The Harkin Institute held the inaugural Harkin Summit on Scaling Disability-Driven Innovation Summit this past week. John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, were among the invitees and they presented during the second day of the Summit.
On Saturday, hundreds of Special Olympic athletes from across Long Island gathered to compete in the annual spring games. John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, and his fellow Sock Wrangler, Andrew Oh, competed in the track and field events while the John’s Crazy Socks Team staffed a booth at the Olympic Village where visitors could compete in games and win prizes.
When John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, first met Anthony D’Esposito, he was a Councilman in the Town of Hempstead. Now, Anthony D’Esposito has been elected to the House of Representatives and John travelled to Washington D. C to meet with him.
John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, travelled to ACDS to personally deliver a quarterly donation check to one of his favorite charity partners. John brought a big check to symbolize the donation (he brought an actual check too) and to thank the leadership and staff at ACDS for the work they do.
John Cronin travelled to Capitol Hill to advocate for the rights of people with Down syndrome. As part of those efforts, he met with Congressman Andrew Garbarino who represents the Long Island Congressional District where John’s Crazy Socks is located.
On Friday afternoon, John presented Congressman Garbarino with a Certificate of Appreciation from John’s Crazy Socks. The certificate thanks the Congressman for his advocacy work on behalf of people with Down syndrome.
Mark X. Cronin, John’s partner and father, often says that John is a natural entrepreneur. Now, Go Solo, an online journal for entrepreneurs, has featured John and Mark in their digital publication.
As part of his recognition of World Down Syndrome Day Senator Chuck Schumer gave a shout out to John’s Crazy Socks from the Senate Floor.
Alexander’s Angels, where individuality is celebrated, held their annual World Down Syndrome Day Celebration on Saturday at the Roosevelt Field Mall and John’s Crazy Socks joined the festivities. John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, spoke on the event theme, “With Us, Not for Us.”
At John’s Crazy Socks, the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) is one of our most important charity partners. One way we support the National Down Syndrome Society is to donate a share of our Down syndrome-themed socks and products to support their work. John met with NDSS CEO and President Kandi Pickard last week to deliver our latest donation.