Hello all,
Since the holiday season is a time to give and be thankful, what could be better than giving to those who have a little less to be thankful for than you? With that in mind the SocialITEs have decided to participate in the Adopt-a-Family program this year. For those unfamiliar, the AAF program is run through the Salvation Army, who matches those willing and able to help out with families from around the Anchorage community who are in need. We were matched with a 3-person family, a single mother and her two 10-year old daughters. Their needs are very simple and really make you appreciate some things you may take for granted.
If you would like to donate or have any questions about the program please contact Karthik, Colleen, or myself (contact information below) by the end of this week. Keep in mind our deadline for making the donation is next Tuesday so we would like to have things pretty well handled by this weekend. Please come talk to one of us before buying a gift as we will be coordinating who gets what to avoid having doubles of some items. Cash/check donations are encouraged, and we can provide you with a receipt upon request for those wanting to take advantage of the tax deductions.
Also, I would like to thank all of you who donated at the meeting today, we raised over $200! A great start that we would like to keep rolling. It really speaks to the generosity and caring of those in our Anchorage community that our ITE members have and will make a big difference in the lives of this family. THANK YOU!
Collin Pennington, SocialITEs President (cpennington@crweng.com)
Karthik Murugesan, ITE Alaska Vice President (kmurugesan@uskh.com)
Colleen Wilt, SocialITEs Treasurer (cwilt@dowlhkm.com)
