“If we can help out, we should”

Aunt Leah’s Donors: David & Emily McCullum of “Digitally Hip”

David McCullum first heard about Aunt Leah’s through his children, and today his company, Digitally Hip, is a corporate donor to the organization. Digitally Hip provides technology support services to Aunt Leah’s, Aunt Leah’s pays for these services, and then Digitally Hip gives Aunt Leah’s a donation for the equivalent amount.

Aunt Leah's Donors David & Emily McCullum

David McCullum’s parents, Jim & Anne McCullum, are long time supporters of the organization. One Christmas Anne and Jim decided to give their grandchildren (David’s kids) a gift of some money that they could donate to any organization they chose. Both Benjamin, who is now almost 12, and Eliza, who is now almost eight, chose to support Aunt Leah’s. “One of the things that struck us is that no one expects their kids to need an organization like Aunt Leah’s,” says David McCullum. “It is too bad that Aunt Leah’s has to exist, but great that it does.” This type of financial support is part of the Digitally Hip “Friends of the Community Program”, where clients are referred through the community or through friends or family. “We treat these clients just like any other clients, with the same timeliness and quality of service,” says David McCullum. David and his wife and Digitally Hip founder, Emily McCullum, choose to donate this way because “if we can help out we should,” David says. “We choose the organizations that we get involved with very carefully.”

Digitally Hip staff member, Chris Austen, comes out to Aunt Leah’s regularly to provide technical support. “With all of our clients, we try to have the same person go out each time,” says David McCullum. “We pride ourselves on our communications, so when there is a good fit we try to stick with that person.” Digitally Hip is a collection of computer experts who specialize in information technology management for PCs, from consulting on industry standard hardware and software to building networks to meeting specialized needs.

by Tracy Sherlock