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One sock at a time
St. Leonard girl collecting donations
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
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All Meghan Music really wanted to do was help a girl she had never met before. By doing this, she will be helping many of the homeless in Calvert County.
While reading American Girl Magazine, Meghan, 10, read about Hannah Turner, a young girl in Ohio who is collecting socks for the homeless.
Hannah's goal, Meghan said, is to collect 60,000 pairs of new socks and she already has about 50,000.
"I just want to help her," said Meghan, a fifth grader at Barstow Elementary School.
Meghan started her sock-collecting initiative on Nov. 1 when she asked her father, John Music, to put out a donation box at Bayside Toyota in Prince Frederick where he is an employee.
Meghan also received a bag of socks from Calvert County public schools Superintendent Jack Smith, whom she told about her initiative.
She also said that a flyer regarding the sock collection is being passed out at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Solomons where Meghan attends Sunday School.
"And I asked some of my friends and family and some teachers at school," Meghan said.
Meghan is doing her sock collection until Nov. 20 and on Nov. 23 she is taking them to Project ECHO in Prince Frederick, where she will receive a receipt to send to Hannah Turner so they'll be counted toward her goal of 60,000.
"I used to be in Girl Scouts … and we never really did anything for the homeless and I thought it would be good to ask [people to donate socks] and help out," Meghan said.
So far she has collected about 100 pairs, something Meghan said, "Makes me feel good.
"I think [the public] should help out because you see [homeless people] in the news too, not just in Prince Frederick, but all over the world," she said.
Meghan's mother, Kathleen Music of St. Leonard, said at first she discouraged her daughter from doing the sock collection so close to the holidays as several other companies and organizations have similar initiatives. Now, Kathleen said, "I'm very proud of her; she took it upon herself."
She said she was not surprised when Meghan had the idea as, "She's always been a really caring person."
Kathleen added that even if her daughter isn't collecting thousands of socks as Hannah Turner is, her initiative is still worthwhile. "At least it's something to feel like she's … made a difference; her [initial] intent was to help this other child make a difference."
