We've all been stunned by the catastophe in New Orleans. As you would expect, th
e American people have been extremely generous and fund-raisers of every imaginable flavor are currently underway. This is certainly a time for us as practicing accountants to demonstrate LEADERSHIP.
My suggestion is that every firm MATCH any Red Cross donation made by their staff. And be very visable and vocal about it --- your clients will admire you, imitate you, or both. Your staff will respond and you'll be proud. We'll all win!
Finally --- keep this link for futue reference. The AICPA has put together an excellent resource here. It includes information and tools related to disaster recovery and will be updated as additional information becomes available.
gll
PS -- Yes, I do "eat my own dogfood". Yesterday my Publisher, Shari Dodgen, and I posted a notice to our staff that we would personally match their contributions to the Red Cross. I hope it hurts --- a lot.
