Giving Back Report for December 2021
In December 2021, we raised $12,030.58 for our charity partners. Through December 2021, we have now raised more than $484,221 for our charity partners. Giving Back is an essential part of our mission and we are excited by our ability to support others. We continue to learn that the more we can give, the happier we are.
Our Giving Pack Program
A core aspect of our mission at John’s Crazy Socks is to demonstrate the capabilities and contributions of people with differing abilities. Our Giving Back Program helps us to achieve this mission. By donating to charities like the Special Olympics, the National Down Syndrome Society and the Autism Society of America, we enable them to do more work on behalf of people with intellectual disabilities.
John Cronin, the co-founder and inspiration behind John’s Crazy Socks, initiated the Giving Back Program by committing to donate five percent of our earnings to the Special Olympics even before we opened for business. John is a Special Olympics athlete and knows first-hand the difference the Special Olympics can make in the lives of all involved.
Since opening, we have added a growing list of Awareness Socks and Charity Socks that raise money for our charity partners. These include our Down Syndrome Awareness Socks, which John designed, and our Autism Awareness Socks. John loves to hand deliver the donations and our staff celebrates when we announce our Giving Back totals for the month.
Event: Twelve Days of Giving
There’s nothing we like better than using an opportunity for sales to lead to Giving Back to our charity partners. This year, we started the month of December with our “12 Days of Giving”. Each day from December 1 through December 12, we pledged an additional $1 contribution for every order received that day to one of our partners.
This promotion raised an additional $6,136.00 for our charity partners!
Here’s a breakdown of the additional monies raised for the twelve different charity partners included in this campaign:
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Date |
Cause |
Charity |
Amount |
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December 1, 2021 |
Down Syndrome |
National Down Syndrome Society |
$ 415 |
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December 2, 2021 |
Special Olympics |
Special Olympics NY |
$ 361 |
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December 3, 2021 |
Animal Rescue |
North Shore Animal League America |
$ 405 |
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December 4, 2021 |
American Cancer Society |
American Cancer Society |
$ 435 |
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December 5, 2021 |
Healthcare Superhero |
American Nurses Foundation |
$ 451 |
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December 6, 2021 |
Firefighter Tribute |
Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center |
$ 499 |
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December 7, 2021 |
EMT Tribute |
Huntington Community First Aid Squad |
$ 465 |
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December 8, 2021 |
Anti-Bullying |
Long Island Coalition Against Bullying |
$ 487 |
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December 9, 2021 |
Cerebral Palsy |
UCP-Long Island |
$ 487 |
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December 10, 2021 |
Alzheimer’s Disease |
LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation |
$ 685 |
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December 11, 2021 |
Autism |
Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America |
$ 957 |
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December 12, 2021 |
Williams Syndrome |
Williams Syndrome Association |
$ 489 |
Event: Our Fifth Anniversary and Open House Event
On December 9, we celebrated our 5th Anniversary! We have so much to be thankful for and we are grateful for the support of our customers that helped us achieve this milestone. We have shipped over 350,000 orders to every state in the US and over 88 countries!
We were pleased to be able to celebrate with some of our local customers because we once again had our Anniversary Open House on Saturday, December 11. We had lots of customers come visit us at our offices where they could take advantage of this one-day in-person sale. We had treats and games and Santa even visited. In fact, John and Santa had a “ho-ho-ho off” to see who had the best ho-ho-ho. Maybe it was the hometown crowd but, according to those in attendance, John beat Santa! We had lots of happy customers that day and we also had a lot of fun! Thanks to everyone who came to visit us. 
Giving Back – December 2021
This report covers sales and activities from December 1 through December 31, 2021.
Giving Back to the Special Olympics
We pledge 5 percent of our annual earnings to the Special Olympics. We also donate 5 percent of the sales from our Sock of the Month Club to the Special Olympics. In addition, each sale of Shark Socks, Polar Plunge Socks, and Spreading Happiness Socks results in a donation to the Special Olympics.
