Giving Back is an essential part of our mission at John’s Crazy Socks. Giving Back is baked into everything we do. The idea is simple: we do not believe it is enough to just sell things, we have to give back. Giving back is a way of saying thank you and expressing our gratitude. Giving back is a way to serve our community. Giving Back is an essential part of our social enterprise.
We Give Back in many ways:
Giving Back to the Special Olympics
John and many of our colleagues are Special Olympic athletes and we see first-hand the many benefits of that organization. Without the Special Olympics, there would be no John’s Crazy Socks. John has learned many valuable skills and values through competing in the Special Olympics.
From the day we opened, we have pledged to donate 5% of our earnings to the Special Olympics. When we added our Sock of the Month offering, we committed 5% from the subscriptions to the Special Olympics. Thus, every time you purchase a subscription to the Sock of the Month, you are making a donation to the Special Olympics.
We have created special socks that both celebrate the Special Olympics and raise money for them.
Beyond these donations, John and John’s Crazy Socks does all we can to support the Special Olympics:
All of these efforts with the Special Olympics are a crucial part of our Giving Back program.
Awareness Socks: Socks that Give Back
We have created a growing list of socks and masks that support certain causes and raise money for those causes. We donate 10% from the sales of these socks to a charity partner.
The first of these socks that we introduced were our Down Syndrome Awareness Socks. John designed these socks and they celebrate people with Down syndrome. The Socks also raised money to support Down syndrome causes. We donate 10% from the sale of these socks two the National Down Syndrome Society and a local group ACDS that operates schools and social programs for people with Down syndrome.
Here is the list of Awareness Items that raise money for our charity partners:
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ACLD (Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities) is a Long Island-based not-for-profit agency dedicated to helping people with developmental disabilities and their families. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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These socks were developed with the National Down Syndrome Society to support their fight against Law Syndrome. “Down syndrome does not hold me back, antiquated laws do.” |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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The Special Olympics often sponsor Polar Plunge as fundraising events. We want these socks to add to the fun. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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These socks honor Barbara Bush and President Bush’s devotion to his wife and her support of literacy. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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These socks are in tribute to John’s “sock buddy”, President George H.W. Bush. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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The LuMind [Research Down Syndrome] Foundation’s four priorities are: preventing Alzheimer’s onset, improving cognition, developing gene therapies and advancing understanding |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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Made in collaboration with the P.S. I Love You Day Organization, these socks were designed to help raise awareness for the problems associated with bullying and mental health. |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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The LuMind [Research Down Syndrome] Foundation’s four priorities are: preventing Alzheimer’s onset, improving cognition, developing gene therapies and advancing understanding |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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Animal Rescue Pets Adopt Don't Shop Socks
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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North Shore Animal League America is the world’s largest no-kill and animal rescue and adoption organization |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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Special Olympics International for Law Enforcement Torch Run |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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Down Syndrome International and National Down Syndrome Society |
10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
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10% from the sale of every pair |
Donating Boxes of Socks to Support Charitable Efforts
We receive many requests for donations. Because we have committed such a significant portion of our revenue to our charity partners, we are not able to make additional cash donations. However, we do support groups by donating boxes of socks that they can use to raise money through raffles and auctions.
We have received very positive feedback from organizations to whom we have donated boxes of socks. They report that these donations are among the most sought after items in their auctions. That makes us very happy.
Because these items have become so popular, we receive many, many requests. In some months, we have received over 1,000 requests to donate a box of socks. Obviously, we cannot meet that demand. We send out a certain number of boxes each month and while we would like to support many causes, we focus on supporting organizations that work with people with differing abilities.
You can learn more about this donation program and make a request for a donation by clicking here.
If you have questions or comments about our Giving Back Program, please email us at service@johnscrazysocks.com.
