Smart Choice® , a longtime supporter of the United Way of Greater High Point, has achieved over 1 Million dollars in employee donations since 2007 with their latest annual charitable giving drive. Each year, the company strives for and reaches100 percent employee participation, and is on pace to once again exceed their previous year’s total giving amount. They also enjoy participating in the United Way’s annual can food drive “Canpaign,” and have donated thousands of pounds of food over the years.
Smart Choice, a company of around 75 employees, has long been a proud benefactor of philanthropic work in the High Point community, with CEO and founder Doug Witcher’s philosophy on giving being, “Thriving communities can support successful businesses, so we strive to promote social responsibility and awareness through our philanthropic efforts in our community here at home.” Witcher served as Chairman of the annual High Point United Way campaign in 2013.
“The United Way has been an organization we have all been deeply involved with here at Smart Choice for many years,” said Joe Fisher, chief operating officer at Smart Choice. “We’ve seen firsthand how they’ve impacted our community in meaningful ways, and I think we all see the important roles they fill every day. We want to support their organization however we can.”
Sara Fowler, Director of Workplace and Annual Giving for the United Way of Greater High Point added, “Over the past 17 years, Smart Choice employees have generously donated $1,060,876 through the United Way of Greater High Point’s annual giving campaign, which is truly amazing! These dollars have helped us stock food pantry shelves, provide shelter for the homeless, nourish seniors with delivered meals, mentor children and youth, and counsel those grieving the loss of a loved one. We are forever grateful for the tireless efforts of the Smart Choice employees and could not do the vital work we do without their continued support.”
Smart Choice is an insurance agency network made up of thousands of insurance agencies across the country. They provide independent insurance agents with access to insurance markets and other business building solutions, and are no strangers to creating fun, friendly competitions with generous outcomes. They’re currently running a nationwide incentive with a cash award of $10,000 to be given to the 10,000th agency to partner with them. Approximately 9,950 have already joined, so the milestone is expected to be reached in the fourth quarter of 2023.