Why we get physically involved
"Do not sit and watch screens cowering inside your home in disgrace."
Through the years, the Mongiello's and their nine companies have amassed 700+ certificates and letters of donation and help. They showcase and share those at their inn to influence others. The reasons for opening and running a business are to change the world and help the human race on earth. Not to get rich. This means marching at rallies for Black Lives Matter, raising $567,000.00 in one night for Cystic Fibrosis at Quail Hollow Country Club, or serving 5,000 people in a stand-down for the needy in Houston, Texas. It also means making rice cakes for the poor in Tokyo, Japan, under bridges, or feeding nomad women in the deserts with children in the UAE.
Because some confuse their particular bible (there are currently 513 different versions printed on earth) or other religious texts with their boasting on earth - with sitting around and doing nothing, and because many enjoy the filth of untold wealth instead of helping others - the Mongiello's are very public about sharing how to help. By direct example, others may see. "When a leader is out front and in the open - plan on being attacked, ridiculed, and smeared - for those who remain secret, silent, and hidden live safe and quiet lives doing nothing for anyone or anybody." In this photo, we are helping ship items to Hurricane Sandy with trucks of bread and water, toiletries, mops, brooms, canned food, clothing, and other items.
A photo of helping to load trucks with fresh bread and supplies for Hurricane Sandy victims.
Fifty+ years of family office charity functions
900+ projects
Over the course of 50+ years, we have engaged in good faith and humanity projects to help change the world and help.
Several dozen of our projects are listed with updates on our main charity function page of the USPSC over the past - 50+ years.
- Brian Dunn - blown-up Marine
- Raising $567K for Cystic Fibrosis in one night at a dinner
- Our 24-hour No Questions Asked Food Bank and Little Free Libraries
- To All the Little Girls movie featuring Secretary Clinton
- Working at Trump National Golf Club to help Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of North Carolina
- Guinea Worm Disease project with the Carter Foundation
- The Garney Burleson: Bronze Star? Project
- $68,000.00 raised in one afternoon with Easter Seals
- Catawba Indian Nation Heroes
- Working with the PEW Foundation
- Raising over $2.3 billion for small businesses worldwide and KIVA
- The Brian Keith Tate Case - a lesson in black hate and unfair punishment
Giving up Christmas to go and serve the poor instead
In 2010, Chefs Marti, Stormy, and James Thomas (JT) created the "Christmas for the Poor and Lonely" event, giving up Christmas Day to cook and prepare dinner with friends and colleagues at Long Creek Church in Kings Mountain, NC. The event became an annual tradition for many years, featuring gift giving, clothing donations, and more. Pastor Dee Liss was greatly responsible for helping this event come to fruition, with terrific help from Howard Liss.
In 2023, on Christmas morning, while most homes glowed with wrapping paper chaos and stockings spilling over, we slipped quietly out into the cold darkness at 4 a.m. Leaving our children’s gifts untouched beneath the twinkling tree, we drove to Charlotte, North Carolina, trading our own cozy traditions for a different kind of celebration.
At Charlotte Rescue Mission’s restaurant-style dining room, we worked for hours—pouring steaming coffee and bright orange juice, balancing plates of hot food on real silverware. Here, dignity is non-negotiable: every guest is served just as they would be in any fine restaurant. We carried meals to their tables, greeted them with warm smiles, and listened as their gratitude filled the room like carols. By mid-morning, our feet ached and our hands smelled of syrup and biscuits, but our hearts were richer than any gift wrap could hold. To serve, to see every person treated with honor on the holiest of mornings—that’s Christmas at its most powerful.
60,000 to one million per day at events cooked for
Shown is the team at Race for the Cure, Little Rock, Arkansas, with Victoria Mora, Joel Harrell, Chef Stormy in a PINK FOR BREAST CANCER bandana, and Chef Marti baking for 60,000 attendees. We have been having a social impact by investing time and money into our community since we opened. Our focus has not been on the papyrus printed amongst the humans called currency, in various colors, nor bags of 30 pieces of silver. We believe that companies should be formed to make money and then help others on Earth. See us at events nationwide (FB links), like:
- The AARP Convention, California
- Race for the Cure, Arkansas
- Southstreet Seaport, NYC
- Mid-South Fair, Memphis
- Hampton Bay Days, Virginia
- Paramount King's Island, Ohio, with P&G Dividend Days
- The Clinton Presidential Library
- Maryland State Fair, MD
- The Arts, Beats, Eats Festival, MI
- The Taste of St. Louis, MO
- International Balloon Festival, NM
- Japan & South Korean shows
Nathan Beck: A local disappearance and tragedy
In 2011, a young man, Nathan Beck, disappeared in the Broad River Greenway, and Sgt. Ralph Castle came to Chef Marti and Stormy, asking them to get involved. Ralph had just purchased a kayak to go out onto the river and help rescue Nathan. Senior Chief Mongiello (Chef Marti) opened up the Eye in the Sky Center to support over 1600 volunteers working on the site for over a week to find the body. The Mongiello's donated material, work employee hours, food, pizzas, and money to the massive effort involving planes, helicopters, and command centers.
