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Kari Forden with Gregg & Bailey feeding the kittens @VSCPANews #CPAService @RALtweets

— @RVATAXCPA (BRAD BAILEY, CPA) on his firm’s CPA Day of Service activity. See page 34 for more pictures from Day of Service.

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I love your nerdself! — LINDSEY SEEGERS on VSCPA member Carolanne Petrusiak’s CPA Week post

Way to go! Keep up the good work! — DAVID ROPPEL on VSCPA member Chris Ekimoff’s CPA Week post

From the TWITTERSPHERE >>

Loved helping #SophieHouse on Friday!

— @EGANTEAM

Gregg & Bailey — supporting CPA day of service 8th year! Thanks to our great people who volunteer. @RALtweets #CPAservice

@VSCPANews — @RVATAXCPA

Thanks to @VSCPANews #volunteers!

— @MAYMONT

In honor of #VACPAWeek, Cherry Bekaert encourages CPA firms and individuals to participate in @VSCPANews’ CPA Day of Service this Friday! — @CHERRYBEKAERT

@VSCPANews thanks to TJ Chpt for being a great audience at this morning’s discussion about social entrepreneurship and benefit

corporations — @ERICPERKINSLAW

Thanks @VSCPANews 4 the EducatorRoundtable! @NovaELIfe & @NOVAcommcollege have opportunities 4 accounting students! — @PROFMITCHELL

Will CPAs one day wear shorts in the office? @VSCPANews has given workers the option http://spr.ly/6013Bh06h — @AICPA_JOFA

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