"Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed."
- Cavett Robert

Happy New Year!

We were thrilled with the response to our requests for clients and community members to contribute to both our First Annual Turkey Drive and our First Annual Christmas Toy Drive to benefit Toys for Tots! Many people’s lives were enhanced by your generosity. We offer a sincere thanks for your participation - from all of us at Rea & Associates.

Our First Annual Christmas Toy Drive to benefit Toys for Tots ends soon! Why not donate some Christmas cheer to children in need? Just bring a new, unwrapped toy or cash/check donation to Rea & Associates, LLP, 1937 Coffee Road in Modesto (hours: 8-5) between now and Mon., Dec. 16, and you’ll light up a child’s Christmas!

Wondering how to “give back” this Christmas season? Rea & Associates’ announces its First Annual Christmas Toy Drive to benefit Toys for Tots! Working together, we can help offer Christmas cheer to children in need. Just bring a new, unwrapped toy or cash/check donation to Rea & Associates, LLP, 1937 Coffee Road in Modesto between now and Mon., Dec. 16. Help make someone’s Christmas more Merry!

Although today was the last published day to drop off your turkey donations, there is still time before Thanksgiving to drop off additional turkeys, and we will see that they get to the Modesto Gospel Mission and the Salvation Army in time for Thanksgiving Dinner! All of us at Rea & Associates want to thank not only our client family but also our business associates and the many community members who read or heard of our turkey drive and joined us by bringing in their turkeys. We may not have quite reached our numeric goal (maybe next year) but we absolutely met the more important goal of helping those in need. So again to all of you … thank you for confirming our belief that when there is someone in need, we as a community are ready to accept the challenge.

Today (11/22/13) is the last day to donate turkeys for our Rea & Associates’ First Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive. Please stop by before 5:00 p.m. Our receptionist, Amanda, the brainchild behind this exciting event, looks forward to seeing you! All donations go directly to the Modesto Gospel Mission and the Salvation army. For questions, please phone 209/521-2727.

Christmas is coming! Our client, Heidi Dversdal, owner of Heidi’s Fresh Christmas Trees, operates a tree lot near Dale and Pelandale in Modesto, from Thanksgiving through Christmas. She has the largest selection of Red Fir (silver tips) in the region, as well as farm-fresh Noble, Nordman, Grand and Douglas Firs – all hand selected in Oregon. Be sure to pick up beautiful wreaths, garland, and cute log reindeer, too! The lot is located at 4220 Dale Road, behind Holy Family Church and Modesto Commerce Bank. Ho, ho, ho!

Bookkeeper Karen Wilson recently earned her 2013 Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor certificate! She can now add them to her growing collection, which started in 2011 and continued in 2012. She’s currently a gold member and plans to achieve diamond level in the future. Nice job, Karen!

Did you know that senior bookkeeper Bonnie Crabtree has been a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor since 2007? This and many other fascinating facts can be found on her updated Intuit ProAdvisor profile. Click below to learn more about her qualifications.
http://proadvisor.intuit.com/quickbooks-help/bonnie-crabtree

Here’s a picture of bookkeeper Karen Wilson, who just had foot surgery. “My cats seemed to understand I was injured,” Karen says. “One day I laid to down to rest on my bed and within a second, Bandit crawled up and laid his head on my leg with the cast. On the way downstairs one morning, I stepped down one stair at a time and Sweetie (aka Kitten) did the same, for all 15 steps.” Although she’s back at work, we say, get well soon, Karen!