Lots of kiddie socks for Interfaith Hospitality Network
The Interfaith Hospitality Network Main Line, headquartered in Norristown, PA, unites people from different segments of the caring community to work collaboratively to alleviate the suffering of homeless families. And one of the things they needed, according to Sue Herchek White, Executive Director, was socks. But not just any sock, they wanted socks for children […]
Billy Mock Foundation to Match Socks for St. Thomas School Drive
The Billy Mock Foundation is generously supporting The Joy of Sox in a great way. On a previous post we said that St. Thomas The Apostle School in Glen Mills, PA is holding a sock drive this week. The sock drive will be to collect socks for homeless children. Well, the Billy Mock Foundation has […]
St Thomas the Apostle Conducts Sock Drive
Next week is Catholic School’s Week in Philadelphia and the students at St. Thomas the Apostle School, Glen Mills, PA have decided to have a drive to collect socks for the homeless. All students in pre-K through 8th grade will get involved.  The students will collect socks for the needy children their own age. After […]
Our Mother of Consolation School Collects Socks
Next week is Catholic School’s Week in Philadelphia and the students at Our Mother of Consolation School have decided to have a drive to collect socks for the homeless. All students in pre-K through 8th grade will get involved. The lower grades will collect socks for children, while the upper grades will collect socks for […]
YouthBuild Charter School Sorts Socks for Homeless Project
What a wonderful experience it was to talk to Willa Deitch’s students at the YouthBuild Charter School in Philly yesterday. There were 13 students in her class. The students were attentive, got involved in the discussion and asked a lot of questions – what a great class! The service project that Willa picked for […]
Socks Delivered to Bethesda Project
On the eve of a snow storm in Philadelphia 144 pairs of socks for the homeless were delivered to My Brother’s Place, a homeless shelter of the Bethesda Project. According to their website the Bethesda Project provides, “Emergency shelter and supportive services for over 300 of the city’s most vulnerable homeless population, providing shelter for […]
Socks Delivered to St. John’s Hospice
On a cold snow-on-the-ground Sunday we made a sock delivery to St. John’s Hospice in Philadelphia. St. John’s Hospice, according to their website “seeks to be a community grounded in faith and service where homeless persons find dignity, respect, nourishment, and opportunities for new beginnings.” Yesterday there were about 35 men in the shelter being […]
Special Certificate for Conducting Sock Drives
The response from schools wanting to conduct sock drives has been overwhelming. So recently The Joy of Sox has created a Certificate Program. The program awards a certificate to those schools who have successfully organized and conducted a sock drive. These schools will be recognized on a web page that is being developed. Meanwhile here […]
A Short video on The Joy of Sox
Here’s a short video with some of our photos to date. Please let me know your thoughts.
The Concept School Collects Sox
The Concept School in Westtown, PA, a college preparatory school for children who learn differently, did their part to collect socks for the homeless. Cheryl Whitely, Secretary of the school’s PTO, saw Tom talking to Lori Wilson on NBC Channel 10 in Philadelphia. Cheryl immediately remembered being at the skating rink for too long when […]