THANK YOU
for Participating in TSCPA’s First Statewide CPA Day of Service!

The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) and the Young CPAs and Emerging Professionals Committee for TSCPA hosted the first statewide CPA Day of Service on Saturday, May 2, 2015.

The CPA Day of Service was an outstanding success thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who made May 2 a day for doing good in their communities! Volunteers assisted organizations across the state of Texas by caring for rescue animals, stocking food pantries, tutoring at after-school programs, cleaning up their local parks, and much more. Thank you to everyone who volunteered as an individual, with your firm or company, or with your TSCPA chapter. Check out the photos below from this year's CPA Day of Service.

Commit to service all year. Even if you were unable to participate in the CPA Day of Service on May 2, you can still make a meaningful impact on your community by volunteering with TSCPA. Visit the TSCPA Volunteer Community for more volunteer opportunities, pick a program that fits your schedule and get involved today.

Abilene Chapter
The Abilene Chapter had a total of 75 volunteers participate in service projects at 5 different locations. At Habitat for Humanity, 30 volunteers spent the morning painting the entire interior of a 5-bedroom Habitat House that is nearing completion. At Global Samaritan Resources 20 volunteers worked to sort and prepare medical supplies and other equipment for shipment as part of various humanitarian aid and disaster relief projects. At Disability Resources, Inc. there were 13 volunteers who spent the morning interacting with developmentally disabled adults who are part of the Organization’s residential and occupational programs, and participating with them in their activities. Six volunteers worked at Eternal Threads sorting and organizing the handmade products that Eternal Threads sells as part of their mission to improve the lives of women and children in 15 countries who are at risk of extreme poverty, trafficking and exploitation, by providing sustainable livelihoods. Six volunteers worked with the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council to prepare for their upcoming Children’s Art and Literacy Festival. This annual summer festival promotes art and literacy by providing a variety of child-centered activities to celebrate children’s illustrated literature. The volunteers prepared Festival badges and other materials to help get ready for this year’s Festival.

Austin Chapter
Austin Chapter members volunteered to help the Girl Scouts of Central Texas receive financial literacy badges as part of TSCPA’s state-wide Day of Service.
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Central Texas Chapter
The Central Texas Chapter had a team of 17 members that volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers cleared and moved siding from the front to the back of the house, painted siding and trim, marked the studs on the outside of the home for siding placement, put in the ledger boards to support the siding and installed siding. The home the chapter worked on should be completed in the fall.

Corpus Christi Chapter
The Corpus Christi Chapter had 25 members and local accounting students participate in CPA Day of Service. They sorted food at the Food Bank of Corpus Christi.

Fort Worth Chapter
Fort Worth CPAs served as the exclusive course and registration crew for Mayfest Run, a USATF certified 10K or 5K, and 1K fun run, through Trinity Park along the banks of the river.
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Check out photos from the event.

Houston Chapter
The Houston CPA Society organized three volunteer activities for the CPA Day of Service on May 2. Sixty-eight people came out to volunteer at the Houston Food Bank, the Houston Public Library, and Memorial Park for the inaugural TSCPA Day of Service.
Check out photos from the activities.

Permian Basin Chapter
The Permian Basin Chapter adopted a lot and conducted their first clean up on May 2. The chapter’s efforts helped to Keep Midland Beautiful! 

San Antonio Chapter
A total of 40 volunteers – CPAs, candidates and student members – from the San Antonio CPA Society turned out on May 2, at two locations to serve our neighbors who are “food insecure.”  The bulk of the volunteers worked in the warehouse and garden at the San Antonio Food Bank, sorting more than 10,000 pounds of donated food and pulling five rows of carrots, four rows of potatoes and eight bins of onions. Six volunteers worked the 3-7 p.m. shift at Haven for Hope, prepping and serving 313 evening meals and then cleaning up afterwards.
Check out photos from the activities here and here.

Southeast Texas Chapter
The Southeast Texas Chapter volunteered with the organization Some Other Place. Thirteen volunteers served a plated, hot meal for the needy on May 2 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Victoria Chapter
The Victoria Chapter assisted the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent located in Victoria who serves the 11 county area. Members had a food drive and delivered those results to the Food Bank on May 2. The Victoria Chapter delivered 297 pounds of canned and dry goods for the Food Bank to distribute as needed. Additionally, some members made cash donations and those donations were presented to the Food Bank on May 2. On May 2 from 8 a.m. to noon, the chapter had 12 members volunteer to package rice into 2 pound packages and palletize the rice for distribution. A total of 2,400 pounds of rice was made ready for distribution.