John's Crazy Socks Founder 'A Role Model': Huntington Local Hero

Huntington NY

05 November, 2020

4:54 PM

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HUNTINGTON, NY — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we're working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories. This submission comes from Lewis Rotstein, who nominated John Cronin, of Huntington. Cronin is the founder of John's Crazy Socks. Name:John Cronin State:NY Hometown:Huntington Hero's job:Business Relationship to nominee:I work with him Reason for recognition:John is a role model showing the world what people with Down syndrome can accomplish. One thing to know: John shows that pursuing a social mission of showing what people with differing abilities can do is good business. Thank you for all you do, John! >> Do you have a local hero you would like us to know about? Share their story here. Read about other heroes from across New York here. All photos included in this post are owned by identified third parties who have given Patch the right to use explicitly for the Patch Local Heroes series.