COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Vastola Supports NEC

Michelle Vastola found time during her very busy tax season schedule to participate with her horse Spiderman in the Naples Equestrian Challenge event, "Hoof & Hike Poker Run." NEC reaches out to children and adults with disabilities to make a positive difference in their physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being, through the positive effects of therapeutic riding. Also pictured is Michelle's pony, Barley, who was on site for photos with the children.

GAIN Welcomes Feldman

The Leadership Collier Foundation, a program of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce welcomes Stephanie Feldman into the 2009 GAIN (Growing Associates in Naples) Class.

GAIN is the newest program offered by Leadership Collier Foundation. By its unique design, the GAIN program takes emerging young leaders through a series of education workshops over a three month period focusing on professional development, business relationships, networking and community awareness.

Feldman Participates in Lock-Up Event for “Jerry’s Kids”

In June 2008, Stephanie Feldman participated in the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Lock-Up, in which business and community leaders agree to get “arrested” and bailed out to raise money for MDA programs. Through contributions from the firm and the community, Stephanie collected a total of $1,700.

Naples Winter Wine Festival - Debbie Harvey and Stephanie volunteered at the Winter Wine Festival in February 2010 as stage spotters. Debbie and Stephanie commented, “It was such an outpouring of gifts to the less fortunate children of Collier County." The firm has volunteered and supported the wine festival action in excess of five years.

Blue Ribbon Committee – Nathan Phillips has accepted a volunteer position to chair the Blue Ribbon Committee.  The community committee has been created to examine the finances of the school district to ascertain the validity of the November 2008 referendum to reduce ad valorem taxes for capital funding by .25 mills and increase ad valorem taxes for operating expenses by .25 mills.

2005 YMCA Volunteer of the Year – Nathan Phillips, the firms managing principal, has been named Collier County YMCA Volunteer of the Year. Nathan is a member of the YMCA Board of Directors and chairs the Finance Committee.

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UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
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RECENT PRESENTATIONS
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"The Impact of Statements on Auditing Standards (SAS) 104-111, 112, 114 on Financial Statement Audits" by Nathan Phillips (pdf)
Presented to Audit and Review Clients
July and August, 2007

"Accounting and Financial Statement Disclosure Update" by Nathan Phillips
The Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals Organization
February, 2005