Charlotte Street Computers is not only busy repairing Asheville’s computers, the company is also involved in an array of philanthropic endeavors in the community. Jennifer Mayer, CEO of Charlotte Street Computers, has always had a vision of giving back to Asheville and in 2008 opened Ecycleme, a drop-off center for computer recycling. Although Ecycleme has since become independently owned and changed it’s name to EcylceUs, Charlotte Street Computers continues to work closely with the recycling center, refurbishing discarded computers and computer-related electronics. These refurbished machines are then donated to community members and organizations in need. To date, working together with EcycleMe and then EcycleUs, Charlotte Street Computers has put over 400 computers into area community centers and the homes of students and families in Asheville and the surrounding area.

In 2007, Mrs. Mayer founded the Power On Community program in conjunction with Asheville Community Theatre. In this program, local non-profits are allotted a designated number of tickets to special Preview Performances at Asheville Community Theatre. The non-profit organizations can sell the tickets and will realize 100% of the profits from those sales. The primary objective of Power On Community is to provide a mechanism for non-profit organizations in our community to assist each other. The intent is that the organizations will provide this assistance as a part of their normal “day to day” business and that it will not require additional money or programs to be achieved.