Dear KEEN,
I have just purchased my third pair of Newport sandals. Like the previous two, I will wear these all day long, every day of the week, every week of the year. I have never worn shoes as comfortable or as cool looking as these bad boys. I teach fourth grade here in Richmond, Virginia.
For our Fall festival a few months ago, each classroom designed a pumpkin for a school contest. Unbeknownst to me, my room mother modeled the pumpkin after me right down to a pair of KEENs (which belonged to a boy in my class). It didn’t win a prize but we loved it and I told the class that I would e-mail a copy to you.
Pumpkin design made by Mr. Vassar’s students for a school contest

Thanks for your amazing shoes. I tell everyone I know about these shoes and hope I’ve steered a lot of business your way. I am a customer for life.
All the best,
John Vassar
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That’s my dad!! It’s true, he wears them every single day.
Richmond, VA? No kidding? I’m a Richmonder myself; live here part time and in New York. I’ll wear Keen Newport in the winter with socks if there is no rain/snow.
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