Thank You State Farm Insurance Agents

THANK YOU FOR DONATING SOCKS!

State Farm Insurance Agents

Indiana & Michigan

4,000 Socks

What Kind of Socks should I Give?

Thank you for collecting socks for the homeless!

What Kind of Socks Should I Donate?

All NEW socks are welcome! Adults, men, women, children, etc. I have a place for them all.

I suggest you buy socks for the target population that is closest to your heart.  

For example:

-Homeless men living on the street = New, thick, thermal socks (black or white); or dressy too (think interviews or church); or athletic

-Homeless children's shelter  = All kids socks work for this group because they usually attend school

-Homeless women = Women socks athletic or dressy

In other words, you can't go wrong!  If your group has a particular shelter that you want to donate to ...aim toward that target population.

(there is a list of Indianapolis homeless service organizations at socksforthehomeless.blogspot.com)

I hope this helps.

Shay Spivey

Socks for the Homeless, Inc.

Thank you Lynchburg!

Thank you for collecting socks for the homeless!

Lynchburg 3rd Ward

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Lynchburg, Virginia

Socks For The Homeless BOOK

Sock for the Homeless

THE BOOK

Need community service hours? Want to coordinate your own project? 
Are you looking for an easy and meaning community service project? Look no further! 

Children, teens, schools, organizations, and businesses can collect socks for the homeless. 
Socks for the Homeless is a community service project serving the homeless in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our mission is simply to collect and distribute socks to homeless service organizations and individuals. Operating since 2009.

To Learn more CLICK HERE

Thank you St. Joan of Arc Middle School

Prima Games Donation

Thank you PRIMA GAMES

SJOA 2015 Sock Drive Contest!

2015 Community Service Project

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2015 Community Service Project Idea?

Indianapolis Recorder Article

Link: 

http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/education/article_754cd212-7bc5-11e4-9429-3378c3f36fb8.html#.VIMXoYEor9s.twitter

Indianapolis Recorder

Thursday, December 4, 2014

By VICTORIA DAVIS

Indy native nets $100K in college scholarships

More than five years ago, Shay Spivey of Indianapolis juggled two young children and a low-paying job with very little opportunity to advance.

She desired to return to college to earn a bachelor’s degree after failing to complete her program several years ago following high school. However, every employment position she desired required a college degree, which Spivey knew she couldn’t afford at the time.

After countless hours of research she was awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to continue her education. Today Spivey holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree and works as a mental health and addictions counselor.

Recently, she released her book, "How to Submit A Winning Scholarship Application - Secret Techniques I used to Win $100,000 in College Scholarships" and the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper got a chance to chat with her about her scholarship journey.

What was your initial purpose of seeking scholarships?

Were you in a financially unstable situation or were you simply looking for alternative ways to pay for your higher education?

For me it was no money, no college. Honestly, my situation was being a single parent and working at a low income job. I really wanted to get my degree. I felt stagnant, going nowhere with no opportunities.

How did your search process begin?

With two kids and finance issues, I knew paying out of pocket wasn’t an option so I started researching. I used to spend my lunch break at the library and I always had a book in my hand. As I started reading I realized I truly didn’t know much about scholarships. I started a year in advance and said I was going to give it my all.

Did you believe you would be rewarded more than $100,000?

No, I had no idea and was awarded the money over a course of time. I always encourage people to not skip over the small scholarships. The smaller ones are worth it too and add up. Most people look at those and think they aren’t worth their time so as a result; many people aren’t applying for them. I had quite a few $500 scholarships but a secret I talk about in the book is maintaining a relationship with scholarship organizations. Some key organizations gave me money year after year.

What type of effort and time did it take?

I treated it like a part-time job in the evenings. Eventually I had to map out time because I was in school but needed to begin preparing for the following year. As I got going it was an hour in the evening five days a week. A lot of my scholarships were community service scholarships and many were based off of philanthropy and giving back.

What are some of the misconceptions of applying for scholarships?

The biggest complaint is writing an essay. The way I encourage individuals is by telling them “The essay is about you and nobody can tell your story better than you. It’s your thoughts, your hopes and your dreams.” You need to be able to explain to someone in writing what’s in your head and your heart and why you want to go to school. It’s encouraging and motivating. That writing piece is how they get to know you.

Throughout your research process you’ve gained money to further your education, how do you plan to give that back to the community?

My goal is to help families and individuals go to school without acquiring serious student loan debt. The challenge is, many aren’t taught anything about scholarships and if parents didn’t attend college, it’s hard to teach their kids about scholarships. I read an article that said there is 9 billion in state money for students to go to college. I want to connect people with that money. Education is the key out of poverty.

