Get Ready to Tee it Up

By Joel Bock, CPA

As we wind our way through the summer months, our chapter’s Golf Committee (chaired by Martin Goni) and other board members have been busy planning our upcoming golf tournament. The event will be a great opportunity for CPAs to network with each other, as well as with attorneys, bankers and various other business owners, while raising money for the chapter’s scholarship fund.

The tournament will be Aug. 31 at Stockdale Country Club. I’d encourage you to consider being a tournament sponsor and/or playing in the tournament. Also, if you know of any businesses that could potentially benefit from exposure to CPAs, attorneys, bankers, etc., please inform them of the golf tournament sponsorship opportunities.

Be sure to sign up by Aug. 17 to take advantage of the early-bird pricing. Additional information regarding the golf tournament can be found online.

The YEP Committee has once again been busy planning the YEP of the Year award, and recently held a YEP Networking Event with the Young Attorney Group.

A few upcoming events that I’d like to mention are the United Way Day of Caring Sept. 12 and CalCPA Student Night Sept. 30.

The Day of Caring is a time when CalCPA joins with United Way to benefit various nonprofit organizations in the Bakersfield area. It is a time for the local CPA profession to go into the community and make a difference. CalCPA provides a pizza party to the firm with the most participants.

CalCPA Student Night is an opportunity for CPAs to share their experiences and perspective with students who are considering entering the profession. Immediately preceding the evening festivities, the students will tour the offices of local CPAs. We are looking for CPAs from all backgrounds to host students on the office tours. Additionally, we will present the Les Watts Memorial Scholarship during Student Night.

For more information on Day of Caring and Student Night, contact Julie Jameson.

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