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Sock Out Cancer® and Finger Lakes Textiles Collaborate to Bring Sock Manufacturing to Seneca County

WATERLOO, N.Y. — Sock Out Cancer® and Finger Lakes Textiles, a manufacturing division of Mozaic, a Chapter of the Arc NY, have partnered to bring the production of all Sock Out Cancer socks to Waterloo, New York, creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities and other barriers in Seneca County.

Through this collaboration, every pair of Sock Out Cancer socks will be manufactured at Finger Lakes Textiles, where an inclusive workforce helps produce high-quality products while building valuable job skills and greater independence.

"This partnership demonstrates the power of purpose-driven collaboration," said Allen Connely, President and CEO of Mozaic. "Not only does every sock purchase support individuals and families impacted by cancer, but it also creates meaningful employment opportunities that help people with disabilities and other barriers thrive in our community."

Sock Out Cancer's mission is to assist financially distressed cancer patients and their families pay for non-medical necessities such as food, transportation, and housing so they can focus their energy on fighting cancer. Funds raised through sock sales and community initiatives are distributed to cancer patients and their families through participating hospital foundations. Since its inception in 2017, Sock Out Cancer has distributed over $2 million dollars.

This collaboration expands the impact of every sock purchase by supporting both cancer patients and inclusive employment opportunities in the Finger Lakes region.

“For six years, we have been looking for a way to produce Sock Out Cancer socks in the United States. We greatly welcome this collaboration as we look to expand the mission of Sock Out Cancer throughout the United States,” stated Bruce Boyea, Chair of the Board of Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and Trustee of Sock Out Cancer.

“For Security Mutual Life, caring comes in many forms, and Sock Out Cancer is a big piece of how we can support cancer patients and their families. I am very excited about this collaboration and the impact that it will have for both Finger Lakes Textiles and Sock Out Cancer,” said Kirk Gravely, President and Chief Executive Officer of Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and Trustee of Sock Out Cancer.

Individuals can purchase Sock Out Cancer socks and help make an impact by visiting www.sockoutcancer.org.

About Sock Out Cancer®

Sock Out Cancer is a nonprofit initiative that aids financially distressed families so they can put all of their energy into fighting cancer. It is funded through donations, community-based fundraising efforts and the sale of its signature multi-colored socks, all of which also help raise public awareness of the financial challenges facing families fighting cancer. To learn more about Sock Out Cancer, please visit SockOutCancer.org and the Sock Out Cancer Facebook page. Sock Out Cancer, LLC, is wholly owned by the Security Mutual Life Foundation, which is a New York 501(c)(3) public charity. 

About Finger Lakes Textiles and Mozaic

Finger Lakes Textiles is a manufacturing division of Mozaic located in Waterloo, New York. Mozaic is a nonprofit organization that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other barriers through employment opportunities and community-based services across Central New York and the Finger Lakes region. Learn more at fingerlakestextiles.org.

About Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Binghamton, NY.

Founded in 1886, Security Mutual Life––The Company That Cares®–– is one of the leading mutual life insurance companies in the United States. Security Mutual Life has been helping protect families and businesses during periods of prosperity, as well as during wars and times of economic uncertainty. The Company is recognized by leading life insurance analysts for its sound investment policies and performance. A.M. Best rates Security Mutual Life’s Financial Condition and Operating Performance Rating: A- (Excellent.)* Security Mutual Life is licensed in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

*A.M. Best assigns their “A-” (Excellent) rating to companies, which have, on balance, excellent financial strength, operating performance, and market profile when compared to the standards they have established. A.M. Best feels these companies have an excellent ability to meet their ongoing obligations to policyholders. The “A-” rating is fourth highest on A.M. Best’s 16-step rating scale. A.M. Best rating is current as of the date of publication. Ratings reflect a rating agency’s opinion of a company’s financial strength and ability to meet its obligations to its policyholders. A rating is not a recommendation of a company or any specific policy form.

About The Arc New York
The Arc New York is the largest provider of supports and services for people intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York state. The 35 local Chapters of The Arc New York collectively support more than 60,000 people with disabilities and their families in every county of the state, and employ more than 30,000 people in the shared mission to provide people with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities the ordinary and extraordinary opportunities of life. Founded by families more than 75 years ago, The Arc New York continues to be an influential advocate for the rights, opportunities, and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.