When did the idea for a book develop and what should readers expect?

I started a scholarship advisor program in 2009 that started off as a blog. The book came because I was giving people one-on-one attention but I wanted to reach a broader audience. I want my community to have access to that 9 billion dollars and learn how to navigate the scholarship system. My goal is to not only help young students but those like me who have children. I knew for the first time in my life I was on the right path because everything fell into place and it wasn’t hard.

For more information about Shay Spivey and her book “How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application,” visit amazon.com or follow her on Twitter @ShayMSpivey.

© 2014 Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Thank you SJOA

ST JOAN OF ARC MIDDLE SCHOOL

____________________________

Dear Socks For The Homeless, Inc.,

Thank you so much for the opportunity to hold this wonderful service project for our middle school students!  Each grade certainly stepped up and were wonderful examples of what it means to be Christ for others and gave from their hearts. 

Here are the numbers of socks we collected throughout November:

8th Grade: 28 pairs

8th Grade: 19 pairs

7th Grade: 64 pairs

6th Grade: 48 pairs

6th Grade: 53 pairs

Total: 212 pairs of socks to be donated

Peace,

Joe Sheehan

Coordinator of Parish Religious Formation

Middle School Religion Teacher

St. Joan of Arc Parish

Indianapolis IN 46205

(317) 283-5508 Ex. 1124

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Children's Hospital Book Drive

Collect New or Gently-Used 

Children’s Books

for the

Eskenazi Health Pediatric Primary Care Center

Drop Off Locations:

St. Joan of Arc Catholic School

500 East 42nd Street

Indianapolis, IN 46205

Single Mom works hard to win...

Shay Spivey

How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application: Secret Techniques I Used To Win $100,000 in College Scholarships

Pre-Order Announcement

Great News!

July 19, 2014 Blog @ shayspivey.blogspot.com

How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application:

SECRET Techniques 

I Used to Win $100,000 in College Scholarships.

By Shay Spivey, BSW, MSW

You can Preorder on Amazon Today!

Link to book:  http://amzn.to/Wrnot7

Release Date:  TBA

Announcement

Question:    

Wow Shay!  You are a hard lady to catch up with.  What have you been up to?

Answer:    

Good morning (smiling).  I know, I know…  I apologize for appearing to be M.I.A. (laughing).

BUT I have some exciting developments and wonderful news.  For years I have been managing graduate school, Socks for the Homeless, The Scholarship Advisor Program, and my children’s busy extracurricular activities.  Needless to say I was stretched pretty thin but loving the service.  Another decade has passed and I will turn 40 soon.  For all these reasons I needed to re-evaluate, re-prioritize, re-group, re-strategize, and re-motivate all my efforts. 

Developments: 

After graduating with my Master of Social Work degree from Indiana University in 2013, I took a year off to recover and figure out what I wanted to do next.  During this time I was finally able to finish my first book:  “How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application: Top Ten Tips and Techniques”.  I am also refreshed and re-focused.

News:

I am so excited to announce that I have signed a book publishing deal.  All the details about the release of my first book: “How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application: Top Ten Tips and Techniques” will be announced soon.  Please stay tuned for more information about the who, when, where, and when…

Contact:

Author Blog at ShaySpivey.blogspot.com

Email me at shay.mays (at) yahoo (dot) com
Facebook me at ...coming soon
Twitter me at ...coming soon

Other Blogs:  Scholarshipadvisor.blogspot.com

Other Blogs:  socksforthehomeless.blogspot.com

Yours truly,

Shay

2,000 Socks Donated

 February 28, 2014

Socks for the Homeless donated 
1,000 pairs of women and children's socks to:  The Julian Center

1,000 pairs of children's socks to:  Children's Emergency Shelter

Children's Bureau, Inc.

Project Ideas

SOCKS FOR THE HOMELESS

PROJECT IDEAS

Companies/Businesses

• Great for team building and company community service projects
• Internal - employee socks drive
• External – socks drop location

Organizations (sororities, fraternities, community, etc…)

• Great for community service project/volunteer hours
• Internal – members and friends sock drive
• External – Sock drive at an event or location *creative*

Schools

• Can include students, staff, parents, parish, and/or community
• Great for community service project/volunteer hours
• Internal – School sock drive
• Internal – Classroom competition *creative idea*
• External – Sock drop location

Churches

• Great for community service project/volunteer hours
• Internal – Member/visitor sock drive
• Get creative and make it an event
• External – sock drop location
• External – community socks drive

Individuals

• Create a sock drive at work, with family, in neighborhood, at church, etc…
• Great for community service project/volunteer hours
• Neighborhood Sock drive - *creative idea*

SOCKS FOR THE HOMELESS

CHECKLISTS

SAMPLE INTERNAL PROJECT CHECKLIST:

• Market your socks drive - Publicize your sock drive through flyers, emails, newsletters, announcements, Facebook, or twitter. (Hint:  Be sure to include the who, what, when, where, how and why).
• Collection Box - You can request a collection box from a Socks for the Homeless representative or if you have access to boxes already you can simply print a poster and create your own collection box - feel free to be creative.

