बंदर मुस्कान Monkey Smiles
We’re all packed up and ready to go! These Delhi-bound delegates are eagerly anticipating their mission: to bring learning, love and laughter to children living in poverty in Delhi slums. Thinking caps were first on the delegate list of things to pack as these sock monkeys will be going to school with children ages 6-15 and participating in fun games & craft activities to provide arts...
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Attention Operatives: OSM needs you! There are many monkey delegates hoping to travel to Delhi this summer with L.I.B. International that are in need of sponsorship. Sponsorships help to pay for shipping and workshop supplies and will bring creativity, a smile, and some enrichment to the life of a child living in poverty. Browse the Sponsorship Gallery and choose your own monkey delegate to...
Read MoreDie Strumpfaffen !
Strumpfaffen is OSM’s Euro branch, lead by Operative Nadine Koetz from Berlin Nadine joined OSM in 2009 while living in Toronto, learning the art of sock monkey and crafting up some beautiful delegates for sale and sponsorship. When she moved back to Germany she started Strumpfaffen, a fundraising project inspired by and based on the OSM model. She and the Strumpfaffen team sell sock...
Read MoreSock Monkey Tutorial
West Coast Operative Kat Thorsen makes a sock monkey come to life before your very eyes! Tweet
Read MoreZombie Sock Monkey !
With 3 weeks til Halloween, the kind folks at Halloweencostumes.com have signed up to sponsor a whole whack of sock monkeys with a donation of $100 to the OSM Sponsorship program. Clearly sock monkey enthusiasts, this online shop has a variety of sock monkey costumes for all ages and tastes with options for the whole monkey family- tween funky monkey, couples monkey costume and baby and toddler...
Read MoreReturn of the Trickster Effect
Our partner organization Exeko has returned from a summer of residencies in the northern communities of Waswanipi and Natashquan. Exkeo’s Trickster Effect program was invited to participate in Chiiwetaau. Chiiwetaau is an annual event organized by the community, a return to traditions where all generations come together. Over 70 youth and seniors participated in activities, sharing stories...
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