MARQUETTE -- Students at Graveraet in Marquette spent some time tye-dyeing socks on Thursday as part of their Rock the Socks fundraiser.

They're collecting as many socks as possible to donate to those that are less fortunate. They're hoping to collect more than 200 pairs by Friday, January 25.

So they plan to wear crazy tie-dye socks for the cause.

"They didn't have fancy socks, they just had traditional white socks and we thought, well, we could tie-dye them and make them kind of special in that way, so we decided to have a day for them to come in and tie-dye their socks and to have them bring in new socks," said teacher Kim Matulewicz.

Most people take for granted all of the things we're given," added student Louis Bradbury. "People really don't have a pair of socks in the winter...imagine how bad that would be. It helps us really open our eyes and help the community get involved."

Other high schools in Marquette County have joined the Rock the Socks' effort. If you want to help the cause, you can leave your sock donations at your local high school.