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The goal of the Community Service Committee is to promote and conduct community service activities that enhance the Guam Chapter and the Association of Government Accountant’s image and reputation. Þ Establish an annual plan of volunteer service projects that demonstrate the Guam Chapter’s commitment to “giving something back” to the community. Þ Encourage Guam Chapter members to volunteer their time and effort to community service projects. Þ Increase awareness of members’ community service activities. |
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Financial Literacy Campaign With the economic problems that have arisen, we are reminded of the importance for individuals to become more financially literate so that they are prepared to make better decisions in today’s highly complex financial market. As a result, AGA Guam chapter is focusing its community service efforts service to educate our island community through a Financial Literacy Campaign in partnership with the Guam Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA). Financial literacy should start at an early age and we have initiatives to make presentations to those as young as our elementary students to make a positive impact on their financial well-being and our economic future.
1. Your Financial Plan: Where it all begins; 2. Budgeting: Making the most of your money; 3. Investing: Making money work for you; 4. Good debt, bad debt: Using Credit Wisely; 5. Your money: keeping it safe and secure; 6. Insurance: protecting what you have; 7. Your career: doing what matters most.
If you are interested in taking part in the GSCPA/AGA financial literacy campaign, please contact Llewelyn Restuvog at lrestuvog@guamopa.org or 475-0390 x. 218.
1st Quarter Donation Drive: School Supplies & Uniforms AGA held its inaugural quarterly donation drives for program year 2009-2010. For our first drive, members donated school supplies and uniforms to assist students and classrooms in need. Items such as paper, notebooks, pens, pencils, graphing paper, erasers, highlighters, dry-erase markers, paperclips, binders, report covers, staplers, construction paper, glue sticks, markers, tapes, art supplies, and toiletries were collected.
School uniforms in good condition were also collected to add to the donated school supplies. AGA Guam believes that every child deserves access to materials necessary to carry out their education. For more information about our quarterly donation drives, please contact Llewelyn Restuvog lrestuvog@guamopa.org or 475-0390 x. 218
Annual 5K Run/Walk/Wheel Fundraiser The Annual 5K Run/Walk/Wheel Fundraiser is the Guam Chapter’s signature fundraising event for each program year. Fundraising efforts of the 8th Annual 5K Run/Walk/Wheel held in June 2009, directly benefited two charitable and civic organizations: the Ayuda Foundation and the Down Syndrome Association of Guam. Each beneficiary received $2,000 to further their cause. Planning has begun for the 9th Annual 5K Run/Walk/Wheel Fundraiser. Contact Llewelyn Restuvog at lrestuvog@guamopa.org for details.
Kamalen Karidat Soup Kitchen The soup kitchen provides a daily hot meal for Guam’s homeless and needy. The Guam Chapter has donated and served food several times in the last year and has committed to assist once a month. Four or five members show up for each event to assist in the serving, while others assist by donating food. A total of 12 members participated in 12 different occasions serving 25 to 30 people a night.
Salvation Army Christmas Bell Ringing The Salvation Army provides a social service to Guam’s needy. The Guam Chapter manned one of the bell ringing stations in a local mall on several occasions over the holiday season. This is the Salvation Army’s biggest fund raising event for the year. A total of 26 members and their families helped out in bell ringing for donations on six different occasions during the Christmas season.
Salvation Army Red Kettle Over the holiday season, the Guam Chapter also had a canned food drive for the Salvation Army. An estimated 25 to 30 percent of the membership donated canned goods and assisted in promoting the canned goods drive in each of their government workplace. The Guam Chapter donated 15 to 20 boxes of canned goods for Salvations Army’s Thanksgiving and Christmas Drive.
Guam Animals In Need (GAIN) GAIN is a humane society and provides shelter for abandoned pets. The Guam Chapter volunteered one weekend in March 2008 to clean out the shelter. In addition, the membership collected and donated various supplies and pet food to donate to GAIN.
Habitat Quiz Night Guam’s Habitat for Humanity raises funds through a “Quiz Nite”. Our Guam Chapter assists with the tabulating of scores, registering participants, cashiering and crowd control.
Guam Coastal Cleanup/ La Bonita Cleanup The Guam Chapter assisted with the Government of Guam’s efforts to clean up the island during these events. Chapter members picked up trash along the road and coast line.
Christmas Sugar Plum Tree Project At our December 2007 meeting, we raised funds to donate towards the Sugar Plum Tree. These funds are used to purchase Christmas presents for needy children or elderly.
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Advancing Government Accountability
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