[Music] so do you remember when you’re in
so do you remember when you’re in
so do you remember when you’re in kindergarten and you didn’t think that
kindergarten and you didn’t think that
kindergarten and you didn’t think that you could do big things well even when
you could do big things well even when
you could do big things well even when you’re small and you don’t think you can
you’re small and you don’t think you can
you’re small and you don’t think you can do big things you can still do them even
do big things you can still do them even
do big things you can still do them even if they start out with something small
if they start out with something small
if they start out with something small such as a question well when I was in
such as a question well when I was in
such as a question well when I was in kindergarten I asked my mom a question
kindergarten I asked my mom a question
kindergarten I asked my mom a question and that was water socks go when they
and that was water socks go when they
and that was water socks go when they get lost in a dryer so she answered with
get lost in a dryer so she answered with
get lost in a dryer so she answered with hmm i don’t know but maybe one of my
hmm i don’t know but maybe one of my
hmm i don’t know but maybe one of my white athletic socks could match one of
white athletic socks could match one of
white athletic socks could match one of our neighbors what athletic socks and so
our neighbors what athletic socks and so
our neighbors what athletic socks and so that got us thinking and that year we
that got us thinking and that year we
that got us thinking and that year we enlisted some friends and neighbors to
enlisted some friends and neighbors to
enlisted some friends and neighbors to help us collect match and donate about
help us collect match and donate about
help us collect match and donate about 360 pairs so this is a picture of me
360 pairs so this is a picture of me
360 pairs so this is a picture of me when I was 7 doing a TED talk talking
when I was 7 doing a TED talk talking
when I was 7 doing a TED talk talking about our first drive and promoting our
about our first drive and promoting our
about our first drive and promoting our second in the background you can see a
second in the background you can see a
second in the background you can see a picture of my family and I with a friend
picture of my family and I with a friend
picture of my family and I with a friend and some socks that we donated to a
and some socks that we donated to a
and some socks that we donated to a shelter downtown so we did it the year
shelter downtown so we did it the year
shelter downtown so we did it the year after and the year after in our basement
after and the year after in our basement
after and the year after in our basement my family and I were on the verge of
my family and I were on the verge of
my family and I were on the verge of killing each other two thousand socks
killing each other two thousand socks
killing each other two thousand socks the four of us walked together for days
the four of us walked together for days
the four of us walked together for days wouldn’t you so by the third year we
wouldn’t you so by the third year we
wouldn’t you so by the third year we realized this was a thing so my mom and
realized this was a thing so my mom and
realized this was a thing so my mom and I created a website and we had a graphic
I created a website and we had a graphic
I created a website and we had a graphic designer build a website or a logo for
designer build a website or a logo for
designer build a website or a logo for us and we also got some publicity I
us and we also got some publicity I
us and we also got some publicity I learned how to give a media interview
learned how to give a media interview
learned how to give a media interview and I was even the star of the eleven
and I was even the star of the eleven
and I was even the star of the eleven o’clock news one night so with all this
o’clock news one night so with all this
o’clock news one night so with all this publicity and attention we got a lot
publicity and attention we got a lot
publicity and attention we got a lot more people reaching out to us to
more people reaching out to us to
more people reaching out to us to wanting to do their own sock parties
wanting to do their own sock parties
wanting to do their own sock parties instead of us inviting only our friends
instead of us inviting only our friends
instead of us inviting only our friends two hours and so also with all the
two hours and so also with all the
two hours and so also with all the publicity we got a lot more thoughts so
publicity we got a lot more thoughts so
publicity we got a lot more thoughts so we had friends and neighbors help us
we had friends and neighbors help us
we had friends and neighbors help us match all the socks that we got and they
match all the socks that we got and they
match all the socks that we got and they brought in their own socks too
brought in their own socks too
brought in their own socks too and that year in two days we matched and
and that year in two days we matched and
and that year in two days we matched and donated twice the amount of socks that
