Despite COVID restrictions and a provincial lockdown, collections for Socks for Change at the Virgil Avondale store are more than halfway to last year’s fundraising total. Enough money has been raised in the first month of fundraising to supply 400 pairs of wool socks. For a $2 donation, people can purchase a pair of socks that will be
When members of the Stamford Kiwanis Club and Socks for Change showed up at the back door of Project SHARE with two large boxes containing hundreds of pairs of wool socks, pairs of gloves and tuques, the weather was appropriately bitter. A piercing wind and bone-chilling temperatures left exposed fingers burning with cold. Sam Baio
After hearing how poverty-stricken people wearing wet cotton socks contracted illnesses through their feet, “That just haunted me,” Sam Baio told the ThoroldNews. When the philanthropist and founder/CEO of West49 and the Boathouse sold his clothing stores, he kick-started the Socks for Change program. “I found my purpose.” Financing the volunteer-run project entirely from his
In a partnership that represents a shared mission of helping the vulnerable and impoverished people of Niagara, Socks for Change and PenFinancial are working together again this winter to deliver new warm wool socks, gloves, hats and scarves to thousands of men, women and children. The truly local credit union donated a generous $20,000 today,
Originally from Jan 17, 2020 by Kris Dube The Welland Tribune A free community dinner at a downtown Welland church isn’t just a chance for people to enjoy a hearty meal — they can also socialize and make friends while knowing the community cares about them. There are also social opportunities that arise from attending. “I’ve
Thank you Tim for chatting with Sam about Socks for Change and how important a pair of socks can be for those who live on the street or can’t afford to by them.
Jan 28, 2019 by Cheryl Clock – The St. Catharines Standard In his mind, it was an easy fix. Give people who live in poverty wool socks, and they’ll at least have warm, dry feet. He’s a fabric guy. And he knows that cotton tube socks just don’t cut it in the winter. They get wet, stay
Sam Baio, a devoted local philanthropist and the founder/CEO of West49 and the Boathouse clothing stores, kick-started the Socks for Change program to help poverty-stricken people in Niagara Three years ago, Sam Baio heard a radio program about how poverty-stricken people wearing wet cotton socks contracted illnesses through their feet. “I heard how shelters get
