Hannah's Socks • warm feet, warm hearts

We're very excited to be helping people in Cleveland with leadership from our new partner, Lisa!

Lisa tells us: "Here are some pics of the Hannah's Socks table at the 2nd annual WE CARE Expo 2010. We gave out 925 pairs of socks. We had about 375 people attend the event. Hannah's Socks was one of 12 local organizations that serve the area that attended. We had live music, lots of food, drinks and over 40 items for our free raffle. All raffle prizes were donated by local business!"

Thanks Lisa! See more photos here.

We're very excited that, thanks to our many, many supporters, Hannah's Socks has recently "hung its shingle" on a new office space! We'll use it to host meetings, to sort and store socks, and conduct other general business.

Unfortunately, we don't have anything to put in the office! We're seeking donations of new or gently used desks, task chairs, guest chairs, tables, bookshelves, and other furniture. Please contact us if you can help. (The space is in Northwest Ohio.)

I'm very excited to announce that our co-founder, Doris Turner, has been selected as a Finalist in the WE Do Good Award Category of WE tv’s WE Do Good Awards Contest, in partnership with Ladies Home Journal.

Winning is based on votes!

From August 1 through August 31, you can click to vote online to support Doris as the most deserving finalist in her category. (Just look for the cute picture of her and Hannah on the left, halfway down the page.)

If Doris is voted a winner, she gets to travel to New York City for the WE Do Good Awards Gala in November. In addition, Hannah's Socks would receive a $2,500 donation.

Please engage your network to generate votes! Tell your friends, tell your co-workers, tell your family. Just click here to vote.

Thanks, and good luck Doris!

We received a very kind note from a leader at the Salvation Army:

"Thanks again for all your help on Wednesday. We really appreciate all you do to make Tools for School a success! This year we served: 624 families, 1461 children. We also distributed another 604 backpacks and school supplies through other organizations.

Thanks again for all you do for The Salvation Army, and our community as a whole!"

-Tracy Knappins
Service Extension Director/Special Events Coordinator
Northeast Ohio Division of The Salvation Army

Thank you Tracy for the kind words -- it was our pleasure, and our supporters and volunteers made it possible.