Sock Hop Sock Drive

Recently my church congregation (aka "ward") had an epic 50's sock hop dance party. It was a sock drive to be donated to the local Utah Refugee organization. Apparently, most of the refugees coming to us hail from Syria, and in general, Utah can have us some pretty darn cold winters. Socks aren't just a fashion statement (which of course they are!) They are also a necessity. We pigged out on Root Beer floats, ate Tres Leche Cake (catered by a woman who works with the "Spice Kitchen Incubator" - a company that employs refugees who are considering catering as a profession). We did some line dancing, we did the hokey pokey, and finished the night with a short (but fabulous) video clip about the plight of any refugee.

So how many pairs of socks were donated at the Hop?

Scroll down to find the answer, but seriously guess before you look. It's just more fun that way.

The following is a quote from my church's April 2016 church's General Conference, titled Refuge From the Storm:

Totally True...

Q: And how many high quality socks were donated at the Sock Hop Sock Donation Party?

A: 644. Annie and I counted them together. Easily over $1000 in donated socks.

Think of all the warm feet!

This is what 644 socks looks like...

And this time of year we always get spiders, so just ignore that spider in the background. 

Our cake! Fancy, and quite spendy.

Ryan was the dj, and Annie kindly sampled several root beer floats.

Our dancers. Everyone had rhythm.

*** This post os for Saturday, September 17th, 2016 ***