At several points of inflection, severe needs were expressed, crippling the thousands of volunteers on site daily with massive feeding operations, tents, pastors, counselors, fuel use, command search walls with maps, team organization, and a lack of powerful communication, gaps in all cellular coverage. Key items the Mongiello's helped with were:
- Obtaining a $300,000.00 Mobile Command Center with a CELL BOOST VERIZON TOWER onboard that could not move without a letter on file requesting such. As Cleveland County had removed its personnel and equipment, citing massive expenditures in paid personnel and insurance risks for equipment lending, the United States Presidential Service Center issued the request letter.
- Dive teams equipped with full gear from the Lake Norman area, along with search crews.
- Human expert sniffing dogs from Arkansas to assist in searching.
- A helicopter from WBTV News that had a ball camera that could film up and down the river looking for hundreds of miles, which could not be moved for such a cause, UNLESS IT HAD A STORY to cover closer to Greenville, SC. Once this was solved, the footage was filmed up and back, and then the river was slowly reviewed.
Despite brick walls and iron doors slammed into faces often, the thousands assembled never gave up until his body was recovered. Many calls and letters were made and issued to facilitate progress. The family was forever grateful, and the funeral was highly attended. Initially, this led to the creation of The Christian Army, which later developed into God's Helping Hand, ultimately becoming COEXIST as a growing and organized local organization.
Nearly 100 motorcyclists visited us one day, accompanied by Nathan's father, to express their gratitude to our team and the White House Master Chef, along with their family members who had become involved.
Working for free with Cancer Services of Gaston County, and raising money and awareness
Presidents' Dinners a huge success
A President's Day Wine Dinner
in association with
The Presidential Culinary Museum
and Mutual Distributors benefitting Cancer Services of Gaston County
With more info on our Facebook site here
Champagne greeting Gerard Betrand Crement De Limoux, Limoux, France (a.)
Baked Brie and Washington’s Cherry Puff Pastries with Toasted Pecans
Clos Du Bois Calcaire Chardonnay 2011
FDR’s Favorite Seafood Chowder
H. W. Bush Intermezzo of Yuzu and Melon Gazpacho
“The Clintons Before and After” - White House Happy Meal, Seared North Carolina Gilcrest Family Farm Heritage Chicken, toasted garlic crostini topped with potato straws and Hawaiian Vanilla milkshake foam) over Roasted Sweet Potato Casserole with Mace, Brown Sugar and Cinnamon
Saintsbury Pinot Noir 2011
Thomas Jefferson’s Vol-Au-Vent with his French-trained Chef from Paris, James Hemmings
Nicolas Potel Bourgogne Rouge 2012
Presidential Salad, baby greens, orange and grapefruit segments, bell peppers and house made French dressing. (served to presidents aboard the presidential train during the late 1800s and into the 1900s)
Jefferson’s favorite Scuppernong and First Lady Dolley Madison’s Black Pepper,
Cardamom & Ginger Cake w/fresh Blackberries and Raspberries
Childress Wineries NC Scuppernong 2013 (b.)
Coffee with Handmade Chocolate Truffles rolled in Pistachio or Toasted Almonds
Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Conclusion
(a.) Saint-Hilaire Blanc de Blancs, Limoux, France. Acclaimed to be Thomas Jefferson’s favorite, 49 bottles were found in the cellar of his home, Monticello, at the time of his death. Saint-Hilaire is controversially reputed to be France’s first naturally sparkling wine, with historians noting production by the Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire as far back as 1531, more than 150 years before Pierre Pérignon is credited with developing the same process.
(b.) 1817. Jefferson gave the state of North Carolina credit for producing "the first specimen of an exquisite wine," Scuppernong, and praised its "fine aroma, and chrystalline transparence." Writing to his agent in Marseilles about a recent shipment of Ledanon, a wine produced near the Pont du Gard, Jefferson declared it "excellent" and said it "recalled to my memory what I had drunk at your table 30. years ago, and I am as partial to it now as then." Elsewhere he described this vin de liqueur as having "something of the port character but higher flavored, more delicate, less rough."
