By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Tradehomes Shoes of Hays will donate 240 packs of socks to the First Call for Help through a buy-a-pair, give-a-pair program.
The store, which is in Big Creek Crossing, donated a pair of socks for every pair sold in the store since March.
The program is ongoing, said Christopher Huntley, manager said.
"This is not just we're donating," he said. "This is what the city of Hays is donating and thinks of First Call for Help."
Some shoppers did not need socks, but bought socks and donated them to the project, Huntley said.
Linda Mills, First Call for Help executive director, said the center does receive requests for socks. First Call did not have any adult-sized socks available until the donation Thursday.
New socks is among one of the most requested items among the homeless population, Mills said.
The store hopes to start up another giving program involving shoe protectant. For every container sold, a portion of the proceeds will go to purchase shoes for needy children in Hays.