The Flip-Flops That Help Pay Medical Bills Hari Mari donates $3 from each pair of flip-flops they sell to hospital units that accept uninsured patients.
By Margaret Littman •
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Kids with cancer need a lot of things: access to medical care, supportive families, flip-flops. Flip-flops? Yes--if they're made by Hari Mari.
Entrepreneurial couple Jeremy and Lila Stewart founded the company when they returned to Dallas after living in Indonesia for several years. Their experience overseas broadened their awareness of large populations of people who lack access to good medical care. At the same time, living on a tropical island raised a less serious issue: They didn't want to wear real shoes every day. They decided to combine their wish to help others with their desire for laid-back footwear, and they chose to place their focus on causes related to pediatric cancer.
"Lots of companies do work abroad, but we wanted to help kids in the U.S.," Jeremy says.
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