Hannah's Socks • warm feet, warm hearts

So many inspiring stories to share!

1) Hannah's Socks will be taking hand-knitted winter hats to give away in downtown Toledo, thanks to the yeoman effort of our friend Carolyn Thacker. Several neighborhood children have become her "little helpers," knitting dozens of hats. Many donations of yarn have aided this effort, most recently from Marge Wagner of Perrysburg. We thank all of the ladies who have brought us yarn, and taken part in 'paying it forward' to offer comfort to people. Thank you!

2) Businesses aren't the only ones helping Hannah's Socks. Our friend Penny from Perrysburg found dozens of socks at home that had never been worn, and gave them to us. That kind of thoughtfulness is one of her trademarks, and we appreciate it. Read more »

This holiday season, we thank Wal-Mart Stores. Through their Perrysburg location, we received $500 to help Hannah's Socks continue our mission of warming hearts and feet. This is, as their commercial says, one of the "good works" for which Wal-Mart is known. Visit www.walmart.com to learn more.

Hannah's Socks has some good in the works, too. Our 2011 goal is to collect 200,000 pairs, and with just under three weeks left, we need roughly 13,000 more pairs to make it. Will you help us reach our goal? Check out the "How You Can Help" section of our website, and click on a tab to learn more. Thank You, Wal-Mart -- and Happy Holidays to everyone!

We are continually grateful to our friends at The Pharmacy Counter. All three Toledo-area locations have boxes to accept donations of new socks and winter-weather gear.

Hannah's Socks is always in need of adult socks, in addition to thermals, gloves, scarves, or ear muffs. Please help us warm the hearts and feet (and more) of people in need. Winter weather is approaching, and we are fielding more requests than ever. Thank you to Troy, Dennis, and The Pharmacy Counter. Their dedicated and professional staff can be reached at www.pharmcounter.com or at any location:
2655 W. Central Ave, Toledo; 419-473-1493
1515 S. Byrne Rd., Toledo; 419-382-3475
2701 Navarre Ave., Oregon, OH; 419-698-5408

Good news today:

1. Gallery Salon & Spa in Bowling Green, OH will match any dollar amount donated to Hannah's Socks by Dec. 23rd! They will also accept new socks, and we always need more adult socks here at Hannah's Socks HQ. Located at 165 N. Main St., their phone # is 419-352-HAIR. Call our friend Carley, or visit www.gallery-salonspa.com.

2. St. Julian's Fitness, in Perrysburg's Levis Commons shopping center, has their annual Christmas tree collection for Hannah's Socks. Anyone donating new socks may utilize their facility for a free workout on the day that you donate! A one-week free trial membership is also available, by logging into St. Julian's Fitness on Facebook. Thanks to Tom & Shirley St. Julian for supporting Hannah's Socks. Check out www.StJuliansFitness.com for more info, or call 419-855-2958.

At Hannah's Socks, we rely on good friends. One of them - Tami White of Lock-It-Up Self-Storage - organized a collection drive. More than a dozen local Lock-It-Ups contributed all manner of supplies and non-perishable food, thanks to Tami and Kelly, another Lock-It-Up manager. At their request, we donated the goods to the Cherry Street Mission Ministries in Toledo. Another good friend, CSMM's Roz Goodwin, gratefully picked everything up last weekend.
Tami's next goal is to host a sock drive for us, and because our supply of men's ankle socks is very low, we are eager to see that happen! Read more »

Thanks to all who came out Thursday to support our fun new Hannah's Socks get-together at Maumee Wines!

And thanks to Maumee Wines and to Oliver House for helping us launch this event.

We're excited to announce we'll be doing it again in May! Mark your calendars:

When: Thursday, May 19, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Maumee Wines, 2556 Parkway Plaza in Maumee

Stop by and purchase a bottle of wine at Maumee Wines to share with friends while you greet and meet the Hannah's Socks team. And enjoy the hospitality and excellent selection of wines available at Maumee Wines.

You can download and share the flyer, or share the event with friends on Facebook.

Questions, phone 419-931-4757.

It’s a fun new get-together!

Stop by and purchase a bottle of wine at Maumee Wines to share with friends while you greet and meet the Hannah's Socks team. And enjoy the hospitality and excellent selection of wines available at Maumee Wines.

When: Thursday, April 21, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Maumee Wines, 2556 Parkway Plaza in Maumee

You can download and share the flyer, or share the event with friends on Facebook.

Questions, phone 419-931-4757.

Big thanks go out today to Miss Midwest Galaxy 2010 Taylor Parks for working with her group to collect and donate more than 1,200 pairs of socks to Hannah's mission!

Pictured are Hannah, Taylor, and Hannah's sisters Krystyna and Faith.

Great work to all involved!

We love our repeat supporters!

Big thanks go out today -- yet again! -- to Elie Levy, President & CEO of Planet Sox!

On many occasions, Planet Sox has sent very generous donations of the adorable children's socks they distribute out of New York City. We were thrilled to receive a shipment of an additional 2,000 pairs from Mr. Levy. Please check out their website at www.planetsox.com.

And once again big thanks go out again to Lori, Pat, and everyone from the offices of NBS. They recently collected 1,800 pairs of socks, and followed up with another collection, this time 2,000 pairs for Hannah.

Kudos to all involved!

As we shared earlier this month when we announced that we had beaten our goal of collecting 150,000 pairs of socks in 2010, we're very excited to be raising the bar to 200,000 pairs for 2011!

At Hannah's Socks, we accept donations of new socks in men's, women's and children's sizes. Folks near either of our two Ohio offices can leave donations at a convenient Drop-Off Point; in addition, we accept socks delivered by USPS, UPS, and FedEx.

Then, we distribute the socks to shelters in the Toledo, Cincinnati, Southern Michigan and Northern Kentucky metropolitan areas.

Sock Drives are a fun, inspiring way to engage your family, neighbors, school, church group or business in giving back to their community. Take a minute to learn more about hosting a Sock Drive today, and don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.