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Ed the Sock pairs with Calgary charity to collect 1,000 socks

"I always stand up for the little guy because, you know, I'm only about 10 inches," says Ed the Sock, a television personality who is helping a Calgary women's group collect socks for the homeless.

Work Together For Fun group gathering sock donations for the homeless people in Calgary

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Calgary Drop-In Centre gets Ed the Sock help

9 years ago
Duration 0:55
Ed the Sock decided to pair with a Calgary women group to gather socks for the Drop-In Centre.

A Calgary women's group is working with Ed the Sock to collect 1,000 pairs of socks for the Drop-In Centre.

"I always stand up for the little guy because you know I'm only about 10 inches," said Ed the Sock. 

A group of women who Work Together For Fun are partnering with Canadian media icon Ed the Sock to collect 1,000 pairs of socks for homeless Calgarians. (Evelyne Asselin/CBC)

A cigar chewing, tough-talking commentator on the news, politics and entertainment, Ed the Sock was a popular television personality in the '90s.

"I saw them on Twitter and volunteered to help because, well, you don't see a lot of charities or anything else that involves themselves with socks," Ed the Sock told CBC News about Work Together For Fun (WTFF) Women. 

Debbie Newman of the Drop-In Centre says more than 25 per cent of their residents report sore or hurting feet, and they are always looking for clean pairs of socks — both new or used.

A photo from outside the Drop-In Centre where people are sitting in the sun.
The Calgary Drop-In Centre says its clients are always in need of a clean pair of socks. (Evelyne Asselin/CBC)

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