• Create a collection station(s) - Place sock collection box(es) in a convenient location at your business/organization.  

• When sock drive is complete – contact and Socks for the Homeless representative to pick up socks.

SAMPLE EXTERNAL PROJECT CHECKLIST:

• Market your socks drive - Publicize your sock drive through flyers, emails, newsletters, announcements, Facebook, or twitter. (Hint:  Be sure to include the who, what, when, where, how and why).
• Collection Box - You can request a collection box from a Socks for the Homeless representative or if you have access to boxes already you can simply print a poster and create your own collection box - feel free to be creative.

• Create a collection station(s) - Place sock collection box(es) in a convenient location at your business/organization.  
• Business/Organization will be listed as a sock drop location site on www.socksforthehomeless.blogspot.com and communication emails.

SAMPLE NEIGHBORHOOD SOCK DRIVE CHECKLIST:

• Market your socks drive - Publicize your sock drive through flyers, emails, newsletters, announcements, Facebook, or twitter. (Hint:  Be sure to include the who, what, when, where, how and why).
• Collection Box - You can request a collection box from a Socks for the Homeless representative or if you have access to boxes already you can simply print a poster and create your own collection box - feel free to be creative.
• Create a collection station(s) - Place sock collection box(es) in a convenient location OR...

• Creative Suggestions - Let your neighbors know that you are conducting a sock drive and will be around to collect socks for the homeless on a certain date
• Creative Suggestions - Let your neighbors know that you will set out a table/box on a certain date to collect socks for the homeless.  Set up a tent, play some music, etc…

SAMPLE SCHOOL SOCK DRIVE CHECKLIST:

• Market your socks drive - Publicize your sock drive through flyers, emails, newsletters, announcements, Facebook, or twitter. (Hint:  Be sure to include the who, what, when, where, how and why).
• Collection Box - You can request a collection box from a Socks for the Homeless representative or if you have access to boxes already you can simply print a poster and create your own collection box - feel free to be creative.

• Create a collection station(s) - Place sock collection box(es) in a convenient location at your school.
• Creative suggestion - To motivate students develop a classroom competition and offer a prize/party for the winning class. (For example, an ice cream party, and movie party, free time, etc.)

SOCKS FOR THE HOMELESS NEEDS YOU TO

PLEASE CONTACT US TODAY

2,000 Pairs of Socks!

GIRL SCOUTS  OF CENTRAL INDIANA

for your donation of

2,000

pairs of socks

An act of kindness...

Starting a sock drive is an act of kindness 
that will reach out and touch many people...

471 socks donated to Horizon House!

Your sock donation makes a difference!

Today I dropped off a sock donation to Horizon House, a full-service day center that serves the homeless in central Indiana.  When I walked in the door with the first box I was amazed by the number of people waiting for services inside.  The open day room was filled with consumers.  Within 5 minutes the socks were being pulled out of the first box and passed out to consumers standing in line. 

471 SOCKS DONATED TODAY!

Horizon House provides essential services like:

·         shower & laundry facilities

·         telephones & mail delivery service

·         employment program & computer lab

·         case management & housing programs

·         veteran services

·         street outreach

·         co-located medical, mental health and legal services

Shay Spivey-Mays, BSW, MSW

Volunteer Coordinator

Socks for the Homeless, Inc.

Socksforthehomeless.blogspot.com

Recent deliveries

February 2014

Socks for the Homeless donated 471 pairs of socks to:

Horizon House Inc.

1033 East Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-423-8909

http://www.horizonhouse.cc/

February 2014

Socks for the Homeless donated 450 pairs of men/women/children socks to:

Wheeler Mission Ministries
Website:  wheelermission.org

January 2014

Socks for the Homeless donated 422 pairs of socks to:

Dayspring Center

Serving Homeless Families with Children

http://www.dayspringindy.org/

Dayspring Center provides emergency shelter, clothing, and three nourishing meals-a-day for homeless families with children in central Indiana. Families turn to us as a last resort; some to escape domestic abuse, others have experienced financial collapse, medical problems, or other crises that caused them to lose their home.

**See the "OUR IMPACT" tab for a complete history