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CFA chapters share their experiences with their charity involvement over the years. Giving back allows the CFA chapter to further build a sense of community and camaraderie.
Atlanta Chapter
For CFA's Atlanta Chapter, charities primarily revolve around children. The Chapter has several charities it has been active with during the past few years including CURE Childhood Cancer, Kate's Club and Toys for Tots. Everyone in the Chapter takes turns donating time and volunteering with various charities. Children's charities hit especially close to home for the Chapter.
"We chose CURE because one of our former board members has a daughter that was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2012 and the family knew firsthand how impactful CURE was through her treatment," said Stacy Odendahl, vice president, business development, Crestmark and Chapter President. "Involvement is on a monthly basis and we have been involved for about five years. She is in remission and it was recently announced that she is competing for the 2018 US Women's World Championship Basketball team this summer in Germany, all while still in high school!"
The Chapter has also been donating to Kate's Club for three years. Kate's Club, headquartered in Atlanta, offers top quality social and therapeutic programming designed specifically for grieving children and their families. Membership is free and open to any school-age child, between the ages of 5-18 who has lost a parent, sibling or primary caregiver.
The biggest fundraiser for Kate's Club is the Chapter's annual golf outing, with 50% of all funds raised in the raffle going to Kate's Club and 100% of mulligans going to Kate's Club. The Chapter matches 100% of the mulligans and this year's total was $3,500.
The Chapter's annual Atlanta Braves outing, where 20 tickets are donated to CURE patients and family members, is the Chapter's largest source of fundraising.
Joe Massaroni, director, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, recruited more YoPros and analysts to become involved in the Chapter's involvement with CURE, introducing potential new members.
"It gives them exposure to CFA and offers a positive experience," Odendahl added.
"We often get so caught up with the intensity of work that we can lose track of more important things going on around us," said Steve Gold, president and CEO, Allied Financial and past Chapter...