The Special Olympics New York Spring Games came to Farmingdale, Long Island on Saturday May 21 and John’s Crazy Socks was out in force for the games. Our co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer, John Cronin, competed in three events as did our colleague Andrew Oh. And John’s Crazy Socks provided fun and games at the Olympic Village set up to entertain the athletes and guests between events.
John delivered another donation check today to ACDS to show his gratitude for how much ACDS did for him and so many other students with differing abilities.
John’s Crazy Socks along with co-sponsors the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism and Rangam announced the winners of this 2022 Autism Can Do Scholarship.
Adelphi University's 2022 Business Plan Competition took place on Tuesday, April 26 and awarded $11,000 in prize money to help three student entrepreneurs grow their businesses. John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, served on the judges panel in assessing the student business plans and presentations.
Rick Smith, the founder and Executive Director of Hope Story, is a man of great exuberance and love, so when he came to visit John’s Crazy Socks, he did not come by himself, he brought his whole family.
Kim and the Sleepy Coffee Too team held a fundraiser on World Down Syndrome Day and the event featured a talk from John and Mark X. Cronin of John’s Crazy Socks. Supporters packed the room at J.P. Doyles restaurant to help Sleepy Coffee Too get off the ground and to hear the Cronins speak.
On Monday, John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, had a day he will remember for the rest of his life. The New York State Legislature took time on World Down Syndrome Day to pass a resolution celebrating John and John’s Crazy Socks.
John and his father and partner, Mark X. Cronin, served as the Masters of Ceremonies for the Opening Ceremonies on Friday night. John then competed in the snowshoe event on Saturday and he capped it off by joining his fellow athletes for a dance on Saturday evening as part of the closing ceremonies.
Applicants can now apply for the Autism Can Do Scholarship for 2022. Co-sponsored by John’s Crazy Socks and the Doug Flutie. Jr Foundation for Autism the program provides a $5,000 grant to a person on the autism spectrum to use to advance his or her education. Applications are due by March 25.
John Cronin, co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks, strapped on his snowshoes and competed in the first ever Special Olympics Snowshoe Competition on Long Island. Given the lack of snow on Long Island, the athletes raced on the sand at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington, NY.