Drop your socks at Classworx for Down Syndrome Cheshire

With an estimated £50million in loose change rattling around our homes Down Syndrome Cheshire is appealing to the Macclesfield community to support its ‘Pennies Sock Amnesty’ - filling a sock with pennies to raise funds for the charity in the run up to World Down Syndrome Day (#WDSD2022) on Monday 21st March 2022.

WDSD is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since

2012. The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.  The reason the charity wears colourful socks on #WDSD is because chromosomes look like socks.

Emma Grimster, Marketing and Communications Manager for the charity comments: “Hunt around the house, get your hand down the side of the sofa, empty out your coat pockets and stuff it in a sock for us.  With more and more of us making digital payments there’s plenty of unused change that could go towards our charity work.”

Macclesfield based school uniform and workwear supplier Classworx has offered to be a ‘Pennie Sock Amnesty’ drop off point for the charity at its headquarters in King Edward Road.  Owner Louise Renshaw comments: “What a wonderful way to support a charity by donating coins that we no longer use.  And goodness knows how many of us parents have odd socks lying around the house that could also be put to better use.

“I’m delighted to support Down Syndrome Cheshire ahead of its annual awareness day and look forward to meeting many supporters over the coming weeks.”

The Cheshire community has supported Down Syndrome Cheshire with the #WDSD awareness day by wearing colourful socks, selling sock biscuits and taking on sponsored challenges in previous years before the pandemic.  This year, the charity is hoping that the community will yet again step up to help it return to pre-pandemic fundraising levels.

To find out more visit the Down Syndrome Cheshire website at:

https://dscheshire.org.uk/world-down-syndrome-day-2022/