donated twice the amount of socks that
donated twice the amount of socks that we had donated for the last four years
we had donated for the last four years
we had donated for the last four years so we don’t need those socks to places
so we don’t need those socks to places
so we don’t need those socks to places like the clintonville Resource Center
like the clintonville Resource Center
like the clintonville Resource Center which is a local sediment house and
which is a local sediment house and
which is a local sediment house and because we had so many socks they
because we had so many socks they
because we had so many socks they couldn’t take all of them so we gave
couldn’t take all of them so we gave
couldn’t take all of them so we gave them to a local Red Cross first
them to a local Red Cross first
them to a local Red Cross first responder who would give shirts and
responder who would give shirts and
responder who would give shirts and socks to people who had been displaced
socks to people who had been displaced
socks to people who had been displaced by fires and we also gave them to the
by fires and we also gave them to the
by fires and we also gave them to the engagement center at Mary haven where
engagement center at Mary haven where
engagement center at Mary haven where they would take an AP ated men and women
they would take an AP ated men and women
they would take an AP ated men and women off the streets and they would give them
off the streets and they would give them
off the streets and they would give them a place to start the recovery Mary Haven
a place to start the recovery Mary Haven
a place to start the recovery Mary Haven had never gotten a donation of socks
had never gotten a donation of socks
had never gotten a donation of socks even though socks are the most requested
even though socks are the most requested
even though socks are the most requested but least donated item of clothing so
but least donated item of clothing so
but least donated item of clothing so like I was saying before in our first
like I was saying before in our first
like I was saying before in our first four years we gave two thousand pairs of
four years we gave two thousand pairs of
four years we gave two thousand pairs of socks in our last year last year we gave
socks in our last year last year we gave
socks in our last year last year we gave 4265 pairs and so because Maggie’s
4265 pairs and so because Maggie’s
4265 pairs and so because Maggie’s matches as we called it had been
matches as we called it had been
matches as we called it had been evolving over the years little by little
evolving over the years little by little
evolving over the years little by little we decided last year it was time to make
we decided last year it was time to make
we decided last year it was time to make another change to empower others so you
another change to empower others so you
another change to empower others so you can see on the right my church youth
can see on the right my church youth
can see on the right my church youth group matching 1,400 socks in 90 minutes
group matching 1,400 socks in 90 minutes
group matching 1,400 socks in 90 minutes and on the left you can see a Girl Scout
and on the left you can see a Girl Scout
and on the left you can see a Girl Scout Troop who are going to match socks with
Troop who are going to match socks with
Troop who are going to match socks with in in a couple of days with them we’re
in in a couple of days with them we’re
in in a couple of days with them we’re hitting we’re planning to hit 10,000
hitting we’re planning to hit 10,000
hitting we’re planning to hit 10,000 socks so doing my goose matches has
socks so doing my goose matches has
socks so doing my goose matches has taught me so many things it’s also help
taught me so many things it’s also help
taught me so many things it’s also help the environment by eliminating waste it
the environment by eliminating waste it
the environment by eliminating waste it has created a service opportunity that
has created a service opportunity that
has created a service opportunity that is free that’s for all ages and that
is free that’s for all ages and that
is free that’s for all ages and that takes more than a couple no more than a
takes more than a couple no more than a
takes more than a couple no more than a couple of hours it has helped warm cold
couple of hours it has helped warm cold
couple of hours it has helped warm cold feet and it’s taught me so many lessons
feet and it’s taught me so many lessons
feet and it’s taught me so many lessons it’s taught me that one small thing so
it’s taught me that one small thing so
it’s taught me that one small thing so just a stock or question can lead to
just a stock or question can lead to
just a stock or question can lead to something that is empowered thousands of
something that is empowered thousands of
something that is empowered thousands of people and that’s helped thousands of
people and that’s helped thousands of
people and that’s helped thousands of people and it’s also brought me here to
people and it’s also brought me here to
people and it’s also brought me here to you today thank you
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