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Lily hopes that kids (and parents) will be inspired by these stories.  Many of these ideas can be copied and carried out right in your own neighborhood.  If you appear on our website in this section, you will be entitled to a free certificate.

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At the tender age of 4, Hannah Turner was helping her parents hand out Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless shelter in Toledo, Ohio. She saw a man whose split-open shoes revealed he wore no socks. She told her mother, "He can have my socks." Her gesture inspired her family to launch Hannah's Socks in 2007 as a new non-profit focused on providing clothing necessities to the less fortunate in Toledo, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; and their neighboring communities.

Hannah's Socks collects donated materials in the form of 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, we support programs serving under-privileged children.

Hannah, now age 9, volunteers regularly for her family's organization and continues to inspire people across the country and around the world with her unique story. She's been featured in People Magazine and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Her team hopes to continue to grow and add additional Ohio communities to the list of those it serves.

Hannah's Socks firmly believes that in a country as prosperous as the United States, no man, woman or child should want for something as basic as a warm pair of socks.

County: Wood OH, USA 

School: Toth Elementary School

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