Cafe Coordinator Tracey, with one of the Socktober Sisters
✨ A Feel-Good Story We Just HAVE to Share! ✨
Meet Audrey and Jillian — lovingly known around our St. Joe’s Café as The Socktober Sisters 🧦💙
Seven years ago, these incredible young women first came to St. Joe’s Café with King’s University College volunteers. Even then, their hearts were already set on helping others. Their journey truly began when they noticed a guest walking into the café with no shoes. By the time they tried to help, he was gone — but the moment stayed with them. It opened their eyes to the challenges many in our community face every single day.
From that moment, Socktober was born.
Since then, Audrey and Jillian have:
🧦 Created donation bins in businesses across the city
🤝 Partnered with local nonprofits
🌆 Built beautiful community connections
💙 And collected over 14,000 pairs of socks for our guests here at St. Joe’s Café
And this year? They’ve outdone themselves again.
In October alone, they brought in 3,264 pairs of socks — their most successful year yet! 🎉
To Audrey and Jillian: thank you for your kindness, your dedication, and your giant hearts. Your work reminds us that even the smallest items can make the biggest difference.
To everyone who has supported Socktober along the way: thank you. One pair of socks may not seem like much, but to someone facing hardship, it can mean warmth, comfort, and dignity.
We are so grateful. 💛
Amazing doesn’t even begin to cover it.
— St. Joe’s Café 🧦✨