Donate socks for the homeless

Sock and food collection boxes at PR Performance Fitness.

When it comes to donating for the homeless, the most needed but least donated item is socks. You can close that gap by contributing to the sock drive organized by Annandale real estate agents Vivianne Couts and Jenny Arias of Coldwell Banker.

Brand-new socks can be dropped at these Annandale locations: 3835 Gallows Road, 7041 Bradley Circle; PR Performance Fitness (4111 John Marr Drive), and the Mason District Government Center (6507 Columbia Pike).

Here’s an even easier way to donate: Click here to purchase socks on Amazon and have them shipped to Couts.

The sock drive ends Dec. 19. Last year, Couts collected 1,000 pairs of sock; this year’s goal is 2,000.

PR Performance Fitness is also partnering with the Annandale Christian Community for Action to collect items for its food pantry. ACCA provides emergency food for individuals and families in the community referred by its member churches. Canned and non-perishable food can be dropped off at PR through the month of December.

PR invites the community to get a healthy start to Thanksgiving. Come to a free boot camp at the fitness studio on Nov. 23, 9 a.m. There is no need to register, and while there is no charge, donations to the sock and food drive are encouraged.