The DYOJO Community Involvement

This page serves two purposes:

The conduit of INTERNATIONAL news for SOCKTember from 2020 through 2022. We are excited to announce in 2023 that The DYOJO Podcast is joining forces with C&R Magazine and their Restoring Kindness initiative. Moving forward Restoring Kindness will be the primary outlet for information about the annual SOCKTember annual competition. 
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  • Scroll down for information about SOCKTember 2020, 2021, and 2022
  • READ MORE in the C&R Magazine Article. 

The landing page for our LOCAL sock-raising team, The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County (Washington). 

  • Scroll down for more information about our team and the QR code to donate socks for our community 
Important Dates for SOCKTember 2023  
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  • Team confirmations DUE: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
  • SOCKTember 2023 STARTS: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
  • SOCKTember 2023 ENDS: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
  • Final counts for SOCKTember 2023 DUE: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
  • SOCKTember 2023 winner ANNOUNCED: Tuesday, October 31, 2023


​Please reach out to Jon Isaacson (The DYOJO) or Sarah Guastaferro (Restoring Kindness) for questions and information. 
Support Our Local Team
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Last year (2022) The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County was able to raise nearly 5,000 pairs of NEW socks. These items were raised with the help of Arken Restoration, Tacoma Trophy, Edward Jones of Graham, Graham Automotive, Ironclad Digital, Alpine Cleaning and Restoration, and MANY More!

The Prior year (2021) we raised OVER 8,500 pairs of NEW socks. So, THIS YEAR our goal is raise OVER 10,000 pairs of NEW socks as the international goal is OVER 100,000 pairs of NEW socks to donate to local charitable organizations. 

SCAN QR or CLICK on image for our LOCAL Amazon Sock Wishlist

    I Want To Help Raise OVER 100,000 Pairs of NEW Socks For Local Charities! 

SOCKTember 2022 RECAP 

SOCKTember 2022 Participants

The 3rd Annual DYOJO Podcast #SOCKTemer NEW Sock Raising Competition is a WRAP for 2022. 

Sisters for Socks - Back to Back Champions (2020, 2021)

The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County

Sock Unicorns

No Show

Team More

  • Robert more - BYLT - (Baltimore, MD)

Team Canada

Team IICRC

  • Kayla Harger - IICRC (Las Vegas, NV) 

The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER 2021

Last years event was a lot of fun and a great success, are you ready to join us for the funnest competitive sock raising event of 2021? 

Last year we were proud to collaborate with Contractors Who Care for:
  • The DYOJO Podcast Socktember 2020 Sock-Raiser to Support Local Charities.
  • 2020 was our first year and we raised OVER 5,500 SOCKS!
  • Congrats to ​Sisters for Socks and team captain Lindsey Ward of The Contents Specialists of Washington for blowing away the competition by raising over 2,400 socks.​

SOCKTember is a great event for:
  • Escalating client outreach
  • Elevating employee engagement
  • Expanding community partnerships

THIS year we are planning an IN-PERSON event for our 2021 FINALE (scroll down for info) 

DONATE to The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County (or look for the links to LOCAL teams near you further down this page):

The Best DANG Sock-Raising Team in Pierce County Flyer

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SOCKTember 2021 Press Release

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SOCKTember Team Captain Info Sheet

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SOCKTember 2021 Informational Flyer
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The DYOJO SOCKTember - Annual NEW Sock Raising Competition ​
The DYOJO SOCKTember 2021 is a great opportunity for client
​outreach, employee engagement, and community goodwill.

The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER 2021 Challenge Has STARTED!



What is The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER?
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Our goal was to create a fun annual competitive sock raising event. So last year we reached out to our friends and peers and made it happen. Even with a pandemic, the team leaders and participants found ways to safely raise and collect NEW socks from around the world. It was so awesome to hear the stories of local businesses contributing to local teams, people enjoying the competitive elements, and how happy our local charities were to receive an abundance of NEW socks for the people they serve. 

Read the press release from Restoration & Remediation Magazine.

You can participate by:
  • LEADING a local team
  • JOINING a local team
  • Becoming a SPONSOR 

Our vision is to have teams all around the world joining us in this annual event. We want to do some good, have some fun, and help promote the efforts of all our teams so that the good vibes spread. We chose NEW socks because
  1. 1) treat others the way you want to be treated - who doesn't LOVE the feeling of a NEW pair of socks? and
  2. 2) it's a simple thing that anyone and everyone can contribute to while also making a huge impact. 

