Impact · The White Sock Campaign

One white sock. One conversation that could save a limb.

Every September, PAD Awareness Month, we wear a single white sock on an exposed leg. It is small, it is strange, and that is exactly why people ask about it.

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Why a white sock

A small act with a loud message

01

It points to the lower extremity

A single white sock draws the eye down, to the limb, and to the people whose lives are changed by amputation.

02

It names a real gap

It calls attention to patients who cannot afford basics like diabetic socks, the small things that protect a limb.

03

It starts the conversation

People notice. They ask. And that question is an opening to talk about peripheral arterial disease before it costs someone a leg.

How to join

Wear it. Share it. Tag us.

Put a single white sock on an exposed leg, take a photo, and post it, then tag @thesalsalorg so we can share it.

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A hospital care team, each wearing a single white sock, for the White Sock Campaign
One team, one white sock each. That is all it takes to start the conversation.

New this September

Conference attendees in front of a Winds of Change screen, each wearing a single white sock
Winds of Change conference
Two supporters wearing white socks at the SALSAL booth at the HEAL conference
HEAL conference booth
A supporter holding his dog and wearing a single white sock at home
Supporters at home
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