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 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...
Read MoreBranching out to Tanzania
43 Sock Monkeys are on their way to Tanzania today thanks to the handiwork of students of Tommy Douglas Secondary School in Vaughan, ON and the great big heart (and suitcase!) of OSM’s newest Operative, Gloria Beresford-Last who will travel to Africa with her Mom this summer on a volunteer mission with The Olive Branch for Children. The Olive Branch is an NGO serving vulnerable...
Read MoreHelping Haiti
Operative Carole Burdett from North Vancouver, B.C. has amassed an army of love, stuffing and stitches in sock monkey form to accompany her on a mission to Haiti this month. Carole has been an OSM Operative since 2012 when she first visited Haiti, along with a team of doctors providing medical care and attention to underserved communities in rural Haiti. She stitched up a monkey bunch of...
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