Hannah's Socks • warm feet, warm hearts

Back to school and the weather will be gettin' cool!

Parents, consider engaging your kids' school leaders in a Sock Drive!

Going to college? In a fraternity or sorority? How about adopting Hannah as your cause?

Business leaders, consider inspiring your employees with Hannah's Story.

Contact us or download our Sock Drive packet to get started.

Everyone needs a warm pair of socks :)

Big thanks go out today to Scot Drucker, pitcher for the Toledo Mud Hens!

More than 350 pairs of socks were collected during a Mud Hens game earlier this summer for Hannah's Socks. Today, Scot helped Hannah pass out socks to families in need at one of our long-term partners, Cherry Street Mission Ministries.

Thank you Scot and thank you Mud Hens! You can view more pictures here.

Big thanks go out today to the team at the Perrysburg, Ohio location of Marco's Pizza!

Franchise owner Renee Williams is partnering with Hannah's Socks for the months of August, September and October. During those months, customers of Marco's (located at 629 W. South Boundary) will receive a free item when they bring in a package of new socks. To kick off the partnership, during the month of August, Marco's will be giving away a free order of CheezyBread when you bring in socks for Hannah.

For more information, call Marco's at (419) 874-1968.

Two leaders from Hannah's Socks had quite an exciting time last week!

As a "local winner/media winner" for Northwest Ohio Jefferson Awards, our co-founder Doris Turner traveled to Washington D.C. to represent her region and be recognized along with a bevy of other people doing wonderful things from all across the United States. She was joined by our Vice President, Keith Johns.

Doris addressed the crowd of hundreds of people on Monday's Opening Night Dinner (pictured below), and told Hannah's Story to the audience. The next day, she and Keith visited with Senator Sherrod Brown in his office on Capitol Hill, then enjoyed an Oscars-type gala Tuesday evening where National Jefferson Awards recipients were recognized -- including Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker; Goodwill Industries CEO Jim Gibbons; NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha; and NBA player Tyrus Thomas, among many others.

You can view photo highlights on the Hannah's Socks Flickr page.

Big thanks go out today to the fourth graders at Redeemer Lutheran School in Greater Cleveland -- and a student's mother, Susan, who led a Sock Drive!

The kids are pictured below, and Susan's note to us read, "Dear Hannah, it was such a pleasure to work with my daughter's 4th grade class at Royal Redeemer Lutheran School to collect socks for the great organization you and your parents created. We were able to collect 701 pairs of socks, along with some slippers and undergarments to help those in need. We hope they are put to great use!"

Very cool! Great work kids.

Would you like to collect socks for Hannah? Learn how!

Thanks to Ellen from Newton, Massachusetts, for the sock donation and kind note we received today!

Ellen writes, "I was so moved with your concern and caring for less fortunate people, I've told everyone I know.... I have saved Hannah's Story to some day show my granddaughter and hope she'll be an inspiration like Hannah.... I will once a month go to the store and buy socks to help meet your goal."

Thanks so much, Ellen! Hannah sends a big hug. You inspire us.

Would you like to collect socks for Hannah? Learn how!

Big thanks go out today to Terri Lackey and her students from Panhandle, Texas!

The kids collected 600 pairs of socks and delivered them to a local shelter in Amarillo, Texas, called City Church. City Church is a safe place for kids to go after school, and serves both as a church and temporary shelter in emergency situations.

Terri told us, "While we were there last week, my students were able to help sheet rock a bathroom and cut lumber for new rooms in a warehouse that City Church is renovating. It will be a youth house/hostel. My students have learned that there is a whole world beyond the sheltered life they have in our small town. We will be doing more Sock Drives in the future.... It was important that we were able to provide brand new socks for these kids who never have anything new."

Kudos to Terri and all the kids pictured above -- great work!

Would you like to collect socks for Hannah? Learn how!

"Doris Turner, of Perryburg, OH has been named the University of Phoenix Volunteer Leader Award Grand Prize Honoree, the top award given by HandsOn Network and the University of Phoenix to an outstanding volunteer leader in the nation. These leaders motivate others and are catalysts for change in their communities."

Doris and Hannah's Socks' VP Keith Johns attended a Summit and awards ceremony yesterday in Washington, D.C. It was truly amazing; they were blessed to be among the foremost leaders in the non-profit world.

We want to thank University of Phoenix, HandsOn Network, and all involved in this cherished, very special recognition.

Above all, thanks to our volunteers and supporters who have made all our work possible. We couldn't do it without you. (And without Hannah :)

You can read more here.

Did you know that the families we serve need comfy socks not only during the cold months, but during the warm months just as much? Makes sense, right?

But unfortunately, sock donations tend to dip as the tulips bloom and we look towards summer.

You can help.

Please consider engaging your family, neighbors, church, school or business in a fun Springtime Sock Drive!

For more information, check out our Sock Drive Packet, which contains ideas, instructions, a fact sheet, a brochure, and a poster -- making it easy for you to engage folks and make a difference in the lives of others. It's as simple as a pair of socks.

Call us any time 419-931-4757 for more information.

We invite you to support the Hannah's Socks Recurring Donation Program, a convenient, powerful way you can help us put warm socks on the feet of those who have none.

Recurring Donors will receive a Hannah's Socks Supporter Pack that includes a personal thank-you letter from Hannah herself, a Hannah's Socks T-shirt, two Hannah's Socks pens, a Hannah's Socks pin and a Hannah's Socks magnet!

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