700 Volunteers Turn Out for Illinois CPA Society’s 13th Annual CPA Day of Service
in their matching CPA Day of Service T-shirts took part in a wide
variety of charitable and community service activities in support
of the communities and causes they care about. Assisting at animal shelters, preparing meals at food banks, feeding the homeless, making children’s school backpacks, and running marathons were just some of the activities that brought much-needed help and support to the organizations the volunteers spent their time with.
doing good,’ because it really highlights the care and compassion
CPAs have for the communities they live and work in. It’s always
rewarding to see so many of our members come together across
Illinois to help those in need,” says Todd Shapiro, Illinois CPA Society president and CEO. “It was also encouraging to see our volunteer numbers rebounding from the past two years as we emerge from the pandemic. The resolve these volunteers have shown by finding safe, thoughtful, and generous ways to support their local communities and charities is an inspiration to us all.”
Service volunteers this year were Bernie’s Book Bank, Feed My
Starving Children, Food for Greater Elgin, Heartland Animal
Shelter, Lambs Farm, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Sonny
Acres Farm, SOS Children’s Villages Illinois, Northern Illinois
Food Bank, The Anti-Cruelty Society, and The Bridge Teen Center.
22,600 members, is one of the largest state CPA societies in the
nation. Its mission is dedicated to enhancing the value of the CPA
profession through the strategic initiatives of advocacy, information, education, and connections. Visit www.icpas.org.
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