Drop Your Drawers

As of 2024, Drop Your Drawers has been rebranded into Cam Cares. You can still find Drop Your Drawers resources and history on this page. For updated information on Cam Cares, visit cc-pl.org/cam-cares. 

Drop Your Drawers

Goal: 7,000

Total Donations for 2023: 8,563

The initiative aims to meet a crucial need for public schools in Campbell County: keeping Family Resource Centers’ emergency supplies of socks and underwear stocked. Schools hand out 100 or more pairs monthly to children who need them due to accidents at school or circumstances at home.

Donations of socks and underwear can be any size and must be in their original packaging. Bras and t-shirts are also accepted.

Because parents are often unable to bring fresh underwear and socks to their children during school hours, children can miss crucial learning time in the classroom. Keeping centers’ supplies stocked also allows them to redirect funding to provide other valuable resources.

Since launching at CCPL in 2015, the campaign has made its way to other counties and states. To learn more about the need for new underwear and socks, watch our video with Campbell County Family Resource Center Coordinators below.

FAQ

For answers to frequently asked questions, please view our Drop Your Drawers FAQ Sheet.

Past Campaigns

Thanks to your generosity, we collected 8,563 pairs of socks and underwear during our 2023 Drop Your Drawers campaign. Truly amazing!

Thank you to the many individuals and community groups that donated to Drop Your Drawers. We have collected just under 75,000 pairs of socks and underwear since 2015.

  • 2023
    • Donated 8,563 pairs of socks and underwear
  •  2022
    • Donated 9,106 pairs of socks and underwear
  • 2021
    • Donated 15,169 pairs of socks and underwear
  • 2019
    • Donated 10,612 pairs of socks and underwear
  • 2018
    • Donated 10,765 pairs of underwear
  • 2017
    • Donated 7,784 pairs of underwear
  • 2016
    • Donated 7,125 pairs of underwear
  • 2015
    • Donated 5,300 pairs of underwear

Drop Your Drawers Resources

If you are a library interested in starting Drop Your Drawers in your community, please visit the webpage below for free promotional materials and information on how to start a campaign.

Resources for Libraries