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.

Thanks to our wonderful supporters, many kids will be starting school with plenty of new socks!

In Toledo, we donated 10,000+ pairs of socks to the Salvation Army Tools For School program, which provides school supplies and other necessities to kids in need. The demand is great; last year, we passed out just 3,400 pairs of socks. In Cincinnati, we donated hundreds of pairs to support a similar effort, Northern Kentucky's Brighton Center backpack program.

Special thanks to all the Hannah's Socks Board members and volunteers who worked so hard to sort, count, and hand the socks out, and thanks to Salvation Army and Brighton Center for including us in their wonderful programs.

All we can say is, "Wow!"

We're very pleased that thanks to the amazing support of so many generous people, we have an actual sign, outside an actual office, in our home base of Perrysburg, Ohio.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to everyone who's supported our growth and made this possible.

Kinda cool seeing our name in "lights" :)

We're pleased this year to support "Clothing Your Community - Back 2 School" with our friends at Toledo's Cherry Street Mission.

Thanks to our wonderful supporters, Hannah's Socks has been able to donate 1,200 pairs of socks to the cause.

The first day of school can be tough for kids. Now, imagine how much tougher it is when they show up in tattered or too-tight clothing because their family can't afford to replace the clothing, even with thrift-shop finds.

There's still time to volunteer; click for more information.

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.

Last weekend, the Turner family took a road trip to Cleveland to visit Walk Of Faith Community Center.

Walk of Faith partners with the Cleveland Food Bank and Hannah's Socks! While we were there we toured their food bank, clothing area and -- now -- a sock area. I was amazed at the organization and all that they do for the less fortunate.

We met with Director Lisa, Pastor Kevin, and many others. The highlight of our trip was sharing a meal with the homeless community. Walk of Faith feeds the homeless each Saturday. Not only do they prepare delicious and nutritious foods, but they also sit down and eat together.

I got to talk with Eric, who shared his story of being homeless, sleeping in a doorway and walking all day long. Eric has come a long way in his journey. Walk Of Faith has done a lot for him, he said. Eric is now a volunteer at Walk of Faith, giving back to help his homeless friends.

Hannah is very happy with our partnership with Cleveland and that the homeless there are getting new socks for their feet.

Learn more about one of our great partners at www.wofcommunitycenter.org.

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.