Four years ago, then four-year-old Hannah Turner and her family were serving Thanksgiving dinner at a local homeless shelter. There Hannah saw a man whose shoes had split open, revealing he wasn’t wearing socks. Although her mother, Doris, reassured her the man’s shoes would keep his feet warm. Hannah wasn’t convinced and told her, “Mommy, he can have my socks.” The next day, Doris took Hannah to purchase and distribute socks to local shelters.
After hearing Hannah speak, a Hires Dental staff member asked the entire staff, and patients, to support Hannah Turner in her quest to collect socks. Dr. Hires wants to help homeless individuals and families get something NEW this holiday season! It is imperative that even those who have fallen on hard times have “warm feet”. As Hannah says... “warm feet, warm heart.
Local Girl Scouts Troop 60703 and Brownie Troop 75019 from Whiteford Agricultural will be donating socks and kicking off their own parallel campaign to collect new socks at their school.
Hires Dental welcomes the partnership of any groups who can help the office reach their goal of 1,000 pairs of socks!Hannah’s Socks serves homeless and domestic-violence shelters in the Midwest, with offices in Toledo and Cincinnati. Hannah's Socks collects donated materials in the form of new men's, women's and children's socks and undergarments, then leverages partnerships with local shelters for distribution to both the homeless and to victims of domestic violence. In addition, it supports programs serving under-privileged children. For more information, visit www.hannahssocks.org