WISAPAPLOOZA Fall 2017 - Day 1 Show Daily

www. WISPA .org 9 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 I n the weeks after Hurricane Harvey brought terrible flooding to the Houston metro area, employees at BKD CPAs & Advisors, which has a location in Houston, along with three other Texas offices, donated more than $100,000 to relief organizations and to assist Houston co-workers affected by the storm. “Several came to firm leaders right away asking how they could help,” said BKD CEO Ted Dickman. “I was touched by their desire to lend a helping hand and amazed at their generosity.” The BKD Foundation, which supports chari- table organizations throughout the firm’s foot- print and beyond with financial contributions and volunteerism, gave more than $75,000 to four different charitable organizations. The founda- tion matched contributions dollar for dollar up to $40,000 total to The American National Red Cross Hurricane Harvey Fund, United Way Harvey Recovery Fund, Houston Food Bank Harvey Disaster Relief or Convoy of Hope Hurri- cane Harvey Response. In addition, BKD employees throughout the firm raised $28,445 for Houston colleagues displaced by the flooding. The campaign, orga- nized through charitable crowdfunding website YouCaring, gave funds directly to Houston employees and their families. Firm partners matched contributions dollar for dollar up to $10,000 total. m Spectrum Compact Series World’s smallest handheld microwave spectrum analyzers 2GHz - 87GHz www.saftehnika.com | salesna@saftehnika.com BKD Employees Give More Than $100,000 in Hurricane Relief Stop by on Tuesday October 10 between 12:30 and 3:00 pm for demo and drinks with Cambium Networks and the chance to enter a drawing to win an Apple iPad. MBSI WAV Booth #243