Microsoft Giving Campaign Kickoff

Congratulations to Summit House - Winner $250 Most Creative Nonprofit Display

What Citizenship Means at Microsoft

Our mission is to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential. As the world's largest software company, Microsoft helps to create social and economic opportunities wherever we work, live, and do business. Our technology innovations, our people, our partnerships, and our day-to-day business contribute to the prosperity of communities and the sustainability of the planet. Our commitment to good corporate citizenship reflects our belief that social and economic opportunity go hand in hand. When individuals, communities, and governments thrive, so do we.

Our citizenship efforts focus on four key areas that allow us to best use our technology, people, partnerships and business to promote social good and economic opportunity.

From Left to Right: Victoria Johnson, Ebony Covington, Eboney Mosely, Michelle Thomas (Community Affairs Manager, Microsoft Charlotte Campus & Carolinas Region), Gwen Cohen, Danielle Weir, (not pictured: Tya Young)

Deloitte Impact Day Spruces up Summit House Charlotte


We would like to thank the 20 volunteers from Deloitte, what a difference a day makes!  Prepared with tools, talent and determination, the volunteers power washed and stained the deck, trimmed all the bushes and planted flowers, stained the swingset, to name just a few of the incredible tasks completed that day.


        

Wine & Chocolate Pairings Benefit Summit House

Summit House Triangle announces our first-ever CocoaVin: An Indulgent Evening Benefiting Summit House Triangle! Our most high-profile fundraising event, CocoaVin is destined to be a delicious evening, where the blending of wine, chocolate and art benefit the families of Summit House. We expect over 200 guests to mix & mingle, swirl & sample, and bid & buy at Artspace on Saturday, April 24, 2010, 7-10:30pm (wine service will end at 10:00). Please help us support the families who come to Summit House to change their lives by participating in our CocoaVin event!

Four of the Summit House Triangle board members hosted pairings to benefit the mothers and children that seek to change their lives at Summit House.  Christina Woelffer and Jess O'Mahony co-hosted a pairing on June 24th in the home of Christina and Kirk Woelffer.  The setting was beautiful, view from the house included acres of grassy fields with ever-present deer.  The wines and chocolates were paired beautifully and everyone had a marvelous time.

Emily Moseley and Brian Sharp hosted a pairing on Saturday, June 27th in the home of Brian and Shari Sharp.  Nestled in the hills of Chapel Hill, the Sharp residence is elegant and fun.  The pairing was a hit with everyone who attended and their support of Summit House was evident.

Emily Moseley and Bob Esther hosted a pairing on Saturday, August 8th in their lovely home by the lake in Chapel Hill.  Many of their friends live in the neighborhood and just walked over to participate and learn about Summit House.


Sarah Atai hosted a fabulous Wine & Chocolate Pairing, at Peche Chocolate on October 15, 2009 and raised awareness, funds and friends.  A wonderful time was had by all!

Thanks to all that contributed to these special events!  These pairings raised close to $4000 for the mothers and children of Summit House.

On May 30th, Summit House had another great success story.  J. graduated from the program with her toddler, Ashton.  J. spent 17 months with our program and while here she was enrolled and completed her substance abuse classes, many sessions of parenting training to help her with issues and skills in raising Ashton in a safe, loving manner.  J. also attended individual therapy sessions to work through many personal issues from her past.  J. was employed full-time in a local doggie day care salon where she is responsible for dog grooming. J became so good at grooming, many dog owners request that she be responsible for the grooming of their pets.  J. had over $2,000 in her savings account prior to her graduation.  She was able to get her driver’s license restored, obtained a car and after graduation, she moved in with her elderly grandmother to assist her with her medical care.  J. has a very supportive family and many of them attended her graduation and testified as to what a changed person J. was because of the Summit House program.

Another success story took place on July 16th when E. and her toddler, Evan graduated from Summit House.  E. spent 12 months at Summit House.  Evan was born while E. was working hard putting her life back together again.  E. completed her substance abuse treatment, parenting skills classes and individual counseling sessions.  She had $1,500 in her savings account and plans to return to school to complete her Certified Nurses Assistant certificate.

Summit House is proud of everyone who has graduated from our program. The Charlotte site proudly employs two past graduates!

Bandwidth.com Supports Summit House

Bandwidth.com of Cary, North Carolina brought holiday cheer to the Piedmont Summit House, along with presents for all of our mothers and their children and a party with many delicious treats.  This is part of on-going support from Bandwith.com employees who earlier delivered a car full of items from our wish list.  We would like to thank Mary Kate Fish for organizing this support and the employees of Bandwidth.com for their generous spirit and commitment to Summit House.

About Bandwidth.com
Bandwidth.com emerged in 1999 and rapidly gained a place as the champion of small- and medium-sized businesses by helping over 3,500 customers save money on their voice and data services. As a complete communications provider, Bandwidth.com offers IP voice (VoIP), hosted VoIP, data and managed network services, powered by our nationwide, 100% IP voice network and supported by in-house, 24/7/365 customer service. For more information call 800.808.5150.

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