SOCKTember 2022 Champions

• In 2020, the first year of SOCKTember, four teams in Washington State raised over 5,500 pairs of socks and donated them to local charities. 
• In 2021, the second year of SOCKTember, 39 teams in 2 countries raised over 66,000 pairs of socks and donated them to local charities. 
• In 2021, On Side Restoration joined the competition to expand The DYOJO Podcast annual SOCKTember to an international event. 

Next year our goals are to:

• Expand this event to Europe and Australia to increase our competitors at the international level
• Increase the regional level competition - East, Mid, and West
• Double the state-by-state competition by bringing back and adding several states 
• Increase the team-by-team levels with local offices, franchises, and national organizations 

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SOCKTember fits well into the fall plans for those participating in Restoring Kindness as a means of team building as well as community involvement. Keep your eyes and ears open as The DYOJO and C&R Magazine will continue to share the plans for SOCKTember 2023. 

CONTACT The DYOJO about getting involved with SOCKTember 2023!

2022 SOCKTember Champions

The winning team this year joined the competition in 2021 and raised a total of 36 pairs of NEW socks. This year, their team returned to the competition with their eyes on the prize and were able to raise a current record of 11,160 pairs of NEW socks. The team behind the Laval office of On Side Restoration are the 2022 SOCKTember Champions! Their record-breaking efforts bring the total quantity of NEW socks raised and donated to local charitable organizations throughout the United States and Canada to 57,791. 

The Top 5 Sock-Raising Teams of 2022

Were those valiant Sisters for Socks able to three-peat? The answer is no. This back-to-back (2020 & 2021) winning team is led by Allstars Lindsey Ward (Reliable Contents Services) and Sarah Roberts (ServiceMaster of Tacoma). We know they will be back next year with a vengeance. 

​Rounding out the Top 5 for 2022 are:

• Fifth place, with 4,968 pairs of NEW socks, The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County led by David Kean (Arken), Diane Salz (Seattle Contents), and Jon Isaacson (ARES Restoration)
• Fourth place, with 6,394 pairs of NEW socks, On Side Restoration - Edmonton 
• Third place, with 7,021 pairs of NEW socks, Sock Unicorns led by Pierce County realtors Kelsey Isaacson and Joe Vego  
• Second place, with 8,144 pairs of NEW socks (nearly doubling their sock-haul from last year), On Side Restoration - Red Deer

The Top 10 Sock-Raising Teams of All Time

In our third year of competitive sock-raising the leader board for most socks raised in a single season by a single team looks like this:

1. On Side Restoration - Laval - 11,160 (2022)  
2. Sisters for Socks - 8,506 (2021) 
3. The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County - 8,502 (2021) 
4. On Side Restoration - Red Deer - 8,144 (2022) 
5. Sock Unicorns - 7,012 (2022) 
6. Sock Unicorns - 5,974 (2021)
7. The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County - 4,968 (2022) 
8. Sisters for Socks - 4,666 (2021)
   
9. On Side Restoration - Red Deer - 4,532 (2021)
10. On Side Restoration - Edmonton - 4,520 (2021) 

Sock-Raising Leaders by Category

• In three years, SOCKTember has raised and donated 129,726 pairs of NEW socks to local charitable organizations
• In the Nation vs. Nation battle, Canada has won the last two years against the United States, widening their margin of victory in 2022. We are looking forward to adding a nation or two next year (ie Europe and Australia) 
• In the Region vs. Region battle, US-West has won the last two years against US-East. We look forward to expanding this segment. 
• In the State vs. State battle, Washington has won the last three years. We are looking forward to several states returning and adding a few new states to the competition. ​

CONTACT The DYOJO about getting involved with SOCKTember 2023!

SOCKTember 2022 Champions Announcement