Comcast Newsmakers and The Joy of Sox
Our friends at Comcast were nice enough to invite us back on Newsmakers. A very special thanks to Jen Boyette, Comcast’s Governemnt Affairs Manager, and Jill Horner, on-air host, for allowing me to tell our story about providing new socks for the homeless!!
Comcast NewsMakers – The Joy of Sox (for the homeless) – Pres Bush (41)
Comcast graciously had Tom Costello Jr on their Comcast Newsmaker program for the Philadlephia region (again). But this time it was to talk about a sock donation from a very special person…President George Bush (41)! The show, hosted by Laura Jones and arranged by Jen Boyett, runs about 4:30 and allowed Tom to talk about […]
President Bush (41) donates socks to The Joy Of Sox for a fundraiser for the homeless
This is amazing! President George Bush (41), who is known for wearing unusual socks, donated a new pair of socks in support of our mission. We hope to auction them off and raise lots of money. The pair of socks were beautifully framed (see photo top) and includes the note card from the President (see […]
The Joy of Sox earns Top-Rated Nonprofit from GreatNonprofits
This is really super! The Joy of Sox recently qualified for a 2013 Top-Rated Nonprofit Award. The award, from GreatNonprofits.org, is a great honor that is given less than 10% of eligible nonprofits. A special thanks to all our donors, board members and volunteers who helped, and continue to help, make us a get nonprofit! […]
Sock Drives
Conducting sock drives is a fun activity and a great way to both raise awareness of the plight of the homeless and the problems they have from not having new socks. Sock drives can be held in your school, church, workplace, favorite store…or anyplace.
The Joy of Sox earns GuideStar’s Silver Seal
This is really a great thing! Today The Joy of Sox received the GuideStar Exchange’s Silver Participant level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc, the premier source of nonprofit information. This level demonstrates The Joy of Sox’s deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability. We have worked hard to showcase our […]
ComcastNewsmakers features The Joy of Sox
Comcast graciously had Tom Costello Jr on their ComcastNewsmaker program for the Philadlephia region. The show, hosted by Laura Jones and arranged by Jen Boyett, runs 4:30 and allowed Tom to answer some questions about The Joy Of Sox and their mission of providing new socks for the homeless. The clip of the show appears […]
WORLD RECORD new sock distribution to the homeless
A WORLD RECORD number of new socks were distributed recently to the homeless of the Philadlephia area. 15,120 pairs of new socks were sorted, packed and distributed to 28 homeless shelters in the Philadlephia area!! With the cold weather approaching the timing was perfect to get the socks to those who need them. The Joy […]
Comcast Community Cares Days helps us get new socks for the homeless
It’s great to see a large corporation like Comcast give back to the community. And we were very fortunate to benefit from their sense of corporate social responsibility. The service center in Aston, PA held a sock drive earlier in the year and to our surprise the Comcast Foundation recently sent us a nice donation to […]
The Joy of Sox awarded the e-Chievement Award by eTown for their work providing new socks for the homeless
The Joy of Sox® was honored with eTown‘s prestigious e-Chievement Award® last week in Boulder, CO. Nick and Helen Forster, founders of eTown, made the presentation to Tom Costello, Jr , Chief Sock Person. The award is periodically given to selected nonprofits based on the criteria of “Celebrating those who are making a positive difference in their […]
