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The value of a pair of socks is way more than the price: Homeless people struggle to find clean dry socks to wear. As a result they can develop both trench foot and warm water immersion foot. A homeless person with a history of this is 8 times more likely to die in the next 5 years compared to a person who is not homeless.
The Best Treatment is Prevention:
Once trench foot or warm water immersion foot has developed, healing only occurs when the feet are cleaned, dried and exposed to air for weeks. The best treatment is prevention and the best prevention is to wear clean dry socks.
Rotary Club of Karrinyup would like to help by:
- Getting people to donate new socks - preferably adult socks in natural fibres (cotton or wool). This is a great project for schools and is quite easy for students to collect socks.
- Donating money and/or socks to the Rotary Club of Karrinyup stall at the Stirling Farmers Market on Sunday morning - $5 will buy two pairs of socks.
Contact: Sandra McGuire at [email protected]
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Stirling Farmers Market, Perth, Australia