Sock It To ’Em: Monroeville campaign collects on behalf of people in need

The Monroeville Rotary Club is partnering with the Monroeville Chamber of Commerce, Visit Monroeville, Municipality of Monroeville and Gateway School District to put cold feet into warm socks.

Drop-off boxes are located through Jan. 31 at each of the offices at Gateway High School, Gateway Sports Complex, Mosside Middle School, and University Park, Ramsey, Evergreen and Cleveland Steward elementary schools. Boxes also are at the Chamber of Commerce office, 2790 Mosside Blvd., Suite 150, along with the Monroeville Public Library and Monroeville Municipal Building.

The Sock It To ’Em Sock Campaign aims to put new socks on the feet of men, women and children experiencing homelessness and/or are in need.

For those who do not have a home, lacking socks often means walking on average up to 10 miles each and every day just to find basic necessities, and while wearing shoes that are not the correct size and with socks that are worn out and dirty. There is nowhere to wash the socks, so after 2 to 3 days, the socks are worn through and must be thrown away.

One of the main reasons someone who is homeless goes to the emergency room is because of a foot ailment, and the best way to prevent that is to be able to wear clean, dry socks on a regular basis.

For more information about the campaign, call Valerie Warning at 724-733-4876.