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Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society

RSM Canada donates $31K to Tools for School

Feb 5, 2020 | 1:23 PM

RSM Canada (“RSM”), the leading global provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on middle market businesses, was pleased to present the Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society (CAWOS) Tools for School program with a cheque valued at $31,376 through the firm’s Volunteer Week and Birdies Fore Love charitable giving efforts for 2019.

The CAWOS Tools for School program collects and distributes school supplies to families across Central Alberta who have children in kindergarten to grade 12, who otherwise could not afford to purchase supplies.

“2019 was the first year we have participated in the Birdies Fore love fundraising effort and we are extremely proud of our RSM partners, employees, clients and friends of the firm who all participated,” said Rob Kolton, office market leader for Red Deer with RSM Canada. “In addition to exceeding our cash donation goal, nearly 100% of our employees and partners participated in the initiative.”

Mr. Kolton continued, “Stewardship is one of RSM’s core values and as a firm, we recognize the importance of giving back to our community, particularly to organizations like CAWOS, that benefit youth in the areas of education, hunger, housing and health. We are honoured to support them and the Tools for School program.”

“We are grateful for RSM’s support in helping us remove at least one barrier which prevents children and youth from successful learning and participation in school,” said Barb Barber, executive director at CAWOS. “We thank the partners and employees in RSM’s Red Deer office for selecting us as the charity of choice for their 2019 fundraising efforts.”

About Birdies Fore Love

Birdies Fore Love is RSM’s charitable giving platform for The RSM Classic, a PGA TOUR event, for which RSM is title sponsor. Through BFL, RSM’s people in the U.S. and Canada, supported with a matching donation from the RSM US Foundation, raised these funds for nonprofit organizations focused on enhancing educational outcomes and the quality of life for children and families.

Over the past 10 years, The RSM Classic has donated nearly US$17 million to help charities that support children and their families, with US$3.8 million being donated in 2019.

About Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society

The Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society first opened its doors in 1974 as an agency devoted to supporting women affected by family violence, to help meet their basic needs and find solutions to create a safer, healthier and more secure life for themselves and their families. The organization has evolved and adapted their programmes to meet the increasingly complex issues within the communities and the people they serve, to provide services to women, men and children who are affected by domestic violence, homelessness and the effects of poverty.

For more information and to find out how you can support the Central Alberta Women’s Outreach Society, visit their website.

About RSM

RSM’s purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues and communities through world-class audit, tax and consulting services focused on middle market businesses. The clients we serve are the engine of global commerce and economic growth, and we are focused on developing leading professionals and services to meet their evolving needs in today’s ever-changing business environment.

RSM Canada LLP provides public accounting services and is the Canadian member firm of RSM International, a global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms with more than 41,000 people in 116 countries. RSM Alberta LLP is a limited liability partnership and independent legal entity that provides public accounting services. RSM Canada Consulting LP provides consulting services and is an affiliate of RSM US LLP, a member firm of RSM International. For more information visit rsmcanada.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and/or connect with us on LinkedIn.