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What is the Purpose of the Social committee?

The purpose of the social committee is to organize social events for the firm and encourage participation in firm events in order to maintain a positive firm culture.

Social accomplishments over the years:

The committee was proud that they were able to come up with innovative ways to keep people engaged and connected throughout the pandemic. We planned events that allowed us to socialize with our co-workers virtually through regular virtual happy hours, lunch-time bingo, a virtual Halloween costume contest, and a hybrid euchre tournament.

Future direction and upcoming events:

We are working on incorporating new events to keep things fresh and exciting. We are also working on ways to better engage staff during hybrid social events (where staff attend the same event from different locations). This is a new event style that will take some trial and error to get right!

What is the Purpose of the PERT committee?

The purpose of the PERT committee is to support and guide PERT Mentees, Mentors, Program Leaders, and Program Managers through the CPA qualification process successfully, and aid in helping CPA students pass their CFE exams.

PERT accomplishments over the years:

With the assistance of our internal CFE Support Program, we had three successful CFE writers in 2022. In addition, we were able to support all of our current CPA students through the PERT reporting process throughout the year, including two students getting accepted to membership in December 2022 after successfully meeting all requirements.

Future direction and upcoming events:

In 2023, we will have one CFE writer. We will be looking to support them through their CFE study leave over the course of summer 2023. The PERT committee hosted an internal convocation dinner for the 2022 successful CFE writers in June 2023.

What is the Purpose of the Health and Wellness committee?

The purpose of the Health and Wellness Committee is to promote a culture of physical, psychological, and emotional well-being for our employees by providing activities and support that will result in healthier lifestyles.

Health and Wellness accomplishments over the years:

2022 was the inaugural year for the H&W Committee. In that time, they were able to run a number of successful events including:

• A quarterly newsletter
• The Railway Road Race – 13 participants and family members
• Providing each member of staff with a Yeti mug.

Future direction and upcoming events:

We are currently looking to incorporate our clients into future events. We will be participating in The St. Thomas Railway Run again in 2023, as well as have a guest speaker come in to discuss the importance of nutrition and how it relates to mental health.

Graham Scott Enns LLP held our 9th annual staff golf tournament on Friday, June 16th, 2023. This was a great opportunity for our Partners and staff to have some fun outside of the office and enjoy some friendly competition. Thank you to the Dorchester Golf and Country Club for hosting the event!