October-December 2014 AGA Charleston Chapter Newsletter President’s Message The end of the year is a good time to reflect on the past and plan for the new year coming. When I think of the past AGA year, I feel very proud of our accomplishments as a chapter. We have had a year of many successes; first chapter anniversary celebration, membership drive, membership contest, assisted with the CYDC Halloween and Christmas parties, increased our chapter membership and achieved our Chapter Recognition Program (CRP) goal for the first time. I would like to thank all of our members who helped make this year successful. We would not be where we are today without the dedication of our Chapter Executive Committee (CEC) members and Committee Chairs. As 2015 begins, we are planning some exciting events. In January, the chapter will sponsor a pizza luncheon with the scholarship money that has been provided by AGA National. We are also hoping to host our national president. Our goals for the chapter for 2015 (the second half of the AGA program year) include: obtain Bronze or Silver Chapter designation status in the CRP, prepare a Chapter Citizen Centric Report (CCR), write the chapter SOP manual, continue to add colleagues to our membership and increase the involvement of more members in chapter activities. In closing, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a happy and healthy 2015. Beth Da Re, CGFM Chapter President Inside this issue: Community Service News 2-4 Join us on LinkedIn! Treasurer’s Report/ Calendar of Events 5 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=5127400 Connect with the AGA Charleston Chapter on LinkedIn! The page is designed to keep chapter members connected, and to provide a platform to share ideas and information. Membership News 5 Chapter Website - Homepage is active and updated regularly! Member Spotlight 5 Chapter Executive Committee 6 Offsite Luncheon Photos 4 http://www.agacharlestonsc.org Volunteers are needed to help create sub-pages for the website. This is a great opportunity to learn HTML and enhance your resume! Please contact Sheena Kennedy for details at [email protected]. AGA Charleston Chapter Page 2 Community Service News The past few months have been active and successful for our community service team and for those who helped and attended our planned events. A big thank you goes out to those who volunteered and contributed to make these events successful and enabled us to impact the lives of many. Please take some time to read what your contributions have facilitated! Community Service News: Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure October 18th, 2014 AGA Charleston contributed $76 and the team raised $424 for a total contribution for this cause of $500!! Way to go team! It was a beautiful day for a walk and such a great experience to see the creative ways participants represented their support and how many people are committed as a community in the Lowcounty to finding a cure for Breast Cancer. AGA Charleston had a total of ten individuals who walked for the chapter, which included five members. Thank you to the member participants who all proudly wore their pink! Left to Right: Jenifer Jenkins, Jennifer Stanley, Randy Stanley, Shari Clark, Rome Mollohan, Sarah Mollohan, Sheena Kennedy AGA Charleston Chapter Page 3 Community Service News: CYDC Halloween Party October 25th, 2014 What an exciting and rewarding event! Kudos to Pauline Abraham and the event team participants for throwing a howling good time for the kids at CYDC. AGA Charleston members and even non-members really stepped up and contributed to this event. With food, supply and monetary donations, the chapter was able to provide the kids with plenty of food and fun for the whole evening. Activities such as the “Witches Wart”, “Mummy Race”, “Skeleton Parts”, “Musical Monsters”, and “Guess What’s in the Bowl” entertained the kids and had us all laughing. It was great to see how much the children enjoyed decorating their moon pies too. A total of $270 was contributed for games and pizza. The residual monies left of $33.14 was sent to the CYDC as a monetary donation. Thanks again for taking time out of your weekend to provide the kids with Halloween entertainment and for those of you who contributed with supplies and money. It truly is a team effort to make events like this happen! Left to Right: Shari Clark, LaShaun Brown, Sheena Kennedy, Pauline Roblesreynoso, Sarah Mollohan, Pauline Abraham, Charles Burtch, and John Toler Community Service News: Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) December 2014 CFC is one the world’s largest annual workplace charity campaigns. Pledges made by federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. AGA Charleston participated in the silent auction