Sock Drive Support with No Generation Gap

People who want to give socks come from every age group and are digging deeper than ever to show their compassion and love to the homeless and mentally ill. With this powerful team work we hope to move mountains and break previous records for 2015/16. Our motive is to warm feet and warm hearts.

10+ year old children have spent their allowance to buy socks for this charity. It is something they understand when they see the homeless everytime they go shopping with their Mom. What an important life lesson they learn when they can give a pair of socks and know it will make a difference to a suffering person.
College students are collecting socks for the Sock Granny to give to a homeless resource center.
High School students are joining forces to support the Sock Granny Sock Drive 2015. They are using the power of Facebook to promote their own Sock Drive and then their Organizer, Serene, will deliver them to me, The Sock Granny.
Flight Attendants are collecting socks from their global friends.
Family and friends are busy cleaning out their "sock dresser draws" of used socks. The socks don't have to be matching. They do need to be clean and NO holes." Each sock is precious to the Sock Granny and to the men and women who recieve them.

Read about the MPA-society.org http://www.mpa-society.org/programs-services/resource-centre

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Drop-off Locations:
Granville Island Starbucks, for Barb Vance (Sock donations)
Terraces on 7th - Front Desk, (1570 W7th) ask for Sock Granny
8th & Main Clothing (both locations), in donation box

The 3rd Annual Sock Drive Goes Global

Support for Sock Granny's Sock Drive is growing everyday.

Our 3rd annual Sock Drive is getting ready to start again October 1, 2015! A simple way to help those who need socks the most - clean out your "used sock drawer" (clean and no holes) and give them to the Sock Granny as I make sure the socks go directly to the homeless and mentally ill.

Introducing a NEW features to our Sock Drive in 2 ways.

1. This year we are going Global with our sock drive by Helping people become Aware of giving socks in their neighborhoods. No cost but you do need a big,kind heart. Turn your office and school gift giving parties into Sock Gifts for the homeless.

2. More exciting news about our Global plans soon. (I'm waiting to hear from my contact in Paris) Next time you bring a souvenir home from a trip why not bring a pair of socks for the Sock Granny to give homeless with cold, infected, painful feet.... with a special note telling them where the socks came from. Think of the life changing impact that pair of gift socks could have on one person!! Sock Granny is going Global - please join me in warming the heart as well as the feet.

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All sock donations are hand delivered directly to MPA-Society Vancouver where they are distributed directly to the mentally ill and homeless - men and women. I began this journey in 2013 http://www.mpa-society.org/publications-resources/mpa-in-the-news/news-releases/2013/12/11/call-for-donations-for-new-socks Thank you for your support.

Drop-off Locations:
Granville Island Starbucks, for Barb Vance (Sock donations)
Terraces on 7th - Front Desk, (1570 W7th) ask for Sock Granny.
8th & Main Clothing (both locations), in donation box

New edit update:
The first Global Stats are in!
The Sock Granny Blog has had visitors between
Aug 16, 2015 – Sep 14, 2015 from these countries
United States, Canada, Slovakia,
Italy, Switzerland,
France, Netherlands,
Russia, Sweden,
Singapore

Add to the above list these new countries: Sept 18 - Chile
Add to the above list this new country on Sept 19: Serbia
Add to the above list this new country on Sept 20: Ukraine
Add to tne above list this new country on Sept 21: Georgia
Add to the above list this new country on Sept 25: United Kingdom
Add to the above list this new country on Sept 27: Germany
Add to the above list this new country on Oct 18: Brazil

Socks are still the most Needed

Today I saw a poster held by a homeless person that said "Socks are the most needed but the least donated!" It made me feel sad and even more determined to keep collecting socks for the ever growing numbers of men and women becoming homeless.
The people who are helping the homeless I applaud! I found this board on Pinterest that has lots of ways you can help.
https://www.pinterest.com/stuffofinterest/homeless/

The poster asking for socks
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388294799100371845/

We Care about Nepal Earthquake Victims

The company called zazzle.com has opened a store that exclusively sells products where the proceeds of all the sales will be donated to the Support Nepal Fund. I am pleased to be invited to donate one of my designs to be used in this special store.

Support Nepal Earthquake Relief 2015
Proceeds from the sale of these products with my personal design (designed by gramabarb) for this charity will be donated to Support Nepal:

We Care Nepal T-shirt by SupportNepal
Design t shirts online.

Designed by GramaBarb

We Care Nepal Postcard by SupportNepal
Look at Supportnepal2015 Postcards online at Zazzle.com

Thank you for Supporting Nepal during a time of great need due to the 2015 earthquake.

Our Smiling Neighbours at MPA Society

Molly and The Sock Granny

Our neighbours would like to say "thank you" for all the sock donations that bring a little comfort to their lives but more than that it warms their heart that we care for each other.

The staff photo has in the Back row Trevor, Carole and Ed who are Mental Health Care Workers and then Molly C. who is a Homeless Outreach Worker.
Front row is Miriah who is a Homeless Outreach Worker and Molly Mac who is the Art Therapist and Recreation Therapist for the MPA.




25 Appreciation Awards were given to members of MPA. Heartfelt cheering and applause rang through the room for everyone who won an Award. Each award was a major accomplishment and well deserved.

Four people gave me permission to publish their photograph and help me give a " smiling face" to the socks that have been donated.
Some spoke of the love they felt from the socks you donated when someone cared enough to donate soft extra warm socks.

On the left is Cheryl for “her caring and helpful spirit with others"

Left-- Patti and her award was for “her positive attitude and fun personality"

Right -- Terry and his Award was for “making us laugh”

Left -- Vicki and her award was for “her wonderful smile”

My Greatest Privilege Ever!

February 24, 2015 I was invited to a very special event at the MPA Resource Centre where I had been donating socks to the needy mentally ill and the homeless. I was excited to attend to finally meet in person some of these courageous people that have been getting some comfort from the over 1400 pairs of socks my family, friends and I have collected.

I will always remember my hour with everyone as they are such an example of caring and giving support to one another for important accomplishments by giving Certificates of Appreciation. There was about 25 categories and in house members of MPA voted for members they felt excelled in each category. There was a category called the "Brightest Smile" and the winner was so thrilled to get a Certificate for her smile! What a heart touching event.

I am most pleased to have the honour of being part their celebration.
Tnank you!

The Total is 1403 pairs of Socks and more Promised

February 6, 2015 We celebrated our Sock drive with another NEW total of 1403 pairs of socks with more still promised.
I am completely overwhelmed by so many generous, caring people that just keep giving from all walks of life. Everyone from professional businesses to students. Everyone talked to everyone they know and friends of friends plus customers of Starbucks where 2 Starbucks gave us a handy drop-off locations where new and used socks could be left where 2 of the clerks (Amanda and Barb) could deliver the socks to me personally.

Molly from MPA and Barb from Starbucks at Granville Island, Vancouver.

Thank You!

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