Socks for Seniors — Abbott EMS Collection Site
Abbott EMS (2500 Abbott Place, St. Louis) is a collection site for Sock for Seniors.
Socks for Seniors provides a touch of warmth not only to the toes and feet, but the program warms the hearts of those who give as well as those who receive a pair.
Sock donations of all types are welcome. From plain white socks to socks with stripes and goofy prints: basic tube socks, footie-style, ankle, thigh high, calf length, holiday themed, anti-slip, plain, goofy, fluffy, soft — all kinds of socks will make an area senior smile. All sizes welcome though the average recipient wears from size 6 to 10. Please, only new or never-before-worn socks still in packaging.
Organized by Tracey Swabby, Abbott EMS’s Director of Business Development, sock collections at Abbott began in 2010, and Socks for Seniors donors have collected 200-300 pairs of socks each year since.
All donations stay in the St Louis metropolitan area and are distributed to area nursing home residents. When Tracey and her colleagues at Abbott EMS began the program it was because some nursing home residents have no one to provide for them. Many of the resident’s needs are met by the facility, friends, and maybe family members, but Tracey thought, “How about a new pair of socks? Who provides that to those in need?” She came to find out, items such as socks are sometimes forgotten.
Tracey went on to say that over the years, since the program started, it has grown in quantity and they are trying to expand the program into their Abbott EMS Illinois Operations as well.
“This really is a gift that goes well beyond keeping someone’s feet warm,” Tracey explained. “Wouldn’t it be really cool to fill up an entire ambulance with socks to be delivered to area nursing home residents?”
This year Abbott EMS is teaming up with SSM SLUH to make the holidays warmer. Abbott EMS has been a Socks for Seniors collection site for five years.
The collection has already started and will continue until December 11th.
Drop off your sock donation at Abbott EMS’s reception area anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (314) 768-1000 ext 2347 with any questions.
Or, bring your sock donations to the next Ellendale Neighborhood meeting at Abbott EMS at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9th.
The Ellendale Neighborhood Association appreciates Abbott EMS hosting our bi-monthly meetings so let's show them our support by helping them give a holiday smile to an area nursing home resident that may not have family.
Let’s not forget the socks!
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