A 12-year-old Houston girl who collected over 1,500 pairs of socks and gave them to people in need was honored by the City Council for her acts of kindness. Councilmember Dwight Boykins presented a proclamation to Princess Jackson on July 7.
For the past three years, Princess has been collecting socks for the homeless through her non-profit organization “Sock Out Poverty.” In the month of July and on Christmas Eve, Princess and her Sock Out Poverty Volunteers pass out socks to different shelters and the homeless. This endeavor began when Princess participated in a blanket drive and noticed that some people didn’t have pairs of socks, which are considered to be a simple need. Since then, it has been her mission to collect socks and pass them out to those in need.
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Boykins makes it his mission to recognize citizens like Princess that are making a difference in the Houston community. Jackson is the youngest female recipient to be presented with a proclamation by the councilman. Her name will be added next to others that are doing exceptional things.
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Recently, Princess did a Sock Out Poverty Tour, passing socks out to multiple locations around Houston. So far Princess has given socks to at last 2,000 people and has plans to extend her campaign to Beaumont, TX and the DC area.
The young girl’s motto is “covering people’s feet one pair of socks at a time.”
About Princess Jackson
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Princess Jackson has been a professional actor since the age of nine! Her body of work to date includes starring in Independent film “The Time Lord” nominated most “cutting edge” by the San Diego Black Film Festival, featured talent for Wholly Guacamole Oh My Guac campaign, featured talent in Abundant Life Cathedral television commercial, supporting talent in The Museum of Natural Science commercials, runway model in Macy’s 3rd Annual Kids Fashion Show and recently landing a role in a new Kids Show “Little Brothers, Big Sisters” airing August 1, 2015 on TV Antenna 34.1 KUVM-LD, 20.3 KTXH-TV, AT & T U-Verse Channel 34, Wavevision: 45 in SD and 65 in HD and Comcast: 307 in SD and 511 in HD.
