The Tucson AWSCPA would like to thank the following firms for their generous contributions to our affiliate:
- Beach Fleischman & Company for hosting our TechCasts. Without their sponsorship, we may not have won a Silver Star award at the 2007 and 2008 Joint National Conference.
- Arizona Lithographers for preparation of our member directory and meeting postcard. If you notice errors in the directory please contact Nancy Hall.

Job Forum

The Tucson AWSCPA affiliate strives to develop more networking opportunities for our members and meeting attendees. As part of this networking, we are providing the forum for employers with positions available to match these opportunities with individuals seeking employment. This will be a confidential service if you are seeking employment.

For those with positions available, contact any Board member to announce your opening at a monthly meeting or in our newsletter. (NOTE: Newsletter postings must be received by the 5th of the month for inclusion in that month. Ads must be 200 words or less - no logos or tables. All postings may be further edited as needed for space limitations.)

PLEASE communicate this employment connection to your employers for future employment opportunities for others. This is a FREE service for those looking for great CPA's - that's you!

If you have any questions or need additional information, contact Laura.

Job Openings

No current openings to post. If you have an opening, contact the AWSCPA Tucson newsletter director for posting information.

Please contact us if you have a job opening to be posted.

Welcome to AWSCPA

AWSCPA is dedicated to serving all women CPAs. As a member of this national organization, you will find yourself in a supportive environment with valuable resources to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. You will also find rewarding opportunities for leadership,networking,and
education.

Membership in the AWSCPA is open to all women who are or who are aspiring to become certified public accountants. If you would like more information and a membership application, please contact Nancy Hall. You may also speak to any board member at our monthly luncheons.

We appreciate your support and attendance at our programs! Please feel free to contact any board member if you have questions, concerns or suggestions! You may also visit the website of the AWSCPA National Office at www.awscpa.org.

AWSCPA Mission

The American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA) is a national organization dedicated to serving all women CPAs. The AWSCPA provides a supportive environment and valuable resources for members to achieve their personal and professional goals through various opportunities including advocacy, networking, leadership training, education, and public awareness.

We Want Your Input

As you can see, we're using a new format for our newsletter. And we want it to be useful for all of our readers. Please let us know if there is anything you like or dislike about this new format, and we'll work to improve it!

Please send your comments to awscpatucson@yahoo.com.

Contact Information

Please send any changes to your contact information to our Membership Director: Nancy Hall

Rose Lapham AWSCPA Tucson Affiliate Members:

Hello everyone. I hope you had a wonderful summer. We are looking forward to a great fall lineup of speakers, networking, socializing and lunch. In addition to our one hour lunch CPE's we are looking into presenting a four hour CPE. We will keep you posted. Our August meeting with Steve Wagner and his Introduction to Estate Planning was informative and funny. Our next meeting with Bob Morrison of Desert Angels looks exciting. Please feel free to bring guests and encourage them to join our group. It is always fun!

The National AWSCPA website has quite a bit of useful information including three list serves. They are Taxation & Consulting, Accounting & Auditing, and Management, Mentoring & Leadership. If you have not looked at the website in a while, try it. You will find something useful.

It will be great to see everyone at the September luncheon!

Sincerely,

Rose Lapham President

AWSCPA - Tucson Affiliate

Joint National Conference

September 27-29, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee

JNC

Go to awscpa.org to see details on this years joint national conference.

TECHCast

Implementing Healthcare Reform

1 hour of CPE for only $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. What a deal.

Thursday, September 23, 2010
11:00 AM Arizona Time

Beach Fleischman

1985 E River Road, Ste 200

Louis Pasquesi is the Vice President of Viti Financial, Chicagoland's premier provider of healthcare benefits and financial services for businesses, families and individuals for 70 years. In his role, Louis applies his 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry to providing 300 clients with customized benefits packages to best suit their needs.

Louis will be discussing the initial phase of health care reform provisions and what it means to you and your employer.

Topics will include:

· Grandfathered Plans
· Employer Responsibilities
· What's on the Radar Screen

RSVP: Contact Jennifer at jnordstrom@beachfleischman.com by Noon Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

Note: Participants who sign up but are unable to attend will be billed unless they notify Jennifer of the cancellation 24 hours in advance of the luncheon.

