 A group of ninth grade students at Brainerd High School are hoping to make a difference with their Soctober campaign. Sarah Winkerman has This Week's Golden Apple. It's a sock celebration as the donations are sorted after Soctober has come to a close. Soctober is about collecting socks for those in our community that may not have dry socks for the winter. Led by a group of motivated teens who have set out to help their community. Even if you can do very little, you should still at least try. So I only did it because it may be a little project, but in the long run it'll help a lot. All of the sock donations will stay right here in Brainerd. We distribute them to the new pathways, homeless shelter, and they distribute it out to those in need in our community that go to them for help. And then we also bring the socks to store at the Warrior Warehouse and those go to those like classmates and families that need help. It's nice to know that something as simple as a pair of socks can make a huge difference to people and we don't think about that, but like go home and step in an ice cube that melted on the floor and what's the first thing we do is whip off our socks and get on a new pair. A lot of people don't have that. But now with 423 pairs of socks donated, more feet will stay dry and warm this winter. A lot of people think teens don't think beyond themselves, so it's so cool to be able to see that and have them going through that process. The drive ran all the way through the month of October, giving some people the chance to be extra festive and donate Halloween themed socks. I'm very happy with the results. I'm really glad that a lot of people donated towards it. It was a donation drive started by the teacher and followed out by the students. It was really fun because they'd come in with ideas and be excited and like Hey Mrs. Coleman, I contacted the newspaper. Hey Mrs. Coleman, I called the radio station. So it was fun to see them take the lead and really just kind of fly. I just stood back and said, you let me know what you need. Even though the group was happy with the outcome this year, they are already planning for next year with a goal to double this year's collection. For this week's Golden Apple in Brainerd, Sarah Winkelman, Lakeland News. The socks will be sorted into children and adult sizes and then sent out next week. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.