Giving Back Report for December 2023
In December 2023, we raised $19,133.66 for our charity partners. Through December 2023, we have now raised more than $682,744 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 – December 2023
This report covers sales and activities from December 1 through December 31, 2023.
Giving Back Tuesday, November 28, 2023
On Giving Back Tuesday, we donated an additional 5% of our daily sales to Special Olympics – New York. That additional donation was $680.85. Nothing makes John happier than raising money for Special Olympics!
Town of Huntington Polar Plunge
On Sunday, December 10, John, once again, jumped into the icy waters of Long Island Sound to raise money for Special Olympics. This is the tenth consecutive year that John has participated in the Polar Plunge. This year, the John’s Crazy Socks team raised $2,120 for Special Olympics and John raised $865 on his own!
Special Giving Back Initiative: 12 Days of Giving
Anyone who is familiar with our company’s mission knows that nothing makes us happier than giving back to our charity partners. This year, from December 1 through December 12, we pledged an additional $1 from each order to one of twelve of our charity partners. Instead of designating a particular charity for each of the twelve days, we asked our customers to vote for the charity that would receive the $1 donation. In addition, we pledged an additional $5,000 bonus to the charity that received the most votes.
The bonus winner with 26.4% of the vote was the National Down Syndrome Society!
As a result, we donated an additional $8,694 to our charity partners from the orders we received during the 12 Days of Giving.
These are the results of our 12 Days of Giving:
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Organization |
Totals |
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ACDS |
$ 252.00 |
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Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation |
$ 280.00 |
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Lexington School for the Deaf |
$ 276.00 |
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LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation |
$ 266.00 |
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Nassau County Police Activity League |
$ 258.00 |
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Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America |
$ 448.00 |
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National Down Syndrome Society |
$ 5,457.00 |
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North Shore Animal League America |
$ 330.00 |
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Special Olympics NY |
$ 355.00 |
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The Viscardi Center |
$ 251.00 |
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UCP-Long Island |
$ 248.00 |
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William Syndrome Association |
$ 273.00 |
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Total |
$ 8,694.00 |
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 $3,435.67 to Special Olympics NY and $15.39 to Special Olympics International.
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 |
$ 324.12
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American Cancer Society |
$ 10.20 |
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American Nurses Foundation |
$ 70.29 |
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Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation |
$ 135.19 |
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Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation |
$ 16.01 |
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Good Samaritan Hospital |
$ 57.50
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Huntington Community First Aid Squad |
$ 32.18 |
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Lexington School for the Deaf |
$ 72.75 |
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Long Island Coalition Against Bullying |
$ 22.38 |
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Lumind Research Down Syndrome Foundation |
$ 2.80 |
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Nassau County Fire Museum |
$ 30.78 |
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Nassau County Police Activity League [PAL] |
$ 24.29 |
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Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America |
$ 82.08 |
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National Down Syndrome Society |
$ 463.08 |
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North Shore Animal League America |
$ 117.81 |
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P.S. I Love You |
$ 12.59 |
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Special Olympics International – Law Enforcement Torch Run |
$ 15.39 |
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Special Olympics NY |
$ 960.67 |
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The Viscardi Center |
$ 11.19 |
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The Whaling Museum and Education Center |
$ 22.78 |
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UCP – Long Island |
$ 10.03 |
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Williams Syndrome Association |
$ 68.55 |
Donation of Boxes of Socks
In addition, we donated 7 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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· Central Blvd Elementary School Bethpage NY |
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· GiGi's Playhouse Phoenix/Scottsdale |
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· Suncom Industries, Inc |
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· Bellmore Elementary Special Education PTA |
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· Inclusion Movement |
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· UCP-PA · Smile with Stella |
Other Donations
In addition to our monthly charitable donations and sock donations, in December 2023, we donated $150.00 to Special Olympics, $4,557 worth of socks for New York City homeless initiative, $8,694 for our 12 Days of Giving and $2,120 for Special Olympics NY Polar Plunge.
Summary
In summary, we made the following donations in December 2023:
- Monthly Donations to Charity Partners $ 2,562.66
- Donation Boxes $ 1,050.00
- Other Donations $ 15,521.00
Total $ 19,133.66
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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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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Special Olympics International for Law Enforcement Torch Run |
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.
