We hosted representatives from local mid-Missouri non-profit agencies on Thursday, February 2, to pass out some checks through Socket's Honest to Goodness Charity Donation Program.
 
This fourth round of donations totaled $6,171.85 in donations for 73 charitable organizations, bringing the total for the past two years to more than $18,000.
 
Through the program, customers of Socket's Home Phone + Internet bundles in Columbia and Jefferson City can designate a local charity to receive 5% of their bill for their first year of service. Donations are distributed twice per year.
 
We're so excited to see what these non-profit organizations can do for our community with these funds. Thanks to our customers for joining with us to give back to the community through this program!
 
To learn more about the Honest to Goodness Program, including a list of top-earning charities for this round of donations, please visit www.socket.net/homephone/charities.
 

Attendees at the event included (from left): Stephanie Rosskopf with Socket, Alexis Hildebrand with Socket, Colin LaVaute with the Central Missouri Humane Society, Fran Washington with the Assistance League of Mid-MO, Chad McMinn with the Rainbow House, Georgalu Swoboda with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central MO, Nancy Smith with Boys & Girls Club of Columbia, Marissa Todd with the Alzheimer's Association-Mid MO Chapter, Gretchen Roberts with Children's Miracle Network, Barb King with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-MO, Ron Schmidt with Voluntary Action Center, David Holtgraewe with the Heart of Missouri United Way, Marcia Walker with Meals on Wheels and Tia Stratman with Socket.

Remember how awesome it was to get new toys for the holidays when you were a kid?
 
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program makes that joy and excitement possible for even more families, delivering toys to needy children throughout the holiday season.
 
It's a great program. So instead of sending our clients yet another tin of holiday popcorn, we   bought toys for needy children in their names.
 
In all, more than 450 toys were donated to the program, including puzzles, board games, dolls, cars and more.
 
Program volunteers worked with local social welfare agencies, church groups and other community agencies to ensure that the shiny, new toys were delivered to local Missouri children in time for Christmas.
 
To view more pictures or to find out more about the donation, visit www.WheresMyPopcorn.com.
 
 

We had a great time at this week's Jefferson City Business Showcase.
 
It gave us the chance to debut our brand new fax-to-email service!
 
Think about what your office may have looked like many years ago. All the outdated equipment you've probably ditched throughout the years--old phones, big computer monitors and so on.
 
Now you can ditch that clunky old fax machine for good, too! We showed our customers a quick demo of how simple and easy faxing can be.
 
(If you missed the show, that's OK. Learn all about fax-to-email here.)
 
The show was also a great opportunity for us to catch up with all our local business clients.
 
Our team of account reps and engineers--many of them from Jefferson City themselves--answered questions about our services and what's new at Socket. It was great to see so many familiar faces!
 
Even though the show's over, the van's unpacked and our outdated office equipment is back in the basement, we're still here to answer your questions, seven-days-a-week.
 
Give us a call at 1-800-762-5383, or stop by our new Jefferson City office at 500 Broadway, Suite B.
 

Fast food trash...gum wrapper...beer can...SNAKE?!?!
 
That's how it goes when you're picking up trash on Clark Lane in Columbia. You never know what you'll find!
 
Luckily, 9 brave Socketeers put their phobias aside and went out this week to clear the litter from our Adopt-a-Spot stretch of roadway.
 
23 bags of trash to be exact.
 
They even found a possum in a bag!
 
At least our volunteers got to enjoy some lovely fall weather. And hopefully by our next cleanup, the critters will all be hibernating for the winter.
 
Learn more about Columbia's Adopt-a-Spot and other beautification programs.