Hannah's Socks • warm feet, warm hearts

Ladies, break out your poodle skirts, bobby socks, saddle shoes and beehive hairdos!

Fellas, roll up those jeans and throw on a white T-shirt and leather jacket!

Join us Friday, May 21 at Navy Bistro Courtyard (at The Docks in Toledo) for a night of mingling with friends, enjoying great food and drinks, a costume contest, raffles, classic cars, a hula hoop contest and dancing to live entertainment provided by "oldies" group Denny R and Smooth Groove.

Click to check out all the details and order tickets -- don't miss out on a fun way to support Hannah's Socks!

We got three BIG boxes of socks from 7th graders in North Hampton, New Hampshire!

Thanks Andrew, Nicholas, Caleb and Zach for leading the Sock Drive at your school.

Big thanks go out today to recent Volunteer Of The Month Melissa, her daughter Callie, and everyone from Elmhurst Elementary, DeVeaux Jr. High, Toledo Technical Academy, and Zion United Methodist Church!

That's Callie pictured above with all the socks they collected. Thanks to all involved!

Big thanks go out today to K. Bell Socks, a great company based in Los Angeles, for donating 300 pairs of socks to Hannah's Socks!

We partnered with K. Bell during a recent Twitter promotion, and they've been very generous with their time and resources.

You can find K. Bell and their "Socks that rock" on Twitter, on their Facebook Fan Page, or at their new website, www.kbellsocks.com. Thanks to Laura, Jann, and everyone at K. Bell for their support.

Exciting news! K. Bell Socks, a great company based in Los Angeles, is donating one pair of socks to Hannah's Socks for every new Twitter user who gives them a follow!

To follow K. Bell, just visit www.twitter.com/kbellsocks. It's that easy! Their goal is to donate 1,000 pairs of socks.

Big thanks to Laura, Jann, and everyone at K. Bell for their support. You can learn more about the fun, funky, fabulous socks they sell at their new website, www.kbellsocks.com. Tell them Hannah sent you!

Thanks to all our great supporters, these boxes of socks and other clothing essentials are sorted, labeled, and headed out the door this morning to two of our partner shelters: Drop Inn homeless shelter in Downtown Cincinnati, and Brighton Center family shelter in Northern Kentucky. And it's a crisp, sunny day to be out and about in the Queen City!

Big thanks go out today to the South Paulding High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Douglasville, Georgia!

The students pictured collected 146 pairs of socks over the holidays and donated them in the Hannah's Socks name to a nearby shelter called Warehouse of Hope.

Great job!

Big thanks go out today to Jes and everyone at Hartford Hospital! Jes emailed to tell the Hannah's Socks team:

"We had a challenge between the Operating Room and the Emergency Room at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. The Operating Room won the "Golden Sock" trophy this year. We collected a total of 1210 pairs of socks.

"850 pairs were donated to Mercy Housing and Shelter in Hartford and the remaining 360 pairs were donated to Immaculate Conception Shelter in Hartford. We used the Sock Drive Packet and held the contest for the month of January.

"Currently with the wind chill here in New England, the temp is below zero. We are so grateful to all the staff and volunteers that brought in their packages of new socks. And we had so much fun. Hopefully we will do it again next year and see which department gets the Golden Sock award for collecting the most. Thank you Hannah for our inspiration."

Big thanks go out today to third grade teacher Mrs. Kopishke and her students at Prescott Memorial School in Washington, Maine!

They read about Hannah in the November issue of Scholastic News, decided they wanted to have a Sock Drive at their school, and set a goal to collect 75 pairs of socks. The students created a brief speech to read to each of the classes in their school to kick off the Sock Drive. They also showed the video of Hannah's Story from our website and put a decorated collection box and progress chart outside Mrs. K's classroom.

They ended up collecting 147 pairs of socks! Read more »

Special thanks today go out to Vicki Leopold, the owner of Fibergé Fiber Arts Store, which is located in the Montgomery Square Shopping Center in Cincinnati!

She helped Hannah's Socks out last year, and she's doing it again this year. Beginning now and lasting through the end of February 2010, anyone who brings in a donation can get 20% off on the purchase of any sock yarn! (Yarn must be purchased the same day donation is brought in).

Fibergé is Cincinnati's exclusive source for premium yarn, needles, hooks, books, patterns and fiber accessories. They also offer a full schedule of fiber classes — from basic knitting and crochet to more advanced sessions that help you refine your fiber-art skills. For those who enjoy a social knitting environment, consider joining their informal knit groups. Visit www.fiberge.com for more information, and thank you Vicki for your generous support!