Blair Michaela Shanahan Lane didn’t have a problem with teddy bears. Blair’s problem was babies with cold, bare feet. Each time a new foster child was given to her family’s care, Blair, 11, asked the same question. “Why do foster kids always show up with stuffed animals, but no one can find them socks?” That was Blair. Pragmatic. Compassionate. And determined to fix the problem. Her solution was Foster Socks, a program dedicated to providing socks to foster and homeless children that she hoped to launch as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project. While most girls complete their Gold Award projects as juniors or seniors in high school, Blair had a different sense of urgency. Though not yet a sixth grader at Nativity of Mary School in Independence, she was already filling journals with ideas and project plans for Foster Socks.

About Blair’s Foster Socks Project

Blair’s mom, Michele Shanahan-DeMoss, is dedicated to keeping her light alive by making her dream of Foster Socks come true. Though she was hard at work on it when she died, Blair’s project was still a work in progress. Michele has set up a foundation to fund and execute Blair’s dreams. You may donate through this site or by sending a check to:  

• Blair’s Foster Socks
• Blue Ridge Bank & Trust
• 6202 Raytown Trafficway
• Raytown, MO. 64133

Proceeds will benefit the Blair’s Foster Socks foundation. Blair’s Foster Socks is a 501(c)3, so all donations are tax deductible. Many have asked how they can donate socks to the project. Socks and other clothing essentials may be dropped off at:  

• The Summit United Methodist Church
• 114 SE Douglas Street
• Lees Summit. MO 64063

or mailed to:

• Blair’s Foster Socks
• P.O. Box 7075

Lees Summit, MO 64064-7075 Thank you!