The socks were delivered to Wayside Christian's Hotel Louisville location at 2nd and Broadway in downtown Louisville on Thursday.
Wayside Christian Mission hosted its annual Christmas Extravaganza at Hotel Louisville on Dec. 25, 2023.
Around 50 children attended, and they all received a big surprise when Santa himself showed up.
A new resource opened Friday morning to help make Christmas bright for the homeless in Louisville.
Wayside Christian Mission has served meals on Thanksgiving day for more than a decade.
The 24,000 socks were collected for homeless adults, teenagers and kids.
"We are a small staff. If we didn’t have the volunteers to come in and do all the work we could not do it."
"We are a small staff. If we didn’t have the volunteers to come in and do all the work we could not do it."
The nonprofit hosted its annual Christmas Extravaganza in the ballroom at Hotel Louisville. Members of Louisville's homeless community got to take part in two Christmas meals with ham, turkey and sides.
Thursday's festivities also featured a coat and sock giveaway, karaoke, a dance party and decorating for Christmas.