Understanding we must come to realize we have disfigured Lady Veterans now also
Army Major Tammy Duckworth lost both legs when a rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter she was in during a mission near Baghdad on Nov. 12, 2004.
(AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Chow)
Her story didn’t end on that battlefield. After months of agonizing recovery and relentless rehabilitation, Tammy Duckworth refused to be defined by what she had lost. She returned to public life with a titanium resolve, advocating for veterans who often feel invisible once the uniforms come off. Her journey from the floor of a Black Hawk helicopter to the floor of the United States Senate is a testament to grit, grace, and the unyielding belief that service doesn’t stop when the mission does.
Duckworth’s leadership has reshaped conversations about accessibility, equity, and military families. In 2018, she made history as the first U.S. senator to breastfeed her baby on the Senate floor—a powerful, practical act that challenged outdated norms and opened doors for working parents everywhere. She’s become a voice reminding America that sacrifice isn’t abstract—it’s carried in wheelchairs, prosthetics, and memories of brothers- and sisters-in-arms who never came home. Her life proves that even when rockets shatter metal and bone, they cannot touch the courage that carries a nation forward.
Veterans march on the highway with Troy Yocum on 7,000 miles across America for Iraq vets
In 2011, the Chef Veterans hosted Troy Yocum (shown second from right) of DrumHike, who was marching across the USA for 7,000 miles for veterans' issues. Sgt. Ralph Castle (seen second from left) of the US Army helped Chefs Marti (left) and Stormy to attain intense publicity for Troy and his causes via local television cable interviews and CNN affiliate showcases—additionally, Senior Chief Mongiello (Chef Marti) and Sgt. Castle joined Troy and Sgt. Mike Mills (right) in marching 11 miles to ULTRA ARMOR (a local defense contractor, now TAG) on the kick-off of an 11-mile journey and a goodbye that was featured on CBS Channel 3, WBTV. This became the precursor to the all-new Active Heroes Organization, which won over $250,000.00 from Home Depot to build and refurbish homes for veterans. Mayor JD Ledford of Grover, NC, also donated $500.00 while visiting the Wish Upon a Hero Humvee that followed Troy on his marches. The Shelby Star and Kings Mountain Herald ran simultaneous stories on the events held - for three days at the Inn of the Patriots, LLC in Grover, NC which partnered to provide free lodging, food, and media support to arrange for TV and newspaper stories across Charlotte, NC.
Working with food banks across three continents
In 2009, then Senator Debbie Clary attended a special dinner hosted by Chefs Marti and Stormy with Kay Carter, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. Second Harvest provides food to 650+ non-profit agencies in a 19 county region. Distributions had increased from 7 million pounds annually to 37 million pounds annually. Under this dinner meeting, a massive allotment was made by the state to hunger programs.
Many food banks have been worked with including Aloha Harvest, The Catholic Church Missions in Japan, in Houston, Texas for, over 10,000 hungry on Thanksgiving and help days, cooking in Connecticut for the Holidays at the shelter in Groton, and others.
THE HIDDEN TRUTH OF RETURNING VETERANS: The little plastic men & women not seen
The plastic ARMY MEN & WOMEN that don't come in the bag as toys for our children to play with have long been written about by Chef Marti. He played with them as a kid, but never knew the truth about war not being so glorious and parade-filled.
See our success with the LITTLE GREEN PLASTIC ARMY WOMEN project changing PLAY, worldwide.
He is a 30-year disabled, injured, retired veteran. Stormy is a six-year disabled veteran.
Rocking and Cooking at the Neal and Bridges Life Enrichment Centers of Shelby, NC
In 2008, having just opened up in the region, the chefs raised money and set the first-ever record at the Neal Center Rockathon by cooking in rocking chairs. In 2010, (pictured with son and chef James Thomas (JT)) they welcome the newest chef, Rania.
Senator Debbie Clary donated $150.00 to the Neal Center on behalf of the Chefs. The Mongiello's are pictured with their son, JT. Later, she helped fund and produce new legislation for NC food banks that resulted in millions of dollars in support and PR.
