Giving Back Report for October 2024
In October 2024, we raised $31,372.02 for our charity partners. Through October 2024, we have now raised more than $775,282 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 – October 2024
This report covers sales and activities from October 1 through October 31, 2024.
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 $208.17 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 |
$ 133.88 |
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American Cancer Society |
$ 3.30 |
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American Nurses Foundation |
$ 8.25 |
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Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation |
$ 42.87 |
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Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation |
$ 46.86 |
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Good Samaritan Hospital |
$ 10.85 |
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Guide Dog Foundation |
$ 39.17 |
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Huntington Community First Aid Squad |
$ 7.00 |
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Lexington School for the Deaf |
$ 4.20 |
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Long Island Coalition Against Bullying |
$ 187.47 |
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LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation |
$ 8.39 |
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Nassau County Firefighters Museum |
$ 14.09 |
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Nassau County Police Activity League [PAL] |
$ 8.39 |
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Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America |
$ 30.48 |
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National Down Syndrome Society |
$ 391.90 |
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New York Restoration Project |
$ 2.80 |
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North Shore Animal League America |
$ 19.01 |
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PS I Love You Day |
$ 2.80 |
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Special Olympics Inc.- Torch Run |
$ 9.79 |
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Special Olympics NY |
$ 208.17 |
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The Viscardi Center |
$ 82.55 |
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The Whaling Museum and Education Center |
$ 5.60 |
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UCP-Long Island |
$ 2.80 |
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William Syndrome Association |
$ 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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· Evergreen Life Services of Texas |
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· Best Buddies Georgia |
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· Crowning Achievements |
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· Equine-Assisted Therapies of South Florida |
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· Special Strides |
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· United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay |
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· Ohio Sibling's Network |
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· ARI of Connecticut, Inc. |
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· Quest, Inc. |
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· Best Buddies International/North Carolina |
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· Kids On The Go |
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· St. Coletta's of Illinois Foundation |
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· Special Needs Sports Foundation, Inc. |
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· Jaiden's Journey Foundation |
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· Developmental Connections |
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· Best Buddies SWFL |
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· Down Syndrome Association of Heartland |
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· DFRC, Inc |
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· Constructive Partnerships Unlimited |
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· New Beginnings for Tomorrow (NB4T) |
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· Camp Summit |
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· Working Together Chicago |
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· The Faison Center, Inc |
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· Rock the Spectrum |
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· Deepwood Foundation |
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· Best Buddies International |
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· Arc Herkimer |
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· Global Down Syndrome Foundation |
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· The Arc of Pennsylvania |
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· The Arc Livingston |
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· Best Buddies |
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· A Team NV (dba The Arc of Nevada) |
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· Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stony Brook |
Other Donations
In addition to our monthly charitable donations and sock donations, in October 2024, we donated $150.00 to Special Olympics. We also donated two “Design a Sock with John” prizes to Cass Housing of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The winning bids of $12,500 raised $25,000 for the good work that Cass Housing does every day!
Summary
In summary, we made the following donations in October 2024:
- Monthly Donations to Charity Partners $ 1,272.02
- Donation Boxes $ 4,950.00
- Other Donations $ 150.00
Total $ 31,372.02
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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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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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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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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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 |
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Down Syndrome International and National Down Syndrome Society |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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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.
