USA, New York, Huntington
John Lee Cronin
John Lee Cronin loves colourful socks. Now he has turned his love into his job. He has a sock shop.
John Lee Cronin lives in the USA.
He is 21 years old.
He loves socks.
He has always worn different colourful socks.
He collects them.
Now John Lee Cronin has turned his hobby into his job.
He sells colourful socks for men and women.
He sells them in a shop.
He sells them on his website.
His dad has helped John Lee Cronin with the technicalities of the website.
But it was John's idea.
He came up with the name of the sock shop.
And he advertises his socks.
John also advises people.
He tells them what kind of socks suit them.
And he delivers the socks himself. When people in New York order his socks.
John Lee Cronin's sock shop is called John's Crazy Socks.
John has the sock shop since Secember 2016.
With every order the customers also receive a letter written by John Lee Cronin himself.
He says thankyou to the people buying his socks.
John Lee Cronin is very successful.
In the first 2 months he sold more than 1000 pairs of socks.
He earns his money by selling his socks.
John Lee Cronin also donates a part of the money.
He donates it to the Special Olympics.
The Special Olypmics are Olympic Games for people with a disability.
John Lee Cronin is also an athlete.
He participates in the Special Olympics.
He competes in these disciplines:
- Snowshoe
- Basketball
- Skiing
- Soccer
- Floor Hockey
- Bowling
John Lee Cronin wants to attract attention with his socks.
He wants people to know:
People with Down syndrome can do good work.
John Lee Cronin says this about his work:
"Our mission is to spread happiness through socks.
Giving back is part of our spreading happiness."