community. These drives can be held at schools, service clubs, church groups, college organizations, or any group that wants to get involved. The vision is to donate new socks that provide warmth and protection on the feet of men, women, and children in need. Socks are among the most needed–but least donated– items at shelters. Become a part of our story today by conducting a sock drive. The campaign begins in Socktober (October) and runs through the first week of December. The event is rewarding for all who get involved. Sock drives can be organized by anyone, from elementary, middle, and high schools; service clubs; church groups; or college organizations. There are so many fun options, and we can support and coach you along the way. I recently found some new ideas for hosting your own sock drive. Do you love to throw a party? How about organizing a “Socktail Party” at your club meetings, inviting friends, family, and neighbors, and bringing camaraderie by raising a glass and toasting for the socks your group has collected? Or maybe you could coordinate a Sock Hop Dance in the community; this will really get some feet moving! After the drive, the new socks are collected, then organized and packaged for
distribution. They are either handed out directly by our volunteers at places such as homeless shelters, soup kitchens, clinics, etc., or we partner with local organizations to distribute them to the individuals they support. The vision is to put new socks that provide warmth and protection on the feet of men, women, and children who are in need. I would like to thank the sponsors, partners, local schools, the homeless shelters that distributed the collected
socks, the media for sharing this message to the public, and all the individuals, companies, and local foundations for their donations. I sincerely want to thank the rocking team at the magazine, including Karen McCullen and Teri Hodges, who have spearheaded this project for many years. We could not have done it without you. Let's keep this sock drive gig going for another 20 years, because every pair counts. For more information, visit familyresourcegroupinc.com/sockittome.
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