Through the support of our Charleston area SOL patrons, $2,205 was raised for SOS Lowcountry (Share Our Suzy Lowcountry). With the purchase of each Milagro margarita and cocktail, one dollar was donated to this local nonprofit that helps local breast cancer patients pay for transportation costs, groceries, childcare, utility bills, wigs and more. Thanks for the supporting these local women through Kitchen Karma!

Thanks to the support of SOL patrons, a dollar from the purchase of each Blood Orange Margarita and Wild Mushroom Quesadilla purchased in March went towards WINGS for Kids. Over the course of those two months, the three SOL locations teamed up to raise $2,875 to help WINGS for Kids as they equip at-risk kids with the social and emotional skills to succeed in school, stay in school, and thrive in life. Each day, the kids recite this creed to let the words influence their social and emotional decisions throughout the day.

Throughout the autumn months, the Kitchen Karma Program dedicated its efforts to breast cancer awareness. SOL added several “pink drinks” to the menu for the month. A dollar from each pink drink and order of Green Chile Chicken Nachos was donated to the Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC. Through the support of patrons at all three SOL locations, $4,104 was raised to support Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

From late June until mid-August, all 3 SOL locations teamed up for our Kitchen Karma Program and with your help we raised $4,013 in support of One80 Place. One dollar from each Texas BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger and Jalapeño Cucumber Margarita ordered will be donated to help prevent homelessness one person at a time, one family at a time. Thank you so much for your continued support of our Kitchen Karma charities!

Our family at SOL was excited to present Summerville's 3rd Kitchen Karma check to Margaret Marcoe from Chase After A Cure. Our patrons raised $1,931 from May - mid June! Chase After A Cure is committed to raising awareness and research funds for childhood cancer, focusing on rare, hard to treat cancers such as Neuroblastoma, and we couldn't be more proud to support their efforts.

SOL’s Kitchen Karma program presented a check for $1,462 to Birthdays For All to make sure every child, even those in foster care, get to celebrate their birthday. One dollar from every order of our Tuna Lollipops and Blueberry Basil Margarita collected from May 1 - mid June will now help Birthdays For All's goal of providing presents to every child in foster care in the Lowcountry.

SOL Summerville presented its second Kitchen Karma check for $1,232 to Lowcountry Home of Hope. Thanks to you, one dollar from each order of Chicken Nachos and our Blood Orange Margarita from February thru early March will support this great Summerville charity that began in 2014 to provide a safe shelter, food, support services and an avenue to self sufficiency for homeless men in our community. Thank you so much for your support of Lowcountry Home of Hope and the Kitchen Karma program!

SOL Mt. Pleasant's Kitchen Karma raised $1,639 to support Maia Moms. One dollar from each order of the SOL Salad and Blood Orange Margaritas will support single mothers and cultivate healthy families. Thanks to all who came out and helped support this awesome charity!

SOL Summerville presented our first Kitchen Karma check for $1,845 to The Frances R. Willis SPCA! One dollar from each order of Chicken Enchiladas and our Prickly Pear Margarita from early December thru early January will go to support the Frances R. Willis SPCA. The FRW SPCA works to instill humane principles into our society through the prevention of cruelty to animals, in addition to feeding hungry, homeless, stray or lost pets. From our family here at SOL, we want thank you so much for your support of our Kitchen Karma program.

From the beginning of December until early January, SOL Mt. Pleasant's Kitchen Karma raised $1,257 to support East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO). One dollar from each order of Lola's Steak Skewers and Spiced Cranberry Margarita will support ECCO's mission: to continue to provided safety net services to our low-income neighbors and empower them create a better future for themselves, their families and our community. We'd like to thank our loyal guests for your continued support of our Kitchen Karma program, which directly supports our local non-profits.

By the end of October, our patrons had raised $3,025 to support MUSC Hollings Cancer earmarked for Breast Cancer Research. One dollar from every Prickly Pear Margarita and order of Green Chile Chicken Nachos in September–October was donated and will now help fight breast cancer right here in our community. We would like to thank all of our customers for their continued support of our Kitchen Karma program!

SOL's Kitchen Karma program presented a check for $1,397 to Pattison's Dream Academy to improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities. One dollar from every order of our Flank Steak Quesadilla and Watermelon Lime Margarita collected August–September will now empower the children of Pattison's Dream Academy.

From June 1st to mid-July, we helped our friends Ellie and Maggie bring awareness to Cystic Fibrosis in the Charleston community. These young girls work hard to help the Cystic Fibrosis cause. With your support, we raised $1,542 for the Cystic Fibrosis community in Charleston!

During March and May, one dollar was donated to the North Charleston Dream Center for every Chicken Enchilada and Strawberry Margarita sold for a total donation of $1,437. The Dream Center is dedicated to providing resources and opportunities to low-income, homeless and under-served individuals and families in the Charleston area. Big and small projects, The Dream Center does it all. From the simplicity of feeding the hungry to providing support to entire blocks in the community neighborhoods, The Dream Center’s focus is always to help those who need it in any way possible. Thank you for helping us help the team at The Dream Center with their efforts!

