Scheffel Shares – Snack Proceeds Donated to 5A’s Animal Shelter

Over the last year and a half the staff of Scheffel & Company, PC’s Alton location has put their in-office snacking to use toward a good cause. Spearheaded by Manager Marsha Bunyan, the accounting firm has given nearly $700 in profits to 5A’s Animal Shelter in Alton. 

“Our employees often work long hours and so naturally we all get the urge to snack. Marsha came to us with the idea of setting up a snack station and giving the proceeds to a good cause. We all thought donating to 5A’s was a great idea; it fit with our firm’s push to give back to the community through our employee driven Scheffel Shares initiative,” said Principal Mike Fitzgerald. “The snacks have been a real hit, especially during tax season. Marsha even provides healthy snacks so we all can find something we like.”

5A’s Animal Shelter, short for Alton Area Animal Aid Association, is a non-profit no-kill shelter. The shelter mission is to provide care and shelter for the homeless and abandoned animals of the Riverbend area. 

Scheffel & Company, PC, an Independent Member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, is a regional Certified Public Accounting Firm with offices in Alton, Edwardsville, Highland, Jerseyville and Carrollton. The “St. Louis Business Journal” consistently ranks it as one of the largest accounting firm in the St. Louis area. Scheffel & Company, PC was established in 1955 with accounting and business services at its core. Today, The Scheffel Companies specialties also include business consulting and wealth management.  For additional information about Scheffel & Company, PC, visit us at www.scheffelpc.com.

Scheffel & Company, PC Announces 2013 Promotions

ALTON, IL- The accounting firm of Scheffel & Company, PC is pleased to announce the promotions of the following professionals. Congratulations!

Highland Location  
Joel Bradley, CPA Senior Accountant
Lisa Winkeler, CPA Senior Accountant
Alton Location  
Andrew Vanausdoll Senior Accountant
Edwardsville Location  
Austin Tebbe Semi-Senior Accountant

 

Scheffel & Company, PC, an Independent Member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, is a regional Certified Public Accounting Firm with offices in Alton, Edwardsville, Highland, Jerseyville and Carrollton. The “St. Louis Business Journal” consistently ranks it as one of the largest accounting firm in the St. Louis area. Scheffel & Company, PC was established in 1955 with accounting and business services at its core. Today, The Scheffel Companies specialties also include business consulting and wealth management.  For additional information about Scheffel & Company, PC visit us at www.scheffelpc.com.

Fitzgerald Quoted in IBJ

Korte Presents on Fraud Prevention for Construction Industry

Mark Korte, Principal with Scheffel & Company, PC, recently presented to members of the Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA). Korte covered best practices for companies to prevent fraud. Each year fraud costs the construction industry billions of dollars in lost revenue.

Contact us at info@scheffelpc if you would like Korte to speak with your company about fraud prevention.

Dennis Ulrich Makes St. Louis Top Accountants List 2013

Scheffel’s very own Dennis Ulrich was named to the St. Louis Small Business Monthly’s 2013 Top Accountants. List. Click on the icon for more information.

 

Scheffel Participates in Bowl for Charity

A group of Scheffel & Company, PC employees and their spouses recently participated in the Young Professionals of Alton Bowl for Charity fundraiser and silent auction at Bowl Haven.

All proceeds from this fun filled evening went to the Cottage Hills Community Hope Center. The Community Hope Center is a full service emergency crisis center that helps local disadvantaged people including the homeless, children, and the elderly.

Scheffel & Company CPAs Josh Andres, Jenna Bock and Julie Graham are all active members of the Young Professionals of Alton and helped coordinate the fundraiser.

Dennis Ulrich Named Industry Leader in Southwestern Illinois

The Scheffel Companies Managing Principal, Dennis Ulrich was recently highlighted in the May issue of the Illinois Business Journal as an industry leader in Southwestern Illinois.

 

Scheffel Named to List of St. Louis’ Best Accounting Firms

The accounting firm of Scheffel & Company, PC was recently named by St. Louis Small Business Monthly as one of the best accounting firms in the St. Louis region. This spring, readers were polled to identify the best accounting firms in the area. Over 200 firms were nominated with 24 firms being named to the list. In 2012, the St. Louis Small Business Monthly named Scheffel & Company, PC to its Best in Reliability- Best in Business list.

Scheffel Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowling Fundraiser

Edison’s Entertainment Complex was the place to be on Friday, February 15th for fun and some serious fund raising. Two teams from CPA firm Scheffel & Company, PC took time away from working on taxes to participate in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl For Kids’ Sake campaign.

Through their community volunteer initiative Scheffel Shares, Scheffel & Company, PC believes in supporting community organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters. The ten bowlers raised $1,957 to help pair children with caring mentors.

Big Brothers Big Sisters serves youth facing adversity in Madison, St. Clair, Monroe and Clinton counties. For more information about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois visit the website at www.bbbsil.org.

Scheffel Participates in Community Days of Service through Scheffel Shares Initiative

During most of the year the accountants of Scheffel & Company, PC are working at their desks identifying solutions to their client’s tax and audit questions, but recently they could be found out in the communities where their offices are located volunteering through the employee-driven Scheffel Shares initiative.

 

“Giving back to the many communities where we work is the right thing to do.” said Managing Principal Dennis Ulrich of Scheffel & Company, PC. “We live here, we do business here and we have the responsibility of helping our local neighborhoods. Having a dedicated Scheffel Shares initiative not only provides for our community but gives us another chance to work together as a team.“

 

In Edwardsville the staff planned a neighborhood clothing drive for a local elementary school. They canvased the area around their office leaving flyers and returning the following week to pick up the donations of children’s clothing. Once collected, the Scheffel staff generously matched with their own donations of clothes and money.

 

The Jerseyville and Carrollton offices sponsored a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross. Scheffel staff volunteered by calling prior donors to inform them of the upcoming blood drive, setting up appointments, signing donors into the drive, working the canteen, and giving blood themselves.  Forty-eight people donated and forty-three productive units of blood were collected.

Playing off the rivalry of Highland and Triad’s High School football teams, the employees of the Highland Scheffel & Company, PC location set up a booth to collect hats, gloves and non-perishable items for the Highland Area Christian Service Ministry Food Pantry. All donors were entered into a contest to win a Kindle Fire HD.  The persistent rain did not dampen the spirits of the Scheffel employees and a van full of donations was delivered to the food pantry.

 

Dolls, Matchbox cars and Barbies could be seen around the Alton location as they joined forces with the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Alton employees distributed flyers, collected toys and created a drop off for toys to be distributed to children in the Alton area. The event was a huge success with the Marines picking up over seventy toys.