Treasure Socks

03/27/2022

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02/13/2022

I am honored to be part of the Food Allergies Buddy program at MassGeneral Hospital.

https://giving.massgeneral.org/stories/buddying-up-to-help-kids-manage-food-allergies

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09/03/2021

Thanks for inviting me to judge their annual showcase. Congratulations to the teams from around the world for creating such innovative ideas.

06/10/2021

Treasure Socks has advanced to the quarter-finals for the Most Fundable Companies 2021! The business competition is run by Pepperdine University - Graziadio Business School.

05/20/2021

Today is International Red Sneakers Day. 1 in 13 children have a food allergy. Treasure Socks is proud to support International Red Sneakers Day and spread food allergy awareness worldwide.

05/14/2021

Treasure Socks are now for sale! treasuresocks.com

05/13/2021

As we launch Treasure Socks this month, I’m so excited about the future! I know our donation to FARE for every sock sold will help fund research as we continue to raise awareness about food allergies.

As for the socks themselves, I’d like to add new sock colors and pocket designs when we get further into production. What would you like to see for Treasure Socks?

05/12/2021

Treasure Socks - We’ve created a sport sock that not only looks great but it can safely hold kids' treasures such as allergy medicine, retainer, ID, keys or money!

Our socks have:
🔹Secure pocket
🔹Reinforced heel and toe
🔹Foot bed cushioning
🔹Knit in design
🔹No slip calf
🔹Breathable mesh arch

Next time you send your child off to practice you can feel confident they have a safe and simple way to carry their “treasures”!

05/11/2021

Have you heard of oral immunotherapy (OIT) for food allergies?

OIT refers to feeding an allergic person an increasing amount of an allergen with the goal of increasing their threshold.

I participated in one of Mass General Hospital’s first OIT studies in 2011 at just 7 years old. For over 18 months, I was given a small amount of peanut protein daily. There were biweekly appointments for blood work and up dosing, with close to 50 appointments!

To this day, I continue to take my maintenance dose (a few peanuts) and have yearly check ins with my allergy doctor at Mass General Hospital. This is one of the reasons I’m so passionate about sending a donation to FARE for every purchase of Treasure Socks. I know how important this research is and have seen first hand how it can help the lives of the 6 million children in the US living with life threatening allergies.

05/10/2021

Being a Rising Young Innovator of the Year Finalist in 2017 for FARE was an honor I will never forget! I still continue to go to FARE conferences and be a teen advisor. FARE stands for Food Allergy Research & Education. It’s a nonprofit that supports children, teens, and adults living with food allergies. They are also the largest private funder of food allergy research.

Continuing food allergy research is so important so those of us with food allergies can be safer. For that reason, I decided that for every pair of Treasure Socks sold, money will be donated to FARE.

05/07/2021

As we prepare to launch this month, I thought it was a good idea to reintroduce myself... I’m Matthew Ciampa, and I’m passionate about helping keep children with food allergies safe. That’s why I invented Treasure Socks!

I’m one of six million children in the United States who lives with a life-threatening food allergy so I know that carrying your medicine can sometimes be tricky for a kid.

Treasure Socks have a secure pocket so kids like you and me can simply and safely carry our “treasures,” like our medicine, money, keys, ID, mouthguard or retainer. I'm so excited to be launching them this month during National Food Allergy Awareness Month!