Kitchen Karma #2 of 2016 is in the books! SOL presented a check for $1,462 to Sam Guerin of HALOS as part of our ongoing commitment to give back to our local community. As always, we’d like to thank our customers for their continued support. One dollar from every order of Tuna Lollipops and our Blood Orange Jalapeño Margarita ordered from January to February as collected to support HALOS as they provide support and advocacy to abused and neglected children. If you would like to further support this important cause we encourage you to visit their website.

On Monday, January 25th, David, Andy & Joe pulled on Ronald’s famous big red shoes and along with their staff presented The Ronald McDonald House of Charleston with a Kitchen Karma check for $1,398. As always, we’d like to thank our customers for their continued support. One dollar from every order of Lola’s Steak Skewers and our special holiday Cranberry Spiced Margarita ordered in the month of December was collected for the Ronald McDonald house. These funds will help provide a home away from home for families while their children receive medical attention.

On Thursday, December 18th, SOL presented our 11th Kitchen Karma check to MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center for $3,520. This check presentation put us JUST over $21,000 in donations toward local charities in our two years of business! None of this could have been achieved without YOU. With your support of our Kitchen Karma program we are able to give back to those who truly need it in our community. So we would truly like to say thank you to all our guests from our entire family here at SOL.

SOL was so excited to partner over the last 6 weeks with East Cooper Meals On Wheels, one of the first charitable causes ever created in Mt. Pleasant. ECMOW serves nutritious meals to all homebound residents East of the Cooper, regardless of age or income. Over the past month and a half our Kitchen Karma program, with your help, was able to raise $1,229 for this incredibly worthy cause. Chris from East Cooper Meals on Wheels estimated this donation would provide approximately 500 meals for our homebound neighbors. Thank you again for your continued support!

Having several of our kids involved in swimming programs locally, we were excited to have the Lowcountry Aquatic Project Swimming as our most recent Kitchen Karma charity. Over the last couple of months our patrons raised $1,408 for LAPS, and we were proud to present the big check to Shannon last week. LAPS will help fund underprivileged children in diverse communities by providing free transportation, instruction, and swim aids for the learn-to-swim programs. Thanks to our patrons for choosing the Kitchen Karma items and supporting this great cause.

SOL’s Kitchen Karma program does it again! Our patrons raised $1,072 from mid-March thru late April to support Louie’s Kids and their fight against childhood obesity. That brings our 2015 total to $2,378 donated to local charities! Louie’s Kids is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization that raises funds to help treat childhood obesity, which afflicts 25 million American children today. Louie’s Kids works to find the best treatment options to meet the needs of each child. They find the fix that fits, one kid at a time. You can find more information or donate to Louie’s Kids at www.louieskids.org.

You’ve come through again! Because of you continued support we were able to present our 8th Kitchen Karma check to Sean with Racers for Pacers. Our patrons raised $1,306 in January and February. We’re pumped they’ll be able to purchase another new racer chair for a super deserving child who’ll get to “run” and feel the wind in their face on a regular basis!

Our family at SOL was excited to present our 7th Kitchen Karma check to Dannie Hardaway of Lowcountry Orphan Relief. Our patrons raised $1,555 in November and December and we know this donation will be a huge help for LOR to provide support services and aid to meet the needs of Lowcountry children identified as at-risk or suffering from abandonment, abuse and/or neglect.

On Thursday, November 13th, SOL presented our 6th Kitchen Karma check to MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center for $1,758.00. As part of our First Anniversary celebration, this check presentation also put us JUST over $10,000 in donations toward local charities in our first year of business! While we’d love to pat ourselves on the back for hitting the 10K mark, the truth is we couldn’t have done it without you. Your support of our Kitchen Karma program continues to amaze us. From our entire family here at SOL, we want to say thank you. Enjoy the holidays and we hope to see you soon.

Our family at SOL was excited to present our 5th Kitchen Karma check to Jackie Hite Shealy, Kelly Richey and Maria Garritano of Happy Wheels at MUSC Children’s Hospital. Our patrons raised $1,480 in July and August bringing our total to date to $8,380 raised for local causes. We’re hoping to hit the 10K mark as we move our efforts towards MUSC’s Hollings Cancer Center and Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Since opening its doors less than one year ago, SOL has already raised $6,900 for local organizations through its Kitchen Karma program, and that number continues to grow. Before partnering with Happy Wheels, SOL also partnered with Camp Rise Above, the First Tee of Greater Charleston, the Charleston Animal Society and Louie’s Kids.

Executive Director Staci Bennett with First Tee of Greater Charleston stopped by SOL to pick up our 3rd Kitchen Karma donation. In March & April, your selection of the Lola’s Steak Skewers and the Citrus Margarita resulted in a donation of $2,045 to First Tee! We have raised more than $5,400 to date with the program . . . and that number continues to grow!

Louie Yuhasz stopped by SOL to pick up our 2nd Kitchen Karma donation. The number of Bison Burgers and Blackberry Margaritas sold in January & February added up to a $1,523 donation to Louie’s Kids! Thank you so much for your continued support of our Kitchen Karma program. To date we have raised $3,283 for local charities.

Kay Hyman from the Charleston Animal Society was greeted by the ownership and staff of SOL when she stopped in to pick up our first Kitchen Karma Charity of the Month check. Thank you to everyone who chose our featured K.K. menu items and helped us raise $1,760 for the Charleston Animal Society!