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John at Work: What Does John Do All Day?

I am the Co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer at John’s Crazy Socks. People ask what I do so I thought I would share some of the things I do at work. It is Friday, so let me tell you about this week.

January 27, 2023
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12 Days of Giving: John’s Crazy Socks Supports the Special Olympics

On the fourth day of our 12 Days of Giving, John’s Crazy Socks is supporting an organization near and dear to John’s heart: the Special Olympics. For every order we receive on Sunday, December 4, 2022, John’s Crazy socks will donate $1 to Special Olympics New York.

December 03, 2022
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12 Days of Giving: John’s Crazy Socks Supports United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island

John’s Crazy Socks is kicking off our 12 Days of Giving by supporting one of our favorite organizations: United Cerebral Palsy of Long Island (UCP-LI). For every order we receive on Thursday, December 1, we will donate $1 to UCP-LI.

November 30, 2022
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First Check Presentation: Celebrating Colleagues Receiving their First Paychecks

At John's Crazy Socks, we recently added 15 seasonal colleagues for the holiday rush and 12 of them have a differing ability. We always pause to hand deliver first paychecks to our colleagues and turn that into a Company celebration. It makes people so happy.

November 30, 2022
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Creating More Jobs for People with Differing Abilities

This year, John's Crazy Socks added fifteen seasonal employees, twelve of whom have differing abilities.

November 23, 2022
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Gratitude Week: Building Relationships, Not Chasing Transactions

We call this Gratitude Week: an opportunity for us to thank our customers and community, to give back to them.

November 23, 2022
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October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month

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."

October 01, 2022
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Inclusion Matters

Inclusion makes us a better business. It helps us recruit employees and, in a time, when many employers cannot find enough good workers, our commitment to inclusion measures we always have enough good applicants for our job openings.

June 07, 2022
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Hiring People with Differing Abilities is Not Altruism, It is Good Business

Hiring people with a disability is not altruism, it is good business. And those businesses that hire people with disabilities find themselves at a competitive advantage and that advantage will only grow as the labor shortage worsens.

February 05, 2022
8 min read

St. John’s University Researcher Publishes Dissertation on John’s Crazy Socks Employment of People with Differing Abilities

Liza Laurino-Siegal, a doctoral student at St. John’s University has published her dissertation which examined employers working with people with disabilities. She focused her research on two Long Island based companies: John’s Crazy Socks and Spectrum Design. The study documents the benefits of employing people with differing abilities.

November 12, 2021
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Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo Visits John’s Crazy Socks

New York State Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo visited John’s Crazy Socks on Friday. The Assemblyman made the visit so he could understand more about what New York State can do to promote employment of people with differing abilities and to support small businesses like John’s Crazy Socks.

October 31, 2021
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John’s Crazy Socks Joins Congressmen Garbarino and Suozzi to Advocate for Hiring People with Differing Abilities

Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03) introduced a Resolution supporting the designation of October as Down Syndrome Awareness Month and supporting the goals and ideals of Down Syndrome Awareness Month. The Congressmen announced the Resolution at a press conference this afternoon in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness outside the Capitol Building where they were joined by Long Island's own John Cronin and Mark X. Cronin, co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks.

October 27, 2021
3 min read

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