CSS and the Community: A History of Caring

At CSS, we take great pride in the impact that we have on our local community. From raising funds for Cancer research to delivering canned goods to the local food bank, our associates believe in giving back financially and spiritually. CSS has a Community Relations team that plans our charitable activities for the year. These activities are as varied as helping out in a local nursing home to planning a benefit concert to raise funds for a worthwhile charity. As a local, family owned business, we take pride in the fact that our concerns for our neighbors spurs us to greater heights of giving. It is this sense of responsibility that has been the driving force behind our exceptional service to our customers.

These are just some of the letters we’ve received from organizations with whom we have partnered to create a better community:

“On behalf of the American Heart  Association and Savers, Inc., I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your generous gift.  Health care affects everyone and your support will go a long way  towards helping this country fight heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases that kill and disable far too many of our friends, family members and loved ones.”
Savers and Value Village Stores,  November 1, 2007

“On behalf of the United Way of Wyoming Valley and the Volunteer Action Center, thank you for support of the 13th Annual Day of Caring…..Your eagerness to support this one day project is praiseworthy…At the end of the day 65 projects were completed at 45 nonprofit agencies.”
Volunteer Action Center, May 25, 2006

“Thank you for your generous donation to the Leukemia and Lymphona Society in support of our Team In Training Program….By making a contribution, you not only help keep people alive and alleviate their suffering, but also – and perhaps most importantly – give them hope.”
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team In Training, July 12, 2004

“This is just a short note to express our heartfelt gratitude for your financial support of Volunteers Of America’s Summer Miracles Program….your gift to us allows us to bring together loving families and children who need them…We are confidant miracles will happen this summer.”
Volunteers of America, June 2, 2003

I would like to personally thank you for your participation in the Contruction/Store Set Up/Maintenance Home Depot Foundation Charity Invitational.  We were overwhelmed by the response that we received.  In just a short time, we raised over $750,000. 

Kent Swank, Director of Consruction/Store Set-Up, Home Depot. November 9, 2004

Cornell Storefront Systems participates in the Charity Invitational on an annual basis.

On behalf of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition we thank you for your generous financial contribution to the Gail Hayward Run/Walk for the Whisper during the 2004 Teal Ribbon of Hope Campaign….Your support is helping NOCC fulfill its mission to increase awareness by allowing women facing this disease to “listen to the whisper” and to improve the overall survival rate and quality of life. Your donation is a gift of hope allowing us to continue our awareness efforts.

Maria Ciesla, President NOCC , March 17, 2004