y the 2008 year-end, AA road show presenters and storytellers will have reached more than 20,000 students with nearly 140 money management lessons. A big round of applause goes to the accountant ambassadors for their great support of the RKPK programme, making it a stunning success since the school visits started in November 2005.
We need your help to meet the demand from schools and keep teaching the thousands of kids and teenagers we have yet to reach. Log in "My CPA" webpage to check out the school bookings for road shows and storytelling sessions from the online calendar, and instantly register for the dates you're available.
Take the initiative to sign-up to teach young people the secrets of CPAs, if you haven't already joined this award-winning programme. As today's financial crisis shows, it's more important than ever that we teach our core skills to even the youngest of our citizens.
Sporty AAs call to action
he Institute will sponsor a team of seven AA athletes to run in the annual fundraising rickshaw race with details as below:
Date:
14 December 2008 (Sunday)
Time:
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Team parade at opening ceremony
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Rickshaw race
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Prize presentation ceremony
Venue:
Precinct area, Chater Road, Central
Team members:
4 runners, 1 passenger and 2 assistants
The CPA team will also have the chance to win the best team performance and best costume awards. Prior to the event, the organizer will arrange a briefing session to explain the race rules with the relay demonstration. The schedule details to be advised.
Come join this charity race by returning the reply slip to the Institute's communications department on or before 10 November. See more details in the programme leaflet or call Ms. Wong Wan Ki on 2287-7017 or
Ms. Carrie Leung on 2287-7216 for enquiries.
Sustain social enterprises
he HKCSS has invited the Institute to help their social enterprises programme. We'll support through our FPASS in three ways: (1) one-off advisory service; (2) three-month consultation; and (3) accounting seminars.
The HKCSS's referral advisory cases will be handled by duty AAs at the FPASS sessions. If you're also interested in the consulting service and as a seminar speaker, simply fill out the enrolment form and return it to the Institute on or before 18 November.
To give you a better understanding of social enterprises and the newly set-up business centre for their sustainable development, duty accountants enlisted in the FPASS are invited to attend a briefing seminar. Details are as follows:
Date:
27 November 2008 (Thursday)
Time:
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Venue:
Social Enterprise Business Centre
HKCSS
Room 1002, 10/F,
Duke of Windsor Social Service Building
15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
early 40 AA mentors enrolled for this education support programme, and some attended last week's orientation session about mentoring students for the accounting project competition with the support of Caritas' school social workers.
Fifteen school teams of over 160 students will compete for this year's championship and the kick-off ceremony will take place on 22 November.
Please let us know by email at wkwong@hkicpa.org.hk or tel: 2287-7017 if your email address or other contact details have been changed.
y the 2008 year-end, AA road show presenters and storytellers will have reached more than 20,000 students with nearly 140 money management lessons. A big round of applause goes to the accountant ambassadors for their great support of the RKPK programme, making it a stunning success since the school visits started in November 2005.
he Institute will sponsor a team of seven AA athletes to run in the annual fundraising rickshaw race with details as below:
early 40 AA mentors enrolled for this education support programme, and some attended last week's orientation session about mentoring students for the accounting project competition with the support of Caritas' school social workers.