This month, we raised $2,157.75 for the Special Olympics, including $361 from orders received on December 2.
Donations to Charity Partners
This table shows how much money we generated for each of our charitable partners.
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Charity |
Monthly Donation |
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Ability Revolution |
$ 44.77 |
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ACDS |
$ 375.14 |
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ACLD |
$ 1.30 |
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American Cancer Society |
$ 509.27 |
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American Nurses Foundation |
$ 742.83 |
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Autism Speaks |
$ 227.14 |
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Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation |
$ 334.75 |
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Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation |
$ 92.09 |
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Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation |
$ 134.30 |
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Heartshare Human Services of New York |
$ 13.49 |
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Huntington Community First Aid Squad |
$ 568.53 |
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Long Island Coalition Against Bullying |
$ 487.00 |
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LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation |
$ 740.96 |
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Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center |
$ 634.73 |
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Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America |
$ 1,191.29 |
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National Down Syndrome Society |
$ 1,183.42 |
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North Shore Animal League America |
$ 1,504.92 |
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PS I Love You Day |
$ 34.98 |
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Special Olympics |
$ 2,157.75 |
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The Whaling Museum and Education Center |
$ 59.15 |
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UCP-Long Island |
$ 548.17 |
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William Syndrome Association |
$ 549.76 |
Donation of Socks
In addition, we donated 130 pair of children’s socks to Maggie’s Mission for their use providing socks to children combating cancer in the New York City area. The value of the socks was $1,821.
Other Donations
In addition to our monthly charitable donations and sock donations, in December 2021, we donated $753.38 to charities like the National Down Syndrome Society, Special Olympics, Long Island Cares, Autism Society of America, MassChallenge and POW of Brooklyn.
Summary
In summary, we made the following donation in December 2021:
- Monthly Donations to Charity Partners $ 9,456.00
- Charity Boxes $ 1,821.20
- Other Donations $ 753.38
Total $12,030.58
Our Charity and Awareness Socks
Charity and Awareness Socks are a large part of our Giving Back Program. The sale of each Charity and Awareness sock results in a donation to a specific charity.
The following lists our Charity and Awareness Socks as well as the related charity partner.
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Sock |
Charity Partner |
Amount Given Per Sale |
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Autism Society of America (Nassau/Suffolk Chapter) and Autism Speaks |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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ACLD (Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities) is a Long Island-based not-for-profit agency dedicated to helping people with developmental disabilities and their families. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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We created our Ability Revolution Socks to highlight the work and mission of Ability Revolution, a nonprofit that advances authentic inclusion for people of all abilities in workplaces, educational institutions, and communities. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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These socks were developed with the National Down Syndrome Society to support their fight against Law Syndrome. “Down syndrome does not hold me back, antiquated laws do.” |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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The Special Olympics often sponsor Polar Plunge as fundraising events. We want these socks to add to the fun. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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These socks honor Barbara Bush and President Bush’s devotion to his wife and her support of literacy. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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These socks are in tribute to John’s “sock buddy”, President George H.W. Bush. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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These socks support Gigi’s Playhouse in New York City. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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The LuMind [Research Down Syndrome] Foundation’s four priorities are: preventing Alzheimer’s onset, improving cognition, developing gene therapies and advancing understanding |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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Made in collaboration with the P.S. I Love You Day Organization, these socks were designed to help raise awareness for the problems associated with bullying and mental health. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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The LuMind [Research Down Syndrome] Foundation’s four priorities are: preventing Alzheimer’s onset, improving cognition, developing gene therapies and advancing understanding |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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Animal Rescue Pets Adopt Don't Shop Socks
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
Nothing makes us happier than giving back to charity. We work together with our charity partners to help raise awareness for their causes. Then we report on this activity for our customers. Without you, none of this would be possible. Thank you.
If you have questions or would like to comment on this report, please contact Mark X. Cronin at mxcronin@JohnsCrazySocks.com.
