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We learned that an article about John’s Crazy Socks by Professors Jérémie Renouf and Noreen O’Shea has been published in the academic journal Entreprendre & Innover, a quarterly journal focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. 
At John’s Crazy Socks, we get to meet many people doing great work which is why we are so excited that the Independence Café is carrying our socks. Located in the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, New York, the Independence Café employs people with differing abilities and carries products made by businesses led by or featuring people with differing abilities.
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John and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, joined a panel of presenters for the webinar: Envisioning Possibilities: A Panel on Entrepreneurship for the Down Syndrome Community. The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) organized the webinar. 
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.
The Town of Huntington honored John’s Crazy Socks for their work in employing and advocating for people with differing abilities and for their philanthropic work. Prior to the Town Board meeting, Councilmember Sal Ferro led a ceremony that presented a proclamation not only to John and Mark X. Cronin, the co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, but to all their colleagues in attendance. 
John Crazy Socks has unveiled its latest awareness socks: Wheels on Fire. These socks will benefit The Viscardi Center, an organization known around the world for its advocacy, services and support of people with disabilities. John’s Crazy Socks will donate 10 percent from the sale of these socks to The Viscardi Center. 
John and Mark X. Cronin spoke to the entrepreneurship students at Long Island University – C.W. Post bringing their blend of inspiration, know-how and social entrepreneur strategy. John and Mark are the father and son team that co-founded John’s Crazy Socks, a social enterprise they have built into the world’s largest sock store.
March is National Disability Awareness Month, a time when we focus on promoting acceptance, inclusion, and accessibility for people with disabilities.
John and Mark travelled to the 1-800-Flowers world headquarters in Jericho, Long Island to meet Jim McCann and begin to find ways to collaborate. 
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Friday evening, John Cronin donned his finest suit and best dancing shoes so he could join the Night to Shine Prom in Kershaw, South Carolina. John attended as a special guest so he could share inspiration, encouragement and happiness with the attendees.

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