“It’s important to support TOMS because it’s a really easy way to do something good for somebody else,” said René Smith, campus representative for TOMS, which donates a lightweight, comfortable pair of canvas shoes to a needy child for every pair purchased.

Tonight at Ciné, Smith will be hosting a TOMS “Style Your Sole” party, featuring a 45-minute documentary screening followed by an opportunity to meet and talk with the TOMS Vagabonds, a group of interns who roam the country in “Vagavans” promoting the TOMS cause.

“Our job is to travel around to various universities in the Southeast portion of the United States,” Vagabond Sloan Crawford said. “We host events where we show documentaries, talk about TOMS shoes, and sell the shoes for anyone willing to buy.”

Crawford and her travelmates Carmin Black and Liz Robinson aren’t seeking some kind of academic or monetary reward for their efforts – they are truly in it for the good of the cause.

“There is an option to get college credit, but most of the people that are doing this are taking time away from their careers or are recently graduated from college,” Crawford said.

The girls rely on the kindness of strangers to get rested, fed and back on the road.

“People cook us meals and bake us cookies,” Crawford said.

“It’s really not as bad as it sounds,” she said. “We’ve been staying in really great homes and we’ve met some amazing people. Most everyone has been extremely generous.”

Despite the trials and tribulations of the transient lifestyle, the Vagabonds insist that it’s more than worth it.

“I recommend doing this to anyone who has the time and the heart for it,” Crawford said. “This is definitely going to be something we remember for the rest of our lives.” The Vagabonds will be answering questions about the importance of the TOMS cause and what it takes to be a Vagabond tonight.

“We’re going to be screening the documentary ‘For Tomorrow: The Tom’s Shoes Story.’ It documents the first shoe drop in Argentina where TOMS gave out 10,000 pairs of shoes,” Smith said. A ‘shoe drop’ is the actual distribution of shoes by dedicated TOMS advocates, including the owner himself, Blake Mycoskie.

“They always measure each child’s foot and personally place the shoe on their feet,” Smith said.

“The event is going to be catered by Mama’s Boy, so there will be free food. Also, there will be an opportunity to buy a pair of solid canvas TOMS and decorate them with markers, paint, glitter.”

Philanthropy aside, Smith believes in TOMS because they’re just plain good shoes.

“I’ve got three pairs of TOMS,” she said. “They’re comfortable, easy shoes that go with almost anything.”

In addition to the classic solid-color canvas design of TOMS, customers also can buy the shoes in suede, sequin, corduroy, burplap, and wool-lined. There are even TOMS available that are made completely without animal products.