Community Update

BlumShapiro, the largest
regional accounting, tax and business consulting firm based in New England,
announced today it will partner once again with Christian Community Action
(CCA) to provide Thanksgiving Day meals to more than 2,300 families and seniors
in New Haven.

The BlumShapiro Thanksgiving Food Basket Campaign for Christian Community
Action is a community wide, hands-on program that will collect
non-perishable food items and financial contributions, as well as provide
volunteers to help bag all donated items for distribution to families and
seniors right before Thanksgiving Day.

“For the second consecutive
year, BlumShapiro is very proud to partner with Christian Community Action to
help bring a full traditional dinner to the Thanksgiving Day tables of more
than 2,300 families and seniors in New Haven,” said Tom DeVitto, Chief
Marketing Officer at BlumShapiro. 
“BlumShapiro employees and our families look forward to partnering with
other businesses, individuals, schools, churches and civic groups in this
community wide effort to help other families have a festive and fulfilling
Thanksgiving Day.”

“We are very excited
to have BlumShapiro return as the lead sponsor in our Thanksgiving Food Basket
initiative,” said Rev. Bonita Grubbs, Christian Community Action Executive
Director. “We also depend on our other supporters in the community --  both previous participants and newly
interested organizations -- to pitch in with food drives and financial donations.”

The BlumShapiro
Thanksgiving Food Basket Campaign for CCA will collect non-perishable food
items and monetary contributions from October 1 to November 19. 

To help companies
in their collection efforts, BlumShapiro will provide collection boxes for
donated non-perishable food items. 
Financial contributions to CCA will go towards the purchase of turkeys, additional
non-perishable food items and other necessities for a healthy and happy
Thanksgiving Day meal.  Any amount is appreciated.  To donate online,
please visit www.ccahelping.org.

Joining BlumShapiro
and CCA in their Thanksgiving food initiative once again is News 8 WTNH.

For more information about the BlumShapiro
Thanksgiving Food Basket Campaign for CCA, call Al May at CCA at 203-777-7848,
extension 19, or visit www.ccahelping.org.