John’s Crazy Socks, the world’s largest sock store, has a mission to spread happiness and a key to happiness is gratitude. In that spirit, John’s Crazy Socks will celebrate “12 Days of Giving” this holiday season. From December 1 to December 12, John’s Crazy Socks will donate $1 for every order received to one of our charity partners.
We call this Gratitude Week: an opportunity for us to thank our customers and community, to give back to them.
John Cronin has completed the New York Special Olympics Athlete Leadership Council program.
Since the 1980s, October has been celebrated as Down Syndrome Awareness Month. At John’s Crazy Socks, we join the celebration by highlighting what people with Down syndrome can do.
Our co-founder and inspiration, John Cronin, has Down syndrome. John will tell you, “I have Down syndrome, but Down syndrome never holds me back."
John Cronin, the co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, loves to support people with differing abilities. Yesterday, that commitment took him to the Opening Night of the Art Ability Art Show at the Spirit of Huntington Art Center. All of the artwork displayed at the show was made by artists with a differing ability.
Our very own John Cronin will appear in the bright lights of Broadway on Saturday, September 17, as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video presentation.
At John’s Crazy Socks, we strive every day to show what people with differing abilities can do. As part of that effort, we host tours – both in-person and virtually – and workgroups from schools and social service agencies. We want students and clients with differing abilities to see for themselves work they can do and work available to them.
One way that John shows his gratitude to the Special Olympics is to donate money from his business to support the organization. Last week, John visited with Diane Colonna, the Vice President for Downstate Operations in for New York State Special Olympics to deliver a donation check.
Last Friday, John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, traveled to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to enroll in a medical research study examining the connection between people with Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.