Silicon Valley >>> Senegal
OSM Operative Molli took some sock monkey magic overseas to Senegal this summer along with fellow medical students at University Buffalo School of Nursing and School of Dental. The students volunteer their time and talent to offer free medical and dental care to patients in need, and our sock monkeys are there to bring a smile and some comfort to their new patients while undergoing examinations...
Read MoreHaving a Hoot with Sock Owls
SOCK OWLS have taken Vancouver by storm this spring. Lead Operative Kat Thorsen came up with the pattern to work around time constraints presented by community workshops and as an adapted craft that is easier to tackle than a sock monkey, but equally fun. These charming little sock owls are wonderful for creating dialogue around the craft table and a testament to the healing power of...
Read MoreMonth of the Military Child
A big funky bunch of 50 Sock Monkey delegates were created to send to military families in the Bay Area with members in active service, and the timing could not be better as April is the Month of the Military Child. This initiative applauds military families and their children for the daily sacrifices they make and the challenges they overcome. To all the Military Families out there: We Love...
Read MoreLittle Hands, Big Dreams
An incredibly successful collaboration with philanthropic kids craft kit subscription service Little Loving Hands in February 2017 has brought hundreds of adorable sock monkeys hand decorated with love through OSM HQ and around the world over the past year. A delegation of Little Loving Hands monkeys were recently distributed in Agra, India to students and beneficiaries of Indian Dreams...
Read MoreA Drop in the Ocean
OSM’s newest Operative, Molli O is a student at University Buffalo School of Nursing and travelled with some of her classmates to the island of Chios, in Greece this summer to offer medical service to Syrian refugees encamped there through Doc Mobile, a non-profit org bringing free medical care to refugees stranded there due to the conflict in their homeland. She brought along...
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