Donating all of our time and money to the town of Unicoi, TN, with classes and demonstrations
The heart of Unicoi, Tennessee, Mountain Harvest Kitchen came alive with sizzling pans and laughter as Marti and Stormy Mongiello led a hands-on Scottish Outlander cooking class. The celebrated culinary duo brought their trademark blend of storytelling and technique, teaching participants not just how to prepare dishes, but how to infuse every bite with history and heart. Their class transformed the shared kitchen into more than just a workspace—it became a place where community, culture, and flavor converged under their expert, joyful guidance.
They later returned another year to donate their time and donations during the HISTORY AND HERITAGE DAYS. Each time they have paid for all food and travel and donated all profits.
ASMBA Star Foundation, TN and free guide dogs for veterans to help them live their best lives
In 2015, we helped as an unpaid guest speaker at the ASMBA Star Foundation Dinner in Nashville, TN, with Travis McVey of Heroes Vodka. ASMBA has raised over $1,000,000.00 for service dogs, wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs, and home improvements for veterans, with nearly 100% of all funds raised going directly to these causes. Little to no administrative fees or salaries exist.
ASMBA Star Foundation and OverWatch Alliance of Nashville, TN
Projects and small businesses funded with over $2.3 billion raised in 77 countries
Chef Marti Mongiello is now on his third contract with Kiva.org, the renowned nonprofit foundation headquartered in San Francisco, California. Over the past 20 years leading up to 2025, Marti—working through the United States Presidential Service Center and the Global Embassy of Culture—has helped develop and channel more than $2.3 billion in microloans across 77 countries, empowering millions of small businesses and local projects. His team has often deployed interest-free loans of up to $500,000 into nations like Nigeria and other regions in need, directly fueling economic resilience and world assistance through strategic, compassionate investment.
250K guests housed, 1.6 M nights free with emergency stays in 135 countries so far
At The Inn of the Patriots in Grover, North Carolina, we’ve proudly partnered with the Airbnb Foundation for many years. Through the program, a portion of every guest’s stay with us goes directly into the Foundation’s global relief fund. This initiative has become a lifeline for people in crisis—housing over 250,000 refugees and providing 1.6 million free room nights across 135 countries. By welcoming travelers here, our guests have quietly fueled a worldwide network of compassion and safe shelter for those most in need.
Torture & murder of a local, little girl and hiding her body
Baby Jordyn Ann Dumont
In 2016, The Inn of the Patriots interjected itself with the Mongiello's nationwide in objection to the killing of a young girl, Jordyn Ann Dumont, in the nearby city of Bessemer City/Gastonia, NC. When news crews and stations asked why the company was involved from a corporate level, former White House Aide Martin CJ Mongiello stated, "because we don't hide our company in a society as large corporations do. We don't need to convene the Board of Trustees to review supporting this family, and we don't have to call a meeting to discuss it. The living horror this father and family are going through needed emergency and immediate financial assistance with loving support - and we are also against what happened and seek justice. The large companies typically fear any involvement in towns, in cities and society of any controversial nature - but especially murder. In this case, the brutal killing of an infant was especially sickening to us, and we wanted the authorities to examine procedures with a fresh set of eyes."
Racing from Chicago to our area in fear, pain, and crying
The real father, Josh, was informed by the police of the death in 2016 and, being from Chicago, raced to our area, leaving his job. He had been divorced long ago, and the mother had custody while leaving her baby with a drugged and high killer. At first, a local foundation arranged for lodging for a week until that ran out. In support of the father, Josh, and the entire family from Chicago, several weeks were needed initially to discern the arrest of the boyfriend who killed the child with interviews and forensics, as well as a funeral service and mourning of thousands of people in the community, with fundraisers.
In 2018, the entire family returned from Chicago and placed a bright lamp into the flowers of the property. They spread Jordyn's ashes onto the Carolina coastal waters. They attended the murder trial of the child each day and the full judgment of life in prison for the man who killed her.
The family stayed at The Inn of the Patriots in Grover, NC, again with financial assistance provided by the Mongiello's, and filmed the full statement of anger, hurt, and sorrow, to WCCB and Morgan Fogarty.
Baby Jordyn goes to Disney in a carriage with her host, Jesus Christ
The drawing shown here depicts the ideas of Chef Marti shared with the family. It has been comforting to know that in all things of the universe, God makes everything right. His son, the Christ, took Jordyn to Disneyworld and arranged for her to enjoy the exclusive, $4800.00 per night Princess Suite in the middle castle. Jordyn has grown and aged while staying for close to two years at the castle. What has been particularly lovely is the golden carriage that picks her up on mornings she would like to go around the park. For the first few weeks, that carriage was at the front gates every day! In the time after that, Jordyn's interest waned, and the time staying in has grown. Sleeping is no longer needed or used in heaven, as is controlling the intake of sweets, eating at McDonald's every day, weight gain, illness, or disease. It's mostly a full-on, whole-hog, strap-on-a-feed-bag, all-day-long with sodas and pies festival. I ask you, what kid doesn't enjoy dessert?! And the bakers have been overjoyed to send tray after tray up on silver wheeled carts.