How do I get involved with The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER 2021? 
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What an awesome question! There are four ways to be involved in The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER 2021:
  1. Lead a team - gather your friends, peers, and suppliers and ask them to help you competitively raise as many friggin NEW socks as you can. You choose your team name and how you will promote your efforts, we promote you. See samples of team names below from our 2020 event. Due date 2 weeks prior to start of event. 
  2. Join a team - reach out to The DYOJO and see if there is a team in your area, contact the team captain and find out how you can help them to raise as many gosh dang NEW socks as humanly possible in the month of September 2021. Always open. 
  3. Contribute directly - we strongly encourage you to either lead or join the closest team to you, as competitions are best competed with teams competing. BUT our objective is to raise so many heckin NEW socks that local charities will be stocked for months, so we won't turn anyone away. Each team will have an Amazon link and/or you can send NEW socks through the event link. Always open. 
  4. Become a sponsor - we do everything in our power to ensure all focus and resources go towards the objective of raising insane quantities of NEW socks to distribute to local charities, so we have been resistant even to creating t-shirts. But there are some costs such as promotion (boosting ads, etc), trophies, and this year (hopefully) an in-person celebration. 

When does The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER competitive sock-raising season kick off?
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We start officially raising NEW socks the beginning of September and complete final counts around the end of the first week of October. This year, if we can pull it off, we would like to host an in-person celebration at the conclusion of the event (STAY TUNED). 

As a team captain, you lead your team and execute your strategy for raising NEW socks from partners throughout your market. As you post and promote your team efforts on social media, The DYOJO will echo and promote your team efforts. What better excuse is there to reach out to clients, partners, and peers than to engage them in this effort of doing good? 

When is the SOCKTember 2021 New Sock-Raising Season?

August 2021 - The Pre-Season:
Teams form in local communities to raise NEW socks by reaching out to clients, vendors, friends, and community partners.

September 2021 - The Season:
Teams collect NEW socks. We have a weekly count of NEW socks raised by all teams, keeping with the competitive spirit.

October 2021 - The Post-Season:
We perform a final official count of NEW socks raise and this year we plan to announce the WINNER at a LIVE local event in Tukwila, Washington on Friday, October 22, 2021. Local teams distribute NEW socks to local charities that they want to support.

SOCKTember 2021 FINALE and in-person Costume DANCE Celebration 
  • WHAT: SOCKTember 2021 FINALE - Costume Themed Dance Party
  • WHEN: Friday, October 22, 2021, 7-930pm 
  • WHERE: Reliable Contents Service - 18437 Cascade Ave S, Seattle, WA 98188

We will EAT. We will DANCE. We will CELEBRATE. Please RSVP.

SOCKTember 2021 FINALE Event Flyer

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The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER 2021:
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Socktember 2021 Teams:
SOCKTember 2021 FINALE and in-person Costume DANCE Celebration 
  • WHAT: SOCKTember 2021 FINALE - Costume Themed Dance Party
  • WHEN: Friday, October 22, 2021, 7-930pm 
  • WHERE: Reliable Contents Service - 18437 Cascade Ave S, Seattle, WA 98188

We will EAT. We will DANCE. We will CELEBRATE. Please RSVP.
  • FOOD: Delicious wood-fired pizzas sponsored by All Pro Construction (Pacific, WA)
  • DECOR: Amazing decorations sponsored by Superior Restoration (Woodinville, WA)
  • DRINKS: We are in need of sponsors for beverages
  • DESSERT: Tasty treats sponsored by Luke Drager of Aramsco (Tukwila, WA)
  • MUSIC: Live DJ sponsored by Home by Kelsey Isaacson (Puyallup, WA)
  • PRIZES: We are in need of sponsors for raffle and door prizes

Around 8PM PST we will break for THANK YOU’S and announcements of the SOCKTember 2021 WINNER. We will do our best to make this a LIVE feed for our participants from around the world as we award the SOCKTember trophy.  

Socktember 2021 Sponsors:
  • ARES Restoration (Graham, WA)
  • Finale party location sponsored by Reliable Contents Services (Tukwila, WA)
  • Delicious wood-fired pizzas sponsored by All Pro Construction (Pacific, WA)
  • Amazing decorations sponsored by Superior Restoration (Woodinville, WA)
  • Live DJ sponsored by Home by Kelsey Isaacson (Puyallup, WA)
  • Tasty treats sponsored by Luke Drager of Aramsco (Tukwila, WA)
  • ​You?

The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER 2020 WINNING TEAM

Congrats to ​Sisters for Socks and team captain Lindsey Ward of The Contents Specialists of Washington for blowing away the competition by raising over 2,400 NEW socks.

Last year we were proud to collaborate with Contractors Who Care for, this was our first year hosting this event and we raised OVER 5,500 NEW SOCKS

The DYOJO SOCKTEMBER 2020 PARTICIPANTS

Socktember All-Star 2020 Teams:
  • Sisters for Socks - The Contents Specialists (Seattle, WA) 
  • Sock Hawks - Merit Construction (Tacoma, WA)
  • Sock Kings - 3 Kings Environmental (Vancouver & Sumner, WA)
  • Sock Agents - Home with Kelsey Isaacson (Puyallup, WA)

Socktember All-Star Sponsors:
  • Aramsco Seattle
  • Home with Kelsey Isaacson
  • 3 Kings Environmental

Trophy and plaques by Tacoma Trophy. Thank you for all the contributors, team members and supporters. We will be back in 2021 to see if Sisters for Socks will defend their crown or if another competitor can out sock-raise them! ​
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