Giving Back Report for April 2024
In April 2024, we raised $8,281.17 for our charity partners. Through April 2024, we have now raised more than $720,940 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.
Giving Back – April 2024
This report covers sales and activities from April 1 through April 30, 2024.
New Awareness Sock: Braille Crew Socks
On April 24, International Guide Dog Day, we introduced our newest addition to our awareness collection – our Braille Crew Socks. This sock is unique and is the world’s first tactile braille sock. The entire braille alphabet is depicted around the body of the sock and the top band has the word “Inspire” in braille! This sock was inspired by the submission of the second-place winner of our 2023 Autism Can Do Scholarship – Holly Connor of Missouri – a young woman with autism who is visually impaired. Because of the complexity of the construction of a tactile braille sock, our newest creation was in development for several months while we had individuals with visual impairments examine each sample until it was perfect!
As with all our awareness socks, 10% of the sales of this sock are donated to a relevant charitable organization; the Guide Dog Foundation. The mission of the Guide Dog Foundation is simple – provide guide dogs and training – free of charge – to people who are blind or have low vision. We are excited to be a small part of this worthwhile mission!
Giving Back to the Special Olympics
We pledge 5 percent of our annual earnings to Special Olympics NY. We also donate 5 percent of the sales from our Sock of the Month Club to the Special Olympics NY. In addition, each sale of Shark Socks, Polar Plunge Socks, and Spreading Happiness Socks results in a donation to Special Olympics NY.
This month, we donated $256.17 to Special Olympics NY.
Donations to Charity Partners
This table shows how much money we generated for each of our charitable partners through the sales of socks – this does not include the additional donations.
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Charity |
Monthly Donation |
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ACDS |
$ 47.92
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American Cancer Society |
$ 1.40 |
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American Nurses Foundation |
$ 5.25 |
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Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation |
$ 21.18 |
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Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation |
$ 1.10 |
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Gift of Adoption Fund |
$ 2.80 |
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Good Samaritan Hospital |
$ 5.25 |
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Guide Dog Foundation |
$ 117.74 |
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Huntington Community First Aid Squad |
$ 1.40 |
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Lexington School for the Deaf |
$ 2.80 |
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Long Island Coalition Against Bullying |
$ 1.40 |
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LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation |
$ 4.20 |
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Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center |
$ 4.20 |
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Nassau County Police Activity League [PAL] |
$ 1.40 |
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Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America |
$ 239.03 |
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National Down Syndrome Society |
$ 70.10 |
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North Shore Animal League America |
$ 10.59 |
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Special Olympics International – Torch Run |
$ 4.20
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Special Olympics NY |
$ 256.71 |
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The Whaling Museum and Education Center |
$ 1.40 |
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UCP – Long Island |
$ 1.40 |
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Viscardi Center |
$ 1.40 |
Donation of Boxes of Socks
In addition, we donated 33 boxes of socks to non-profit organizations for their use in fundraising by raffling or auctioning a box of socks to benefit their group. Some of the groups we donated boxes to include:
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· Adam's Camp |
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· The Arc of San Antonio |
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· The Center School |
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· The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties |
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· Southwest Cook County Cooperative for Special Ed Transition Program |
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· Premm Learning Center |
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· Long Island Alzheimer's & Dementia Center(LIAD) |
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· Special Olympics of NY |
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· Tangram |
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· Special Olympics South Dakota |
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· New Horizons |
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· SE4SK |
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· The Arc of Aurora |
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· Charles River Center |
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· SARAH Foundation |
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· Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands |
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· UCP of Eastern CT |
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· Variety Child Learning Center |
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· Abilities of Northwest Jersey |
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· Bi-County Special Olympics |
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· Wingspan Life Resources |
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· Peace by Piece NJ, Inc. |
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· Eden II Genesis Foundation |
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· The Viscardi Center |
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· Lambs Farm |
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· Quest, Inc. |
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· Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin |
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· Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York |
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· JESPY House |
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· Donna Lexa Community Art Centers |
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· Miracles in Motion |
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· Autism Coalition of Long Island |
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· Hi-5 Sports |
Other Donations
In addition to our monthly charitable donations and sock donations, in April 2024, we donated $150.00 to Special Olympics, $699.50 worth of socks to the Down Syndrome Assn of Middle Tennessee, and $1,678.80 worth of socks to North Shore Animal League America.
Summary
In summary, we made the following donations in April 2024:
- Monthly Donations to Charity Partners $ 802.87
- Donation Boxes $ 4,950.00
- Other Donations $ 2,528.30
Total $ 8,281.17
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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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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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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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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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 |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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Special Olympics International for Law Enforcement Torch Run |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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Down Syndrome International and National Down Syndrome Society |
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.