Jordyn's new life, progresses after her first arrival in heaven
Many may be shocked to see how she has aged with her new step-dad by her side, Jesus Christ the Lord our God. Christ was the first to greet her when she walked in. He gave her instantaneous wisdom and knowledge, universal comprehension of what had happened and how her second life would begin, bewilderment was removed with any loneliness, or, "where am I and who are you with the hairy face?" (first documented words out of her mouth). Christ smiled and touched her mind without his hand and spoke in the quiet of power and gentleness. "I am the power, and in charge of everything, I am the alpha, and the omega who rides on a white steed with my blood-drenched cape and I allow and see all until I say what will and what will not, child." Jordyn was imparted with all-seeing and childish meetings of family members who were surprised themselves to be meeting her so soon.
Drawing provided by Martin CJ Mongiello with his original ideas and thoughts.
The continuing life of Jordyn Ann Dumont growing up
"We had expected to be meeting John next, admittedly, in some time to come but not you child," stated Christ. "Here are your aunts and uncles, cousins, and family, and this process of meeting and spending time with each can take up to ten earth years to complete.
Typically, a person will then move on to finding and visiting for months at a time with famed humans in the history of your particular planet, which is called the Earth."
The diamonds on the carriage glisten in the early morning sun, still to pick up Jordyn. Generally reserved for the evening Disney parade, Jordyn has even just ridden around in it during the day, waving to other children. And here is a beautiful fact of kindness - she has surprised families and children by often calling for the carriage to stop! Isn't it heartwarming to know that an invitation to come on and get in has occurred, and it's happened numerous times? How kind, how loving. Thank you, sweetheart, for sharing with others.
Drawing provided by Martin CJ Mongiello with his original ideas and thoughts.
Jordyn today, in 2025, and moving into 2050 and beyond with her extended family
This drawing was commissioned for free by Martin CJ Mongiello to express his ideas and thoughts about Jordyn, and he is not a medium or claims to be any kind of visionist.
Krister Gustafsson of Australia completed the original drawing of Jordyn and the castle for free in a love offering, listening to the sights and sounds of Marti, and both men love children. Krister works on ideas of an advanced daycare center for children that embraces love, kindness, imagination, and the gift of creation and play, which includes his children's museum work and exhibits.
These are part of the efforts in advertising and marketing clients they help every day via Mongiello Associates Strategic Marketing Firm at www.mongielloassociates.com. This drawing is a gift to the family and humankind.
Other projects of increasing note:
Camp Luck for Congenital Heart Disease Challenged Children
We also visited Camp Luck for children with heart replacements and heart challenges. These.kids and families are amazing!!!
Ishmael Titus Project
We financed and supported the entire Black Hero Celebration and Dedication Day of Ishmael Titus on the Charlotte Walk of Fame.
Catawba Nation American Indian hero
We opened up and funded the Catawba Nation Hero Painting of Captain Redhead, who helped create America (released in February 2016).
Kids Cooking Classes at the Farmer's Market
We supported the Kings Mountain Farmers Market with a Kids' Cooking Class to raise awareness of farming. We had previously donated a class to the market earlier in the year, and it went well.
Broad-based donations across the world
We continue to support several key initiatives, including Clean the Ocean of Plastics, the Obama Foundation's projects in Africa, Africa Conferences, the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, the US Navy Memorial, Heifer International, and TimesUp! Fund, American Legion, and numerous churches. Our donations to several Presidential libraries and foundations continued along with the Charlotte Museum of History, The Brigade of 87, Friends of Scouting, the city of Unicoi, TN (via two live shows of cooking and all donations of food), speeches to the Sycamore Shoals State Park of TN, the DAR of York, SC, The US Naval Institute at the Commerce Club in Greenville, SC, and the Broad River Genealogical Association were conducted.
Wreaths Across America
Rania (Barry) Mongiello (our daughter) participated in Wreaths Across America as one of the first-ever Cub Scouts in history (for a girl) at the local Kings Mountain Cemetery - placing wreaths on graves (2018 & 2019). She also participated in a food drive at Food Lion and grave cleanups at cemeteries.