again this year. Chapter members contributed money towards a “Starbucks Galore” basket, which consisted of various Starbucks products such as iced coffee, Frappuccino, energy drinks, Keurig “Holiday Blend”, two bags of ground coffee, hot chocolates, teas, snacks, a mug and a $25 gift card. The basket was turned over to the Center for bidding on November 20th and generated a sizable bid for the campaign. Thanks to all who made this possible! AGA Charleston Chapter Page 4 Community Service News: CYDC Christmas Party December 13, 2014 It was great to see the kids of CYDC again (old and new faces). AGA Charleston, staff throughout CGFS and others outside the Center provided the children this year with cookies, crafts, food and gifts. The children made ornaments, socialized, ate and ended the evening with either Bath and Body Works goodies, Nike Hoodies, battery operated trucks or Barbie's (for the younger kids). Watching their eyes light up and their enjoyment from receiving gifts during this time of year is the reason you all should be commended. Participating, if even in a small way, is what enables these events to happen and you all should be very proud. The community service team would also like to acknowledge Nancy Hood for her dedication to CYDC on these events for the past 27 years. Thank you for allowing AGA Charleston the opportunity to experience CYDC in 2014 and for years to come. Left to Right: Pauline Abraham, Pauline Roblesreynoso, Beth Da Re, Sarah Mollohan, and John Toler Offsite Luncheon @ the Green Goat December 9, 2014 The December AGA Charleston Chapter meeting was held at the Green Goat Restaurant in Charleston. This was a successful event that facilitated socialization among our members over great food! Thanks to all who coordinated the meeting and to those who attended! AGA Charleston Chapter Page 5 New Members We are pleased to introduce the following new member who has joined AGA Charleston Chapter: Tameka Watts If you are not a member and wish to become a member to experience what AGA can offer you at every stage of your career, please visit the national AGA website www.agacgfm.org to join. Please make sure to select “Charleston SC” as your chapter. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the AGA Charleston Chapter Membership Committee Co-Chairs, Pauline Roblesreynoso at [email protected] or Georgia Middleton at [email protected]. Member Spotlight: Kristin Cook Systems Accountant, CGFS/F/AOD/WCP/WCF 1. Which area of CGFS do you work in and what is your job title? System Accountant in Working Capital Fund 2. What is your educational/professional background? BS in Accounting from University of South Carolina; successfully completed the requirements of SC Board of Accountancy for Certified Public Accounting. 3. What is the greatest source of job satisfaction for you? I get satisfaction from feeling like I have contributed to the missions. 4. What is something you do to relax/have fun after a hard day at work? When I leave work, I spend time with my three daughters. Treasurer’s Report Beginning balance on November 1, 2014: $3,520.55 Deposits/Credits: $0.00 Withdrawals/Debits : $ 0.00 Ending balance as of November 30, 2014: $3,520.55 Calendar of Events December Dec 9: Chapter Monthly Meeting Dec 13: CYDC Christmas Party January January 13: Chapter Monthly Meeting January 28: Web Conference: Fraud Prevention February Feb 10: Chapter Monthly Meeting Feb 4: Web Conference: Potholes on the Path to Performance Management AGA Charleston Page 6 Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) Designation If you are interested in pursuing the CGFM designation, please contact the AGA Charleston CGFM Committee Chair, Peg Kendra, at [email protected]. On behalf of the entire AGA Charleston Chapter Executive Committee, we wish you Happy Holidays! Chapter Executive Committee President Beth Da Re, CGFM [email protected] CGFM Committee Chair Peg Kendra [email protected] President-Elect Shari Clark, CPA, CGFM [email protected] Community Service Co- Chair Sarah Mollohan [email protected] Co-President-Elect Peg Kendra [email protected] Treasurer Eartha “Dawn” Washington [email protected] Secretary Rhonda Crawford [email protected] Communications Committee Chair Sheena Kennedy, CMA [email protected] Community Service Co- Chair Winnifred Waring [email protected] Education Committee Co-Chair Lisa Willett [email protected] Education Committee Co-Chair Rich Phillips [email protected] Membership Committee Chair Co-Chair Pauline Roblesreynoso [email protected] Membership Committee Chair Co-Chair Georgia Middleton [email protected] Meetings Committee Chair Co-Chair Lillie Johnson [email protected] Meetings Committee Chair Co-Chair Porche Pinckney [email protected]
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