fight. Fuck your baiting.