Warm Feet for Warriors

A: As many as you want! We have had donations ranging from 1 pair to over 3,000! Just please note– you are responsible for the cost of shipping the socks to our headquarters location in San Antonio, Texas.

A: Absolutely! We love to meet the people behind the collections! Stop on by our office at the address above and drop off your donation whenever you are ready.

A: The short answer is no, please do not solicit donations (cash or in-kind items) from any major company. Here’s why: Soldiers’ Angels has created collection campaigns throughout the year as an opportunity for individuals, businesses, and organizations to come together and give back to our Service Members and Veterans. These collection campaigns are meant to be held in a way that general members of the public (ie, your friends, family, classmates, co-workers, etc.) can donate to the campaign. If you are hosting a collection, please do not solicit cash or in-kind donations from retailers, manufacturers, large corporations, or any other business entity. Due to the nature of those requests and the paperwork involved, solicitation of donations must come directly from Soldiers’ Angels. In most cases, we already have a relationship established with many of the major businesses. If you happen to have a connection at a retailer, manufacturer, large corporation, or other business entity that you think would be willing to donate cash or in-kind items to Soldiers’ Angels, please reach out to us and we would be happy to contact them. Email: [email protected]

A: After we receive your donation of socks at our Headquarter location in San Antonio, we will distribute to deployed Service Members around the world and also to Veterans in VA Hospitals across the country. For deployed, we send out care packages to the Service Members we support and even to deployed Chaplains that support entire units. We will include the socks in these care packages. For Veterans, we are one of the few nonprofit organizations approved to work within the VA Health System. Soldiers’ Angels volunteers work within nearly 40 VA Hospitals across the country. One of their main roles as a volunteer is to visit patients in the hospital. Socks are a fantastic comfort item for these volunteers to take on their patient visits and distribute to Veterans of all eras!

A: As an Angel, you are absolutely welcome and encouraged to include (or continue including) socks in your care packages. However, we will not be able to count the socks in Angel care packages towards the Warm Feet for Warriors campaign total. Unfortunately, with so many amazing Angels around the world, we would have no way to track an accurate count of the socks that are included in your individual care packages. Socks must be received at our Headquarters in San Antonio to count towards the goal.

A: Yes, in this case, we do request that the socks are brand new in their original packaging. Don’t get us wrong, we love the talent it takes to produce a pair of handmade socks– but due to the volume of socks we expect to receive, we need to be able to sort the socks easily by color, type, etc. That being said, if you are one of those talented people out there that like to create your own socks… please be sure to visit the Soldiers’ Angels Sewing and Crafting Team!

A: It is not necessary. Last year we had some lovely thank you cards that came in with socks and we even had a photo or two that were included. We will do our best to include any cards or photos with a care package, but there is no guarantee. If you do include anything like a card or note, it must be in an unsealed envelope.

A: You can buy any adult size socks. We have Service Members and Veterans of all sizes and genders, so as long as they are adult socks, we’ll find the right person for the sock after we have them!

A: As you will see on our Amazon Gift Registry, black or white is preferred, but really any color is fine! As we mentioned above, these socks are not meant to be used as uniform socks by our deployed Service Members. The Military has pretty strict regulations when it comes to military uniforms and every branch is different. However, even deployed have plenty of time out of uniform. These socks will be used by military Service Members for time out of uniform. For Veterans in hospitals, the color doesn’t matter at all, but hospitals require that patients have Non-Skid socks.

A: If you would like to receive a tax receipt for your donation from an online store, please use one of the following options:

• Many websites will allow you to include a Gift Receipt and an Optional Gift Message. If the website you’re using allows this, please fill out the Optional Gift Message to include your name, address, phone number, and email address.
• If the website you’re using does not allow you to include a Gift Receipt or Optional Gift Message, please email your order confirmation/receipt to [email protected]. Please be sure that email includes your name, address, phone number, and email address.

A: If you would like to receive a tax receipt for you collected donation, please include a piece of paper in each box that is shipped to Soldiers’ Angels. The paper needs to include the name and information of the person (or company representative) the tax receipt should be addressed to. We will need their name (and company name, if applicable), address, phone number, and email address.

A: Absolutely! If you are donating online, please write “socks” in the comments field. If you are sending in a check, please write “socks” on the memo line. And if you call to make a donation, be sure to mention it to whomever you speak to on the phone.