MEMBERS IN FOCUS
Community Events – Giving Back and Making a Difference
In September and October, CPABC members, candidates, and students
gave back to the community by participating in three charitable
events organized by local CPABC chapters:
• Surrey Food Bank – September 16. Ten individuals* from
CPABC’s Surrey/Langley/North Delta Chapter joined a similar
number of local real estate agents from RE/MAX to help
distribute food. The Surrey Food Bank provides over
$30,000-worth of product to people in need each day, and more
than 15,000 individuals in Surrey use this service each month.
This event was organized by Connie Huang, CPA, CGA, the
Chapter’s community events director.
• Terry Fox Run – September 18. Across Canada, more than 8,000
community groups participated in this event to raise funds for
the Terry Fox Foundation. CPABC’s Tri-Cities/Ridge Meadows
Chapter gathered a team of 10 volunteers to assist with the event
in Coquitlam, which was held at Blue Mountain Park. The
volunteers were organized by Chapter board member Craig
Eckman, CPA, CA.
CPA members also participated in the Terry Fox Run at Central
Park in Burnaby. Tammie Mark, CPA, CMA, was among them,
greeting participants at the registration centre along with her family.
• Thanksgiving Dinner – October 8-9. More than 24 members
of the CPABC Vancouver Chapter volunteered to prepare, cook,
and serve a full turkey dinner at the Jim Green Residence
operated by the Lookout Emergency Aid Society. The Society
offers housing and a range of services to 2,500 people each day.
Members of the Vancouver Chapter’s outreach committee—
Jennifer Mui, CPA, CA; Stacey Lee, CPA, CA; Kevin Wan, CPA,
CA; and Emily Chee, CPA, CMA—helped plan and recruit
volunteers for this event.
Want to get involved?
Upcoming events include festive carolling on December 1 in Gastown
to support hospice care for those in the Downtown Eastside and additional events to support local food banks. Be sure to check your local
chapter website (bccpa.ca/members/cpabc-chapters) for updates.
And if you have a community event that you think CPABC members,
candidates, and students might be interested in supporting, contact your
local chapter leader online or email David Chiang, CPA, CA, CPABC’s
VP of member services, at [email protected] for consideration.
* The maximum number of volunteer spaces is determined by the
community organization. Most community events, subject to space
limitations and/or safety restrictions, welcome children as
participants, but stipulate that children must be accompanied by an
adult at all times. Members should inquire with event organizers
before registering to find out if children are welcome to participate.
40 CPABC in Focus • Nov/Dec 2016
Above (top): David Chiang, CPA, CA, CPABC’s VP of member services (standing, second from right), joins
members of the Surrey/Langley/North Delta Chapter to help distribute food for the Surrey Food Bank. Directly
above: Behind the scenes at the Surrey Food Bank, which receives more than four million pounds of food each
year. Below: The finish line for the Terry Fox Run at Blue Mountain Park in Coquitlam, where members of
CPABC's Tri-Cities/Ridge Meadows Chapter took part.