The Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement recently teamed up with the Captain James R. Minicozzi Memorial Race, through the UNICO Scranton Chapter, to donate 200 pairs of Bombas socks to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania for the children’s Christmas party in December.
Bombas is a comfort-focused, basics apparel brand with a mission to help those experiencing housing insecurity.
The company was founded in 2013 when it learned that socks are the No. 1 most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. Bombas currently donates the top three most requested clothing items by Giving Partners: socks, underwear, and T-shirts.
For every item purchased, a thoughtfully designed item is donated to someone at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. To date, Bombas has donated more than 150 million items.
The Captain James R. Minicozzi Memorial Race is a 5K and affiliated Fun Walk, held over Labor Day Weekend to coincide with La Festa Italiana in Scranton. The 13th annual race was held Aug. 30.