Community Service

Hello,

I am very excited to announce the AGA Spring Volunteering opportunity with St. Vincent De Paul of Phoenix. As we all know, tough economic times have put a strain on many households and this is an opportunity to come together and help those less fortunate. I will need a commitment from 15-20 volunteers to help serve dinner at the Dan O’Meara Dining room in Phoenix on Monday May 24^th 2010 from 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Family members are welcome, however they must be at least 10 years of age to volunteer. This is a great opportunity that I hope you all will fit into your busy schedules.

Please let me know who will be able to volunteer as soon as possible, but no later than Monday May 17^th 2010.

Amy Smith

AGA Phoenix Chapter

Community Service Chair

communityservice@agaphoenix.org

Happy Holidays to everyone,

In the past, the Phoenix Chapter had obtained Salvation Army Christmas Angels for our holiday community service event. This year when Ken contacted the Salvation Army, he was told that they had already distributed their quota of Angels for this season. So instead of the Angels this year, our Chapter will be collecting toys, gifts, clothing, food, etc for Vista Del Camino, (please see the attached flyer). We will be collecting the donations at our Holiday Social/Audio Conference on December 10.

I hope you can attend the December meeting, we are planning on a special lunch prepared by our caterer Lisa, as well as raffle prizes, in addition to the audio conference providing 2 CPE’s. The Phoenix Chapter will also donate $5 to a local charity for everyone who attends the December meeting. If you are not able to attend, but would like to contribute something to Vista Del Camino, please just contact me or any of the Board members and we will arrange to have it picked up. Your kindness and generosity can certainly make a difference in someone’s life.

I hope to see you there!

Lynne M Davis, CPA

PS – Did you know the term, Black Friday, given to the day after Thanksgiving, the busiest shopping day of the year, dates back to the 1960’s and was derived from the old accounting practice of using red ink for debts and black ink for profits? A little Thanksgiving/accounting trivia for you…..

DECEMBER 2007

Happy Holidays to everyone.

Big thanks for the help with the Christmas Angels from the Salvation Army. We asked for and were given 15 individuals and everyone gotten taken without too much arm twisting from me.

Now if we can have as much participation in the VITA program I would be thrilled. Make sure you register and do the classes either on line or at a site. The attached link will get you to registration. Remember there is CPE for the classes and it’s free. One can commit for as many Saturday mornings as they want and do simple or complex returns depending on the level one is comfortable with. There is a quality control and a tax person on site to help and make sure returns are done properly. You will also learn the nuances for this year’s return and enhance your knowledge so your own returns will be easier to do. (http://www.tempe.gov/tcc/taxhelp/)

NOVEMBER 2007

Hello All,

I am your AGA Phoenix Chapter Community Service Chairperson again this year. I have been working on several things for the year which include the following:

November’s Breast Cancer 3-Day (benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure) $100 support for Karie Tepper

VITA see the attached memo from the VITA team in Tempe - The prep work can be done on line and provides free CPE

Christmas Angels which I will bring to the November 14th meeting for disbursement and collect at the December 10 meeting.

I hope we have lots of people signup for the VITA. If you have any problems or are late getting started please let me know and I will do what I can to help you with the process. AGA Phoenix needs your help to achieve our goals and appreciate any time that you can give us to meet our goals.

Betsy Thompson, CPA