Bold Contributions
We donate directly to select charitable causes. Your socks can make a statement, but can also make a difference!
Previous Donations
June 2013 - Kid's Food Basket - www.kidsfoodbasket.org
Kids’ Food Basket a non profit organization, is a force for "Attacking Childhood Hunger in greater Grand Rapids." Their mission is to ensure children in the community do not go to bed hungry. They serve nearly 5,000 kids each day.
March 2013 - Kiva Micro-finance Loans - www.kiva.org
We chose to use Kiva as a means of donating funds for micro-finance loans. If you aren't familiar with micro-finance or Kiva, checkout their website to learn more. We picked 4 different entrepreneurs from different parts of the world who were also in the apparel business.
February 2013 - 20 Liters - www.20liters.org
January 2013 - Healing with Hope and Happiness - www.healinghopehappiness.org
Healing with Hope and Happiness is a charitable organization that supports pediatric patients undergoing long-term medical care. Their focus is on providing gifts and items to entertain during treatment, distract during procedures or to simply bring some joy into sick children’s lives.
Healing with Hope and Happiness is a charitable organization that supports pediatric patients undergoing long-term medical care. Their focus is on providing gifts and items to entertain during treatment, distract during procedures or to simply bring some joy into sick children’s lives.
January 2013 - MI Special Olympics (via Muskegon Polar Plunge) - www.somi.org
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Athletes are given continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness and athletic skill, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Athletes are given continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness and athletic skill, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
September 2012 - Wounded Warrior Project - www.woundedwarriorproject.org
The purpose of the Wounded Warrior Project is to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members. They provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of our injured heroes.
April 2012 - 20 Liters - www.20liters.org
20 Liters began as the water initiative of Mars Hill Bible Church. After 5 years of focusing on providing clean water in Rwanda, the project and demand grew to bigger than one group could contain. The need is great so the ability to get should be likewise. 20 Liters was created to expand awareness and involvement with water issues to the global arena. People are in need of the most basic parts of life, water. 20 Liters is simply a demonstration that we are serious about caring for people in effective and sustainable ways and we’re inviting others to join us in expanding this work in Rwanda and elsewhere.
Jan 2012 - Soles 4 Souls - www.soles4souls.org
Soles4Souls® is a shoe charity that collects gently worn shoes and monies to provide shoes to those in need. The donation of shoes gives someone the hope for a better tomorrow. Donating shoes to Soles4Souls shoe charity is a great way to recycle shoes.
Jan 2012 - Clothes 4 Souls - www.clothes4souls.org
"Clothes4Souls® is a charity that collects gently worn clothing and monies to provide clothing to those in need. The donation of clothing gives someone the hope for a better tomorrow. Donating clothes to Clothes4Souls charity is a great way to recycle clothing"
Sept 2011 - Shoes for Orphans Souls - www.shoesfororphanssouls.org
"Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, has distributed more than 2.0 million pairs of new shoes to vulnerable children in the United States and to orphans in 69 countries around the world. While our program has made a difference in many lives, there are still millions of children we can reach – all through a pair of shoes. We are seeking donations of new shoes, socks and shoelaces from individuals, corporations, churches and civic groups. "
The purpose of the Wounded Warrior Project is to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members. They provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of our injured heroes.
April 2012 - 20 Liters - www.20liters.org
20 Liters began as the water initiative of Mars Hill Bible Church. After 5 years of focusing on providing clean water in Rwanda, the project and demand grew to bigger than one group could contain. The need is great so the ability to get should be likewise. 20 Liters was created to expand awareness and involvement with water issues to the global arena. People are in need of the most basic parts of life, water. 20 Liters is simply a demonstration that we are serious about caring for people in effective and sustainable ways and we’re inviting others to join us in expanding this work in Rwanda and elsewhere.
Jan 2012 - Soles 4 Souls - www.soles4souls.org
Soles4Souls® is a shoe charity that collects gently worn shoes and monies to provide shoes to those in need. The donation of shoes gives someone the hope for a better tomorrow. Donating shoes to Soles4Souls shoe charity is a great way to recycle shoes.
Jan 2012 - Clothes 4 Souls - www.clothes4souls.org
"Clothes4Souls® is a charity that collects gently worn clothing and monies to provide clothing to those in need. The donation of clothing gives someone the hope for a better tomorrow. Donating clothes to Clothes4Souls charity is a great way to recycle clothing"
Sept 2011 - Shoes for Orphans Souls - www.shoesfororphanssouls.org
"Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, has distributed more than 2.0 million pairs of new shoes to vulnerable children in the United States and to orphans in 69 countries around the world. While our program has made a difference in many lives, there are still millions of children we can reach – all through a pair of shoes. We are seeking donations of new shoes, socks and shoelaces from individuals, corporations, churches and civic groups. "
