High Socks For Hope Furnishes Over 100 Homes in New York and New Jersey by Judy Holland (Managing Director, High Socks For Hope)

It's been a while since we updated the blog. It's been a busy time for us! In October 2013 we received a generous donation from Disaster Assistance CoC to help families in Oklahoma. We took a group out and furnished 15 homes in Shawnee, Oklahoma. We also furnished 8 homes in Granbury, Texas that was devastated by a tornado on the same day that Moore, Oklahoma was hit. In Granbury, the tornado destroyed a Habitat for Humanity neighborhood. Hood County Habitat for Humanity rebuilt the homes and we worked with them to furnish a few.

                                 Our Team assessing the damage in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

                       
        Crosses at the elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma representing the lives lost.

                               
                            We furnished several children's rooms in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

In December 2013 we were blessed to receive a very generous donation from Bain Capital to furnish homes in New York and New Jersey. We started immediately and as of today we have furnished 77 homes. We will finish up this project this summer and have 30 families lined up to help. We are sad to say that we will have to soon turn families away in New York because the funds are almost gone for that project. If you would like to donate to help Hurricane Sandy devastated families please mail checks to:

High Socks For Hope, Inc.
3617 McFarland Blvd
Northport, AL 35476

If you would like to use a credit card please go to highsocksforhope.com and follow the link to donate.

The following photos are just a few of the families in New York and New Jersey that we have helped in the last 4 months.

Thank you to all of our donors for making it possible to help many families in New York and New Jersey. A special thank you to Bain Capital, Nick's Kids Fund, Long Island Church of Christ, Northport Church of Christ, Lutheran Social Services of New York, MET Council New York, Tunnel2Towers Foundation New York, Gateway Church of Christ Union Beach, New Jersey and the city of Union Beach, New Jersey for helping us help others. Pictured below is Steve Aponte and his sweet wife Laura. Steve has headed up the relief work in New York for us. He has maintained the warehouse, scheduled all the deliveries and delivered many of them himself. We are so grateful to Steve for his desire to help his city. He has volunteered many hours since Superstorm Sandy and is truly a hero to us.

 David Robertson has now become the closer for the New York Yankees. He has pledged $100.00 for each recorded strike out and $200.00 for each recorded save in the 2014 season. David and Erin Robertson spend a tremendous amount of their time to help others. Thank you David and Erin for continuing to dedicate so much of your time and money to High Socks For Hope.