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Happy Toes
The goal of our 1.2 Million Happy Toes Initiative – Philadelphia is to provide one pair of new socks ever month to every homeless person
Trademark received for The Joy Of Sox®
The Joy of Sox® was registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on July 16, 2011, registration number 3,997,348. The registration means that
The homeless are in dire need of NEW socks
They need socks ALL YEAR – not just between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Helping out at St. Francis Inn, Philadelphia
Volunteers Erica and Chris helping in the kitchen after handing out socks.
Press Release: Former High School Dropouts Give Back By Holding Bar-B-Que for the Homeless…and Socks!
Contact: Tom Costello, Jr. Phone: 610-688-3318 Email: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former High School Dropouts Give Back By Holding Bar-B-Que for the Homeless
Villanova Alumni Magazine runs story on The Joy of Sox (socks for the homeless)
This is really humbling. My undergraduate alma mater, Villanova University included my nonprofit, The Joy of Sox, in their Spring 2011 issue on service. What
A homeless man on crutches
The other day a friend told me about a homeless man he knew, but hadn’t seen him in a while. When he saw the man
What Is a Social Entrepreneur?
This is a little long…but hopefully worthwhile. From what I have observed in the passionate dedicated people I’ve met in the nonprofit world is a
The Joy of Sox had an exhibit at Center on Central
Isn’t collaboration great? Last week, to celebrate Tom’s Shoes, One Day Without Shoes awareness day, we set up a display exhibit in The Center on
Sock pairing party at Shir Ami Congregation nets 853 pairs for the homeless
Tonight we had a really nice event – a sock sorting party at the Shir Ami Congregation in Newtown, PA. The event was organized by
What does a hello mean for a homeless man? “You gave me dignity”
Yesterday afternoon I was in Philly delivering some socks. I was talking to Gerry at St. John’s Hospice and there was a homeless man, I
Socks for the homeless to Tucson, AZ
The other day Wayne emailed me with a question about socks. He runs MAN Tucson.org. It’s a city wide men’s ministry that he founded to
Joy The Sock Puppet™, is our Official Spokes-Puppet
This is really exciting news!! Joy the Sock Puppet™, is now the official Spokes-Puppet for The Joy of Sox. She is excited about her role,