Hannah's Socks • warm feet, warm hearts

FYI...

The main HS office in Perrysburg will be open from 7-8:30pm on Thursdays for sock drop off now until February 2012. If you've collected socks (or plan to) there will be someone available to accept your donation.

You can also contact us at 419-931-4757 to schedule a time to drop off.

Thank you!

We want to pass along this note from Chiara Cameron, our HS volunteer coordinator...

Thanks to the amazing contributions of our donors who run socks drives, we were able to pull and prepare (thanks Melissa Haycock!) 12,500 socks for donation to Operation Christmas Child. if you want to know more about the project, here is a link;

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/OCC_Impact/

Did you know... that many socks nearly fills the entire front section of the HS office! Its about 70 35gallon size garbage bags full! Read more »

By Lisa Hohenberger

Have you ever been “bumped out of line”? Maybe you have been bumped out of line at the gas station by another car that failed to see you were backing in near the pump. Maybe you have been bumped out of line for your morning caffeine fix at your favorite coffee shop’s drive-thru by a quicker more caffeine-deprived driver. Maybe you have been bumped out of line at an amusement park for your favorite roller-coaster by someone saying, “Oh, I’m with them.” There are SO many examples of getting “bumped out of line” that could be shared! Read more »

Under the heading of better late, than never...

Major thanks go to Lindsay Butler and our friends from TONI&GUY Hairdressing Academy. On Saturday, 10/8/11, they set up an event in downtown Toledo: hair stylings in return for donations to Hannah's Socks. The result was $812 raised and given to Hannah's Socks. Given the economic challenges of our area these days, TONI&GUY spearheaded an event which underlined the widespread compassion of so many people in this area. We are grateful to everyone who participated and donated!

A good time was had by all, despite the rain, at NBS on 9/29/11. Our friend and supporter Lori Powe graciously reached out to include Hannah's Socks in their company's Oktoberfest at their downtown Toledo office. The result was a donation of $330 and 356 badly-needed pairs of socks. Everyone in attendance could tour the office areas, which feature attractive and open design features that promote a collaborative effort. Please go to www.navbus.com/main/index.html to view more pictures, and learn about the NBS approach to maximizing productive office space. Thanks, Lori and the NBS team! Read more »

You're invited to the next fun new Hannah's Socks get-together at Maumee Wines!

When: Thursday, October 20, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Maumee Wines, 2556 Parkway Plaza in Maumee

Enjoy your favorite wine with other Hannah's Socks Solemates and bring a $5 donation (or more if you want!) for Hannah's Socks.

Hope to see you!

By Lisa Hohenberger

For the past three years on Saturday mornings, Hannah’s Socks has been joining several other local organizations, churches, and individuals on the lawn of the Downtown Toledo Library. We have appreciated the support of the Toledo Library in allowing us to meet on their property. Together, we have made a personal impact on the lives of many people in need in the Toledo area by providing some basic necessities of food, friendship, clothing, and hygiene products, just to name a few. Read more »

Big thanks go out to St. Luke's Lutheran Church (www.stlukeschurch.net) in Temperance, MI.

For the third consecutive year, their Vacation Bible School gathered underwear for Hannah's Socks to distribute. This is an ongoing need for us, and we are extremely grateful to the church's pastor, Rev. Dr. Frank Paine, and VBS leader Kim Diver, for making it happen again.

Thanks to our many St. Luke's friends!!

Ohio's Kiwanis clubs held their state-wide district convention in Toledo on Aug. 12-13.

Thanks to the leadership of Kiwanis members David Schlaudecker, District Governor John DeVilbiss, Community Services chair Tom Riggs, District Convention chair Craig Wallace, and others, more than 13,000 pairs of socks were presented to Hannah's Socks!

One member, a man named Don, was personally responsible for donating over 1,000 pairs. The top Club collected 1,311 pairs! Read more »

* ALERT *
Dear Friends and Supporters of Hannah's Socks...

We are in a tough spot. We need to gather more clothing essentials as quickly as possible!

Now that the 2011-12 school year is here, we are fielding even more requests for new socks and underwear. If you can help us, please note that we are in the greatest need of the following items, in this order:

1. Men's ankle socks
2. Elementary school-age Boys' socks
3. Women's white athletic socks
4. Men's white athletic socks
5. Men's white or black crew socks Read more »