What I did with my snow day

There is something magical about a snow day--even when you are a grownup and spend the day working from home. We had been eagerly anticipating the first snow day. Our school district had not even experienced a two hour delay yet, this school year. This storm looked promising—snow, changing to a wintry mix of ice. And indeed it was. School was closed. There was enough ice to convince me to stay in and work from home. Thanks to the wonder of technology I accessed the office through the VPN, signed on to AIM in case anyone from work needed to “chat”, and worked on and off throughout the day.

Being at home had its advantages, I made heart shaped pancakes in honor of Valentine’s Day for my two teenagers who still appreciate corny sentimental stuff like that; I reminded my son to shovel the driveway before my husband got home from work (thank you to the neighbor across the street who used his snow blower to clean out the end of the driveway); and I helped my daughter with some history questions in preparation for her midterm on Friday. As the kids have gotten older and busier, it was nice to be together for the whole day.

I was also able to get this blog started. Our CPA firm, Bee, Bergvall & Co., P.C. has been working with non profit organizations for over 25 years. About 6 years ago, with the encouragement of our enterprising marketing director, Liz Vibber, we started a non profit newsletter and a non profit management seminar series. This past summer we launched the Bucks County Center for Non Profit Management. Through the seminar series we have met many wonderful non profits and have been energized by the exchange of ideas. A number of us at the firm serve on non profit boards and are always asking each other questions and sharing ideas. Clients talk to us about accounting and tax issues; auditing issues; strategic planning; and grant writing issues. We talk about how we want our kids and teenagers to develop a heart for the community. The benefits to this exchange of information increases exponentially.

So with this blog we are taking these discussions to the web in hopes of sharing information that will help other non profit organizations; inspire individuals to make a difference in their corner of the world; and generate discussion.