Summer Reflections

By Brian Rush, CPA

I hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of summer despite the heat and fires. The chapter held its end-of-summer mixer Aug. 27 at Table Ten in downtown Fullerton. We had 63 members attend, the discussions were lively and the food was very good. I look forward to seeing you at the next mixer to be scheduled later this year. These events really are a lot of fun!

The Fall Seminar Series started Sept. 8 and continues on Tuesday evenings through Nov. 3 (with a week off Sept. 15 and again Oct. 13). We have a great lineup of speakers and there is plenty of accounting, auditing and fraud continuing professional credit available. Danny Santucci will be the featured speaker Sept. 22 and Wealth Management Network will host a reception beginning at 5 p.m. Please be sure to sign up online for the best and most economical continuing education available.

Last year your chapter board voted to award a scholarship to a doctoral candidate majoring in accounting at UC Irvine. Each year, for three successive years, we will be awarding $10,000 to a deserving candidate to help support the creation of much-needed accounting professorships. We are able to make this significant contribution thanks to your support of chapter scholarship events and through donations to the scholarship fund. We encourage you to continue this important support.

Two years ago we created the CFO of the Year Awards. This event has grown to be a showcase for recognizing outstanding contributions to the business community by accounting and finance professionals. Now sponsored by CalCPA and other organizations, including the Orange County Business Journal, the awards dinner is held each January. Our chapter will receive a $2,500 contribution to its scholarship fund this year from the proceeds of the event. We encourage you to attend this gala evening and will provide additional information regarding registration as the date nears. In addition, if you would like to make a nomination for a CFO of the Year or would like to participate on the chapter’s selection committee, please respond to this blog.

As we begin to get ready for another busy season, let’s not forget to enjoy the love and friendship of family, friends and colleagues throughout the coming months. This is a great source of energy to keep us going through the heavy workloads of year-end and the upcoming tax season. It is always good to remember in some special way those who support us through these busy times and make out lives much more rewarding.

My best to all of you.

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