P.S. 261 for Pencils for Kids
Teacher and Operative Melissa Farran from Brooklyn, NY has been supporting the Sock Monkey Sponsorship program through philanthropy projects she does with her 2nd grade class at PS 261 in Brooklyn for the past few years. They usually set up a post office and sell stamps and handmade postcards, using the money they collect to buy sock monkey sponsorships and send smiles to kids in need....
Read MoreSend in the Clowns!
For the month of March 2013, OSM founder-by-proxy, monkey muse and operative Alice Nelson was on expedition in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Alice is a Master clown ( she actually has a Masters degree in clowning! How cool is that?!) and travelled to SA to share her skill and clown mastery with Clowns Without Borders South Africa to create a touring show. Proceeds and Donations from 2012 OSM...
Read MoreOperative Profile- Diana Brugos
Diana came on the scene in late 2012. Referred to the project by Mary Breen (crafty muchacha and owner of Wise Daughters Craft Market in the Junction,) Diana literally jumped into role the of Lead Operative in Toronto, feet first! In the 5 months since she came on board she has been an absolute dynamo- raising awareness for the project, recruiting new operatives, selling OSM goodies at craft...
Read MoreArt Therapists unite for New Jersey
Thanks to the energy, enthusiasm and excellent organizational skills of Operative Dynamo Gretchen Miller and her 6 Degrees of Creativity Art therapy Community, nearly 200 sock monkeys were distributed to Hurricane Sandy victims in New Jersey in January and February of this year. Gretchen collected sock monkeys from operatives all over the US and even a batch from Operative...
Read MoreSuper-Monkeys 4 Max
February 18 is Monkeys4Max Day! It’s Max Dobbins’ 4th birthday and once again, Max’s family is celebrating through a commission of OSM Delegates to be sent to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Max was born with a rare heart condition and the amazing staff at the C.H.O.P. Cardiac Center saved his life shortly after his birth. Each year on his birthday, Max and his family...
Read MoreSinovuyo Caring Families Project
Sinovuyo means “We Have Happiness” in isiXhosa. The Sinovuyo Caring Families Programme is being developed by Clowns Without Borders South Africa and will be implemented by community care workers working with approximately 300 families living in the townships of Cape Town. OSM has been invited to participate in the project and has sent an initial delegation of 75 sock monkeys to support the...
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