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John traveled to Chicago to join the annual conference for the Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics. John met with attendees, traded stories, found ways to offer more support for their cause and brought his Law Enforcement Torch Run® Socks which were a hit at the conference. 
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Last night, John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, attended a fundraiser for the annual Sorrentino Family Turkey Drive. This marks the 15th year that Andre Sorrentino and his family have run the largest Thanksgiving food drive in the area.
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John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, spoke with self-advocates, parents and supporters at GiGi's Playhouse Phoenix/Scottsdale. The father-son team shared their story as a family and in business to offer an example of what people with Down syndrome can accomplish and to offer encouragement to the self-advocates with Down syndrome and their families.

John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, rose early to attend a networking breakfast held by the Huntington Chamber of Commerce. It was a meet-the-candidate event with elected officials and candidates for Town and County races in attendance. 

It was an important opportunity to make his voice heard. John spoke with the candidates about his business and about issues affecting people with differing abilities. 

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On Friday night, John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, visited the Nassau County Police Activity League (PAL) basketball program. John presented his Police Tribute Socks to the Police Officers running the program and handed out socks to the athletes in the basketball program. 

John’s Crazy Socks has introduced Police Tribute Socks that celebrate and honor police officers. John’s Crazy Socks donates 10 percent from the sale of the Police Tribute Socks to the Police Activity League (PAL) of Nassau County. 

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John’s Crazy Socks has introduced a line of Athletic Socks and John Cronin, co-founder and inspiration for John’s Crazy Socks, could not wait to give his soccer teammates a pair of those socks. Saturday at the end of practice for the HBC Special Olympic Soccer Team, John got all his teammates together, thanked them and began handing out the athletic socks. 
Hundreds of people from across the country and around the world gather in Times Square for the video and John Cronin, founder of John’s Crazy Socks, and his family were among those joining the fun. 
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We invited Suzanne Reek, the Executive Director of the Nassau/Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America, to join us at our weekly staff lunch today. John Cronin, the co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, presented Suzanne with a symbolic “big check” representing our quarterly donation. 
At their heart, John and Mark X. Cronin, the father and son team that co-founded John’s Crazy Socks, are entrepreneurs so they relish the opportunity to speak with other entrepreneurs. That’s why they meet each semester with the students in the entrepreneurship program at the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC). 
John Cronin, co-founder and Chief Happiness officer at John’s Crazy Socks, was excited this week because we made another donation to the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). 
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For the past 22 years, John Cronin has competed in the Special Olympics. John is also the founder of John's Crazy Socks and to show his appreciation for the Special Olympics he has made them a charity partner for his company. This week, John delivered the quarterly donation check to the Special Olympics.
John and his family are forever grateful for his time at ACDS and John showed that gratitude as he returned for a visit and delivered a donation.

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