History

In September 2009, Socks2Soles was started by Christopher Conti as an offshoot of Our Hearts to Your Soles. In previous years he noticed that the men the charity served in Pittsburgh especially valued the pair of socks they were given by the volunteer team.Corporate and private donations to Hearts2Soles went to distributing shoes to the many sites around the country. Chris decided to raise money locally to consistently purchase socks by developing and selling a unique bookmark. His unique motto "Covering Feet Across the Nation" has generated a great deal of local excitement. The Socks2Soles bookmark can be seen on the righthand side of this page.

Socks2Soles Mission

The mission of Socks2Soles is to provide free socks for the less fortunate across the country at Our Hearts to Your Soles events as well as educate students about the difficulties that the less fortunate encounter daily. Socks are essential to keeping feet warm, dry, and clean in order to avoid chronic foot problems. By selling bookmarks, Socks2Soles will be able to provide even more socks to Our Hearts to Your Soles' events and will help keep the homeless clean. The goal is to sell 1000 bookmarks in Pittsburgh this year and expand the program around the country in anticipation of next year's Our Hearts to Your Soles event. All proceeds from the bookmarks go directly to buying socks for the less fortunate.

In addition, Chris' vision was not only to provide socks to the needy but to educate students about the plight of the homeless. He is currently accomplishing his aspiration by creating videos for school aged students that detail the struggles and problems that the less fortunate face everday. Chris is tremendously excited to see his project off the ground and hopes to extend his program across the United States.