On Wednesday, Dec. 17, members of the Kiwanis Club of Long Beach Island gathered at the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. firehouse to sort 14.531 pairs of socks collected during the Happy Feet Drive. The campaign began in June and ended on Dec. 3.

“But even after the deadline, donations of socks were still coming in,” said project coordinator Faith Dixon. “We had set up a special collection table during the Christmas parade” in Ship Bottom on Dec. 6.