Knowing that Socks are the most-requested item among residents in homeless shelters, Master Networks of Haverstraw, a service-oriented business development organization, set a goal to collect 10,000 pairs to help people in need and donate them to Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland (CCSR) and Catholic Charities of New York for dictribution.
The sock drive was organized by Barry Dorfman, regional community council executive director of Master Networks. Donations were made by 34 Master Networks chapters with more than 600 members in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut area.
CCSR also partnered with Master Networks on a previous successful sock drive as well as a coat drive. This year, because of the massive size of the sock donation, CCSR is joining forces with Catholic Charities of New York in New York City, to distribute them to more people in the region. CCSR operates the Warming Center in Rockland County, which serves as shelter during the colder months for people in need of temporary housing.
“We are truly in awe of this donation and the commitment by Master Networks to help those less fortunate. Their generosity should be an inspiration to others that while singularly we may only be able to do so much, with others we can truly make an incredible difference,” said Dan Eudene, executive director of Catholic Charities Community Services in Rockland.
