Small Business Saturday Is About Community

Huntington NY

23 November, 2020

10:40 AM

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Small Business Saturday (November 28, 2020) is a national call to pay attention and support small businesses. John’s Crazy Socks is a small business and we believe that Small Business Saturday is really about community. Small Business Saturday is about giving back and supporting our neighbors. At John’s Crazy Socks, we operate an e-commerce business and we sell to customers across the United States and around the world, yet we remain a small business grounded in our Huntington community. We are a family business, founded by a father and son. We started our business in an office in Huntington Village and now have our office and warehouse here in Melville. When customers buy from us, you enable us to invest in our local community. You enable us to engage in our community. Your purchases make a difference for our community. We have a mission to spread happiness and we do that by hiring people with differing abilities, by giving back and by making a personal connection with our customers. Buying from this local business makes those things possible. Here are some of the ways that we engage with our community and most other local small businesses do the same: ·      Creating Jobs and Hiring Locally ·         Raising money for Local Organizations and Charities through our Giving Back Program ·         Working with Local Schools and Social Service Agencies ·         Buying from Local Business ·         Making Home Deliveries ·         Collecting and Paying Sales Tax ·         Renting Space that includes Paying Property Taxes through that Lease ·         Celebrating our Local Community through our Social Media Creating Jobs and Hiring Locally We hire from the local community so when you buy from us, you create jobs for people right here in Huntington. We recruit in the community. For example, when we have openings, we work with the Huntington Resource Center to recruit from Huntington, particularly from Huntington Station. We work with social service agencies to recruit clients who have a differing ability. We work with area high schools, tech programs and colleges to employ their graduates, particularly graduates from their special education programs. We have a half dozen alumni from Huntington High School employed here. When we have openings, we reach out through local elected officials and through local social media groups. Supporting this small business means creating jobs in the community. Raising Money for Local Organizations and Charities through our Giving Back Program Giving back is essential to everything we do. We start by donating 5% of our earnings to the Special Olympics and we create awareness and charity products that raise money for our charity partners. We pay particular attention to supporting local charities and organizations. Here are some examples: ·         Our Firefighter Tribute Socks raise money for the Nassau County Firefighters Museum ·         Our EMT Tribute Socks raise money for the Huntington Community First Aid Squad ·         Our Blue Whale Socks raise money for the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum ·         Our Healthcare This Superhero Wears Scrubs Socks and our masks raise money for COVID-19 frontline workers at Good Samaritan Hospital ·         Our Down Syndrome Awareness Socks raise money for ACDS, a local program that works with people with Down syndrome as well as the National Down Syndrome Society ·         Our Autism Awareness Socks raise money for the Nassau Suffolk Chapter of the Autism Society of America as well as Autism Speaks In addition to our charity socks that raise money for local organizations, we donate to local organizations as well including: ·         Townwide Fund of Huntington ·         The Huntington Historical Society ·         The Tri Community & Youth Agency Making Home Deliveries John Cronin, our founder and inspiration, is a real person who loves his business and community. Our office and warehouse are in Melville and John lives in Huntington Village. If we receive an order between Melville and Huntington, John makes a home delivery. No extra charge. John shows up at your door and hands you your package. What is more local than making a home delivery? For more information about John’s Crazy Socks, visit our webpage, Facebook page, Instagram account or YouTube channel. You can also contact us at 631-760-5625 or via email at [email protected].