Down Syndrome Connection and Summit Financial Group Equals Chance Meeting

Chance Meeting, By Nancy LaBelle

I had just started my new job as Executive Director of a local non-profit called the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area (DSCBA) and I was looking forward to networking with other chamber members. It was by chance that I attended the Annual State of the Town Luncheon. Was it by chance that I met chamber member and Financial Advisor Steve Wilcox with Summit Financial Group? Steve and I sat at the same table for lunch and began to talk about each other’s businesses. I gave Steve a very brief overview of our mission and he opened not only his ears but his heart when he heard about who we served and why.

About two weeks after the luncheon, Steve visited the DSCBA to inform us that his financial group puts on an annual charity golf tournament, auction and dinner for a worthy cause and that he and his partners have chosen the DSCBA. How generous! We were thrilled! Through the process we got to know all of the wonderful folks at Summit Financial Group and their families and it was an amazing event coordinated by Kimberlee Kelso that raised over $16,000 for our organization.

Chamber members such as Dr. Jess Pontious donated items for the auction and he and chamber CEO Melony Newman came out to swing their clubs in support of this event. Thank you to Summit Financial partners Steve Wilcox, Don Ledoux, and Nathan Bennett for their compassion and their support of our mission.