Help needed with local sock drive
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A local store is asking the community to come together for a good cause. Kabat’s Fortuna Ace Hardware store in the Fortuna Foothills is doing a sock drive to help support Cristina’s Closet.
“You can either buy…donate a pair of socks and at the end of the month, we will deliver them to Cristina’s Closet,” said Sean Toomey, Store Manager.
Cristina’s closet is a safe space where locals can find clothing for job interviews or professional needs free of charge. The nonprofit says they’ve served over 2,000 people with over 7,000 outfits, all from community donations.
Cristina McInnes, the founder of Cristina’s Closet, shares the impact she hopes the drive will have.
“When they asked to partner up with me to do the sock drive, it’s just so incredible! I mean we’re really literally down to our last pair of like ten socks, so this just has come at a perfect time. And with the socks that they’re looking to get, it’s going to almost give us a full year,” said McInnes.
Starting June 1, customers can purchase and donate a pair of socks for $2.
“Our goal right now for our store for the month of June is going to be about 300 pairs of socks,” said Toomey.
If you want to help out and donate a pair of socks, you can visit any of the registers at Kabat’s Fortuna Ace Hardware store.