Late in 2019, NTT DATA acquired NET ESOLUTIONS (NETE). For NTT DATA, a global leader in innovation, IT and business services focused on bringing technology-based solutions to solve the challenges facing society, the deal made strong business sense. NETE’s reputation as a driver of global advancements in health and biomedical research through digital services aligned well with NTT DATA’s decades of experience supporting public health agencies and commercial healthcare organizations. But, as the new parent company was about to find out, it was acquiring more than a simple business asset.

“As we were going through the acquisition, we learned about The Children’s Inn,” remembered NTT DATA’s Senior Vice President, Tammy McChain. For years, NETE had been a proud sponsor of The Inn, providing financial support and employee engagement. NTT DATA quickly committed to continue partnering with The Inn, quelling any fear that the longstanding and mutually-beneficial relationship between The Inn and NETE would fade away with the merger.

“It touched our heart,” McChain said. “Once we learned about The Inn and all the good that they do for the families, we wanted to continue to be sponsors and supporters of The Children’s Inn in any way we could.”

That commitment has led NTT DATA to be one of The Inn’s leading partners over the past three years. In addition to serving as one of two Partners in Hope for the annual An Evening for Hope gala in 2022, NTT DATA also served as a key sponsor for Snowed Inn and the Golf INNvitational. Furthermore, the company sponsored room nights for two months in August and September, providing assistance with daily needs of The Inn’s families and allowing for a wide variety of programs and trips both at The Inn and in the surrounding Washington, D.C. area. As corporate partners were once again invited into The Inn to host family dinners after a pause due to COVID-19, NTT DATA was one of the first in the door for that initiative, too.

On a personal level, McChain has also committed herself to support The Children’s Inn. She joined the Women for the Inn (WINN), a community of dedicated, dynamic women who support the mission of The Children’s Inn, in 2020. There, she serves as a liaison from WINN for The Inn’s Capital Campaign Steering Committee.

For both McChain and NTT DATA, carrying on the partnership that NETE started with The Children’s Inn has gone beyond the corporate responsibility that it takes so seriously. “We just want to help these children and these families in any ways that we can,” she explained. “We are always looking for ways to help and raise our hand in support.”