A local company making it big is giving back to the Bay area. 

  • With success in socks, a Bay area company gives back
  • Odd Sox, a sock company based in Pinellas, is partnering with local charities
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And that includes making some special deliveries today. 

Odd Sox, a sock company based in Pinellas County, is partnering with several local charities and they are hitting the road in their Odd Sox bus for a day of fun and giving. 

The group, led by Odd Sox owner Ahmad Akar, are handing out socks at various stops and donated funds during a stop at the Tampa Metropolitan Ministries office. 

And these are no average socks, coming in all shapes, patterns and colors. 

"Odd Sox stands for being different," Akar said. "And being odd and in that we really want to promote people's uniqueness and help them find their voice to do whatever they want in life." 

Akar started the company in Largo four years ago and it's really taken off. 

Now Odd Sox can be found in major retailers around the world. And with that success, Akar says he wants to help people across Tampa Bay. 

In addition to the bus' other stops today, his group will drop off donations at Toys for Tots and The Children Hospital. They also will make a stop at radio station Wild 94.1 for its 6th Annual Holiday Toy Drive.

"Homeless shelters say that socks are the least donated items in their organization," Akar said. "So just by giving them, donating socks, that's such a big help and on the flip side showing that a young person can start a business from nothing and do what they want in life is also an important message."