SammySocks Etc. – After the Passing of Samuel Samuel, the Sammy of SammySocks Etc., passed away on February 9, 2024. He was just 12 days into his 26th year. He died of melanoma – skin cancer. It came up fast and was very aggressive. Please have your loved ones screened for skin cancer. It could be a life-saving event. After Samuel’s passing, Sally (Samuel’s mom) and I decided to close SammySocks Etc. We had started the business to help Samuel become independent, help with his support, and employ other adults with differing abilities. Samuel is no longer with us. He needs no more help and support. But there are many other adults with...
The Show You Care Campaign Update Back in October of this year, we set out to have a Show You Care Campaign for the holiday season. SammySocks Etc. will donate 10% of the product price of its sales to several local organizations. For every men’s and children’s sock product sold from Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2023, we will donate 10% of the product price to Texas Parent To Parent. For every women’s sock product sold from Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2023, we will donate 10% of the product price to the Hope Alliance of Round Rock. For every coffee and tea product sold from Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2023, we will donate 10% of the product price to...
Wear Crazy Socks! Donate Socks! Do Both! Great Ideas for Schools and Daycares! Celebrate Crazy Sock Day! Or hold a Sock Donation Drive! Or even better, hold a Sock Donation Drive with a Crazy Sock Day! SammySocks Etc. can help you with any one of these! Why Have a Crazy Sock Day? Crazy Sock Day is a day where people can celebrate and wear crazy socks. National Crazy Sock Day is March 21. This is also Down Syndrome Awareness Day. Down Syndrome Awareness Day was designated in 2005. Crazy Sock Day came later. The wearing of crazy socks was added to help draw attention to Down Syndrome Awareness Day. Crazy Sock Day can also...
Show Your Care People care about people. Examples of this are everywhere. Most of these go unnoticed except for those giving and receiving the care. Caring helps. Caring feels good. Caring is right. Caring makes a difference. Act on your caring. Do something with your caring. Show your care! Buy socks, coffee, and tea from SammySocks Etc. Share them with your family, loved ones, friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc. Buy socks, coffee, and tea and donate them to a local shelter or charity. Give them away. Share them with others. Show your care! Acting on your care can help us reach one of our goals of hiring adults with differing abilities like our son, Samuel,...
Random Acts of Sockness! Most random acts of kindness are spontaneous: holding a door open for someone, picking up a pencil someone dropped, stopping to help fix a flat tire, offering to jump start a car battery, or giving someone a ride. A situation presents itself and a simple act of kindness solves the problem. Many acts of kindness cost nothing except time. Some have financial expenses however minimal. Still others can cost a lot of money. The cost is not seen as burden but a part of the kindness. In fact, for most people, the random act of kindness is not anything out of the ordinary. It is just something that is done. Nothing is...
