We asked our clients to vote for their top charities, and the votes are in!
With a final tally of 187 votes, we have a winner! Congratulations to Samaritan’s Purse – Hurricane Helene Relief for taking the top spot, claiming over 25% of the votes. All 5 charities will be receiving a donation from Summit today, for a grand total of $5000. Thank you all for voting!
Learn more about our chosen charities below:
Camp Kesem
5 million children are coping with a parent’s cancer diagnosis. That’s 5 million children at risk of experiencing increased anxiety, emotional isolation, loss of social interest, and/or feelings of hopelessness. And that’s why, at Kesem, we are committed to creating a world where every child who has a parent with a cancer diagnosis or has lost a parent to cancer is never alone. We support these children through and beyond their parent’s cancer with free, fun-filled creative programs and a lasting community.
Feed More
Feed More is dedicated to feeding our neighbors who are food insecure across 29 counties and five cities. There is a lot of need in Central Virginia – 1 out of every 9 individuals in our service area is food insecure, meaning that more than 165,000 of our neighbors face hunger. And of that, more than 50,500, or 1 in 6 children, are not eating enough. Where there is need, we are here to help.
LifeCampUSA
LifeCampUSA seeks to mentor middle school aged young men who have lost their father due to US law enforcement or military service. At a critical and formative stage of establishing identity, values, character, and goals, these sons are left to navigate life without the crucial aid of a father. Whether their father was killed in the line of duty, a training accident or suicide, we seek to walk alongside these young men to guide them where they are at now, in life’s toughest moments and beyond.
Richmond SPCA
At all times and in every way, we are advocates for animals. We provide for their safety and comfort, strive to alleviate their suffering and work to place them in homes that provide a responsible lifetime commitment to them. We speak out publicly to promote and defend their interests. We oppose all forms of animal cruelty.
Samaritans Purse: Hurricane Helene Relief
Samaritan’s Purse is responding to both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, with multiple disaster relief bases in North Carolina and Florida. Disaster relief volunteer teams are mudding out homes, tarping roofs, and cutting downed trees. We have also coordinated hundreds of relief flights by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft to assist cut-off communities in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Now we are using ground transportation to deliver critically needed items, including generators.