September Program

Our upcoming CPE is committed to informing members and guests about Tucson's Desert Angels and their focus on funding entrepreneurial ventures. You will have an opportunity to meet and interact with the speaker - Robert Morrison, Executive Director of Tucson's Desert Angels.

Mr. Morrison has been involved in all phases of technology business development. He is a founder of Sunquest Information Systems, which became the world's largest vendor of hospital laboratory information automation products. Robert Morrison is also a Mentor in Residence at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management's McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship.

Please join us for this exciting presentation, great food at Acacia and RSVP today!

Meeting Information

Learn About Desert Angels

Date & Time: September 22, 2010 11:30AM - 1:30PM

            (Please allow time for check-in, lunch served at 12PM)
Cost:            $30 members / $35 non-members / $10 students
CPE:            Counts as one (1) hour of CPE
Place:         Acacia at 4340 N Campbell

Menu:

1. Baby spinach with Napa cabbage and radicchio tossed with toasted pecans, strawberries and raspberry vinaigrette.

2. Cobb salad-oven roasted chicken, crisp bacon, vine ripened tomatoes, Pt. Reyes farmstead blue cheese, chopped egg and creamy avocado served over crisp greens with fresh herb vinaigrette.

3. Salmon sliders-organic, all natural Scottish salmon patties pan seared and served with coleslaw, pickles and ripe tomatoes and remoulade on a toasted bun.

4. Prime dip-rare roast beef shaved thin, served warm on a toasted roll with green chili, gruyere and natural jus.

Reservations: Contact Diane Crane at dcrane@petocpas.com by noon on Friday, September 17.

Note: Participants who sign up but are unable to attend will be billed unless they notify Diane of the cancellation 24 hours in advance of the luncheon.

$$$ SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE $$$

Please be thinking of friends and acquaintances who would be interested in a helping hand with their school expenses. Our past recipients have been very grateful for this assistance.

Four $750 scholarships will be awarded in December for female accounting majors who have taken a non-traditional path to their education. The money will be available in time for use during the Spring 2011 semester. We also consider GPA and financial need when making our decision of who will receive the scholarships.

We will accept applications beginning September 15. You may contact Deb Hutchinson at 352-1212 to obtain a form or e-mail her at Deborah.Hutchinson@cliftoncpa.com to obtain an application. The cut-off for accepting applications is November 15.

Announcements

AWSCPA Virtual Mall - AWSCPA has partnered with several companies, who will donate a portion of each purchase made through the AWSCPA Virtual Mall to the CPE Foundation, which provides national scholarships and helps affiliates with their scholarship programs. See the Virtual Mall on www.awscpa.org (from the home page click the "Useful Links" button, then choose "AWSCPA Virtual Mall") for a complete listing.

Charitable Endeavors

In an effort to give back to the community, the AWSCPA Tucson affiliate has started a tradition of collecting donations for select charities and other charitable endeavors each year. We also have our own scholarship fund through which we have given scholarships to deserving college students - we awarded four $750 scholarships last year and three $750 scholarships the year before. We have also collected clothing for the YWCA Your Sister's Closet. This year we have plans to help the community as follows:

YWCA Your Sister's Closet This worthy organization provides unemployed women with clothing that is appropriate for job interviews and to begin employment. They need professional clothing that is stylish, clean and preferably ON HANGERS. Clean out a closet and bring your gently used items to our next luncheon. You'll receive a receipt for your contribution, and we'll take care of delivering them to the YWCA. Find out more about this organization by visiting their website at www.ywcatucson.org/.

SCHOLARSHIPS The Tucson AWSCPA has a scholarship program for female accounting students who have taken a non-traditional path to their education. We plan to award four scholarships of $750 each this year.

There are several ways you can help fund these scholarships:

$$$ Give and receive... participate in the 50/50 raffle at each meeting - one ticket for $1 or six tickets for $5. The proceeds are split - half to the winner and half to benefit the scholarship fund. OR you can purchase tickets for the next raffle by sending your check (made out to AWSCPA) to: Chris Elzy, AWSCPA Treasurer (fbo scholarship), P.O. Box 41361, Tucson, Arizona 85717-1361. Please indicate "Raffle tickets" and the number of tickets on the memo line.

In addition, you can help this cause through a tax-deductible contribution directly to our scholarship fund at The University of Arizona Foundation. Please contact a board member for information on how to contribute directly to the fund.