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 […]
Order of Eastern Star holds sock hop to benefit the homeless and The Joy of Sox
The Order of Eastern Star held a sock hop in Valley Forge, PA. Members were asked to bring new socks for the homeless to benefit the nonprofit The Joy Of Sox. Rowinea (Ro) Wooten was co-chair of the event for the Deborah Grand Chapter and did a spectacular job organizing their event. Over 400 pairs […]
The way we think about charity is wrong – rethinking nonprofit fundraising
Why, in the for-profit world can a company spend tons on marketing and advertising in order to make tons on their product, yet… in the nonprofit world it is almost considered criminal if they even say the words marketing and advertising? Below is a great TED talk given by Dan Pallotta that addresses the “discrimination” […]
Charms Inc collects new socks for the homeless
A special thanks to Pat Matthews and her local Charms Incorporated group for holding a sock drive for The Joy of Sox. This is the second year in a row that they have collected new socks for the homeless! Lot of new socks The over 800 pairs of new socks will be distributed to the […]
Map of facilities for the homeless around Philadelphia
Someone asked about the locations of homeless shelters around Philly. So here is what we use – a map. The pins in the map represent the location of facilities in Philly where The Joy of Sox either presently provides new socks, or plans to provide new socks. The map is actually a lot bigger and […]
Comcast collects new socks for the homeless
A special thanks to Samantha McDevitt at Comcast for organizing a sock drive for us for their Comcast Cares program!! Lots of new socks Two service centers, Aston, PA and Vorhees, NJ, collected over 3,000 pairs of new socks for The Joy of Sox. These new socks will be distributed to the homeless of the region […]
The Joy of Sox earns Guidestar’s Bronze Seal
This is really a great thing! Today The Joy of Sox received the GuideStar Exchange’s Bronze 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 […]