今年21歲的約翰 (John Cronin) 是名唐氏症兒，活潑好動的他，其實是名運動好手，不只熱愛足球、保齡球、籃球、雪鞋、田徑、曲棍球等，也是特殊奥林匹克運動會 (Special Olympics) 的忠實粉絲。事實上，他也在本月被選為美國雪鞋國家隊的候補選手。而每年十一月，他都會參加「北極跳水」(Polar Plunge) 慈善活動，為特殊奧運募款。
另外，他們販售的襪子也與其他機構合作，例如下面這款上頭有著拼圖樣式的襪子 Autism Awareness Crew Socks，便是為了喚起大家對於自閉症的重視，每賣出一雙，便會捐出2塊美金給相關機構。
目前，約翰在當地技職高中就讀零售與顧客服務相關課程。他的親友們表示，「這是約翰天生的個性，他很關心留意他人，沒有什麼事比幫助他人能讓她更開心。」
目前他們已經賣出超過一千雙襪子，而且生意有越來越好的趨勢，即使如此，約翰仍然秉持用心原則，在每一分寄出的商品中，附上親筆手寫的小字卡及糖果！
來聽聽約翰談他的襪子生意：
John Speaks about Autism Awareness
John Speaks about Our Autism Awareness Sock John Cronin, our co-founder and inspiration, has Down syndrome, and every day demonstrates how his limitations do not define him. Many of his friends have autism and we wanted to do something to honor their achievements, contributions and struggles. Therefore, we offer an Autism Awareness Socks and we are donating $1 from the sale of each pair of socks to the Nassau/Suffolk Autism Society of America- NSASA. We made this choice based on feedback from our customers and Facebook community. You can get a pair by clicking here: http://ow.ly/P4IV308hCMk The socks feature the brightly colored puzzle that represents the puzzling nature of autism. It represents the way people with autism fit into society. And the bright colors speak to the hope we create by raising awareness of autism. Each pair costs only $8 and $1 will go to the local branch of The Autism Society of America. Thanks to the good folks at Socksmith for their design. Don’t wait, you can get a pair here: http://ow.ly/P4IV308hCMk
Posted by John’s Crazy Socks on Monday, January 23, 2017
來源：The LAD Bible｜John’s Crazy Socks
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