East Providence’s ‘crazy sock lady’ makes sure no one has cold feet

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Christine Alves is the crazy sock lady.

The East Providence resident has been collecting socks for those in need for more than a decade.

“I’ve probably collected more than 30,000 pairs of socks,” Alves estimated. “It’s been 11 years of nonstop socks.”

Alves first launched her sock collection drive — dubbed “Socktober” since it spans the month of October — at Orlo Avenue Elementary School…

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