John\u2019s Crazy Socks Introduces the World\u2019s First Pair of Tactile Braille Socks To Benefit The Guide Dog Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nJohn’s Crazy Socks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nGuide Dog Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
John\u2019s Crazy Socks will donate 10% from the sale of each pair of the Braille Crew Socks to the Guide Dog Foundation, a Long Island-based national nonprofit.<\/i><\/p>\n \u2014 John Cronin, Co-Founder of John’s Crazy Socks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2024 \/EINPresswire.com<\/a>\/ — John\u2019s Crazy Socks<\/a> is on a mission to show what is possible and has now produced the world\u2019s first pair of braille socks with tactile letters. The Braille Crew Socks<\/a> have the word \u201cInspire\u201d written in raised braille lettering around the top band, while the braille alphabet covers each sock. John\u2019s Crazy Socks will donate 10% from the sale of each pair of the Braille Crew Socks to the Guide Dog Foundation<\/a>, a Long Island-based national nonprofit that provides guide dogs, free-of-charge, to individuals who are blind or have low vision. <\/p>\n Co-founder and Chief Happiness Officer of John\u2019s Crazy Socks, John Cronin, said, \u201cThese socks are so important. They are creative, inclusive and fun.\u201d <\/p>\n The inspiration for these socks comes from Holly Connor of Clayton, Missouri who submitted a design as part of John\u2019s Crazy Sock\u2019s 2023 Autism Can Do Scholarship contest. Holly\u2019s design earned her a $2,500 scholarship. Holly is both blind and autistic and wanted to raise awareness about the Braille alphabet and her inspirational story. <\/p>\n It took the design team months to produce the three-dimensional Braille Crew Socks that accurately represented the braille alphabet. John\u2019s Crazy Socks tested each prototype for all the features they assess in a typical sock. They also needed to make sure the presentation of the braille alphabet was accurate. The Guide Dog Foundation assisted the organization in this process. <\/p>\n The Braille Crew Socks are available for sale in the John\u2019s Crazy Socks online store for $13.99 per pair with 10% from each sale being donated to the Guide Dog Foundation. <\/p>\n Retail stores can also carry these socks. If other retail store owners are interested in these socks or others, please contact the wholesale division at John\u2019s Crazy Socks. <\/p>\n Mark X. Cronin, John\u2019s Co-founder and father, got the idea to work with the Guide Dog Foundation from a friend, Kevin Tenety, who volunteers to raise future guide dog puppies for the Foundation. Kevin does this work in honor of his father Vincent, who had become blind and depended on his guide dog. <\/p>\n John and Mark also knew of the Guide Dog Foundation because their sister non-profit organization, America\u2019s VetDogs, is the home of Sully H. W. Bush, service dog to the late President George H.W. Bush. John and the former President had become \u201csock buddies\u201d and exchanged letters and socks. <\/p>\n \u201cWe are delighted to collaborate with John\u2019s Crazy Socks on an exciting and distinctive product,\u201d said Guide Dog Foundation president and CEO John Miller. \u201cThese Braille Crew Socks are one of a kind, featuring braille lettering that has been stitched to offer a tactile experience. This thoughtful design ensures that individuals who are blind or have low vision can fully enjoy and embrace these socks and all can enjoy their inspirational message. We extend our gratitude to John and Mark for choosing the Guide Dog Foundation as the beneficiary of this remarkable sock collection.\u201d <\/p>\n For more information about John\u2019s Crazy Socks and their Braille Crew Socks, please visit, www.johnscrazysocks.com<\/a>. For more information about The Guide Dog Foundation, please visit, www.GuideDog.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n ### <\/p>\n About the Guide Dog Foundation <\/p>\n For more than 75 years, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. (www.GuideDog.org<\/a>), has trained and placed guide and service dogs to provide independence, enhanced mobility, and companionship to people who are blind, have low vision, or have other special needs. The Guide Dog Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization serving clients from across the United States and Canada. The Foundation relies on contributions from generous individuals, corporations, service clubs, and foundations to fund its mission to serve people with disabilities. <\/p>\n It costs over $50,000 to breed, raise, train, and place one assistance dog, but the Guide Dog Foundation provides its services completely free of charge to the individual. Its sister organization, America\u2019s VetDogs, trains and provides guide, service, and hearing dogs for disabled veterans and first responders. The Guide Dog Foundation was the first assistance dog school in the United States to be accredited by both the International Guide Dog Federation and Assistance Dogs International. <\/p>\n About John\u2019s Crazy Socks <\/p>\n John\u2019s Crazy Socks was inspired by John Lee Cronin, a young man with Down syndrome, and his love of colorful and fun socks\u2014what he calls his \u201ccrazy socks.\u201d He and his father, Mark X. Cronin, started the company as a social enterprise with a mission of Spreading Happiness. With more than 4,000 socks, John\u2019s Crazy Socks is now the world\u2019s largest sock store. More than half their employees have a differing ability, and their Giving Back program has raised over $700,000 for charity partners like the Special Olympics, the National Down Syndrome Society, and the Autism Society of America. Most of all, they are Spreading Happiness.<\/p>\n Bill Corbett Jr.
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