Word from the President…February 2010
Alumni,
As
another new year has begun, I would like to inform everyone that in 2009,
CPAAAS accomplished a lot! We
participated in many volunteer events, welcomed great guest speakers, made
dsonations to worthy causes and raised money for the Angel Fund.
The
following are some of the accomplishments and events that our Alumni
participated in:
January-CPAAAS obtains
file cabinet/cubicle at SPD; CPAAAS Buddy program implemented
February-SPD Rapid
Deployment at Motorola; Carson Community Day; VIP implemented
March-Pilot Pete’s
Benefit Night
April-Earth Day at
District 54; Emerald Village; CPAAAS BOD Elections; ILEETA Conference; Schaumburg
Township Volunteer Award Dinner
May-Post Office Food
Drive
June-Donated picture
frames/plaque to SPD
July-Annual CPAAAS
pool party
August-CPAAAS
History binder established; Annual Flyer’s outing; National Night Out; Mayor’s
Aviation Fest
September-CPAAAS
Newsletter and Operating Procedure Manual binders established; Donation to Care
Track Program; September Fest; SPD Open House; Sen. Milner’s Children’s Fair;
Pickwick Apts
October-New Fall CPA
Class; Macy’s Finger Printing; Pepsi Roadeo; Village Tavern & Grill Family
Fun Day
November-Carson
Community Day
December-SWAC; Adopt
a Family; Christmas Wrap Party; Jewel Shop & Share
Thank
you all for your dedication and involvement in all the CPAAAS events last
year. I anticipate that 2010 will be
just as busy for our members, if not more so.
Last
February, I informed everyone that we would be implementing a new Volunteer
Incentive Program (VIP). A lot of CPAAAS
members stepped up to the plate last year and gave a lot of their time by
volunteering for our community and the Schaumburg Police Department. Our Volunteer Committee designed and
implemented a good record keeping program of all volunteer hours worked during
the year.
Our
records show that in 2009, 41 CPAAAS volunteers worked 558 total hours. The top five volunteers were recently given a
Certificate of Appreciation Award and a Starbucks gift card. We have also been given the go ahead to
display a CPAAAS Volunteer of the Year plaque in the police department that
will list the names of the #1 Volunteer of each year moving forward. The winner for 2009 is Tom Conaway. Congratulations, Tom! Thanks to all our dedicated volunteers!!
CPAAAS
is once again in good standing with the State of Illinois. Due to a lapse in the filing of official paper
work with the State in 2006, our non-profit status was suspended for a period
of time. Our Treasurer, Ken Marshall,
worked diligently for months to get our non-profit status reinstated.
Our
January Dues Campaign was a success. We
currently have 60 dues-paying members for 2010. In April, we will have two Board of Director positions available for
anyone who is interested in applying; Vice President and Corresponding
Secretary. Please contact me as soon as
possible if you would like more information.
With
your continued support and participation, I am anticipating another great year
for CPAAAS in 2010! Please continue to
visit our website regularly for all CPAAAS news, schedules and events.
Mary
Ghilardi
President