Operation Nightwatch Seattle - Events - Sock it to the Homeless

Events - Sock it to Homelessness

Homeless people are on their feet all day, and the only pair of socks they own are very likely to be wet, especially during Seattle’s rainy time of year. (September through June).

"Our feet get really chewed up," says Fred. Working, walking around all day, and no change of socks. Yuck. You can guess how it is at night when guys in the shelter peel off their shoes.

In response, Operation Nightwatch hosts "Sock It to Homelessness" every October to kick off the season's annual sock drive. Community groups, churches, youth groups, and concerned citizens bring new athletic socks to Operation Nightwatch and we have a ball . . . literally. Volunteers roll the socks into balls, thousands of them. These socks are distributed to homeless people at night through the rest of the year. In 2010, we collected more than 25,000 pairs of socks, gave them all away!!

2011 Sock It to Homelessness will take place on October 30, from 1:30 to 3:00pm.

For more information on "Sock It to Homelessness" call (206) 323 4359 or email here info@seattlenightwatch.org.

For a full-page flyer, click here.

For a half-page flyer, click here.

P.O Box 21181 . Seattle, WA 98111 . 206-323-4359