HPG Donate Toys, Funds to North Raleigh Ministries

RALEIGH, N.C. (January 3, 2011) — Continuing its support of the Triangle community, Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, has donated funds and toys to North Raleigh Ministries, a nonprofit organization that provides encouragement, food and emergency financial aid to North Raleigh residents.

“Local businesses such as HPG are an invaluable resource to our organization,” says Denise Crumpler, director of North Raleigh Ministries. “Their contributions serve as a lifeline and ensure we can continue to support those who are in need.”
This is the third consecutive year HPG has supported North Raleigh Ministries. Elsie Warren McLamb, HPG tax team member, has spearheaded efforts at the firm to collect financial and toy donations each year. She has also been a volunteer with NRM since 2004.

North Raleigh Ministries will use the donations to allow parents to select donated toys and clothes as gifts for their children this holiday season. The organization offers support through three venues: a crisis center, a food pantry and a thrift shop. In addition to offering toys for the holidays, North Raleigh Ministries provides back to school items for children and boxed food during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

HPG has a longstanding commitment to community involvement. In addition to its support of North Raleigh Ministries, the firm and its members have supported numerous programs and organizations that improve quality of life for Triangle residents. These include the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Habitat for Humanity, the Raleigh Food Bank, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Boy Scouts of America.

About Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG):
HPG is the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as ranked by the Triangle Business Journal. More than just an accounting firm, HPG assists clients in looking beyond the bottom linesm by being the right people, right value and right firm to achieve each client's definition of success. HPG is a member of CPAmerica International and affiliated with the Crowe Horwath International alliances of firms, with offices worldwide. The firm leverages this to provide national and global accounting resources to its clients. HPG offers a wide array of business accounting, auditing, corporate tax and management advisory services. Specialties include serving owner-managed, investor-backed technology and life science organizations, healthcare services, real estate development, manufacturing and distribution businesses, as well as providing ERISA audits, family wealthcare services and Sarbanes-Oxley internal audit services.

HPG has remained committed to advancing a thriving Triangle community since its founding in 1983. In recognition, the firm is the recipient of two Pinnacle Business Awards by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; the 2009 Large Entrepreneurial Business Award and the 2010 Integrity in Business Award. Additionally, HPG has been certified Green Plus by the Institute for Sustainable Development for integrating environmental sustainability efforts into company culture, and has been named one of the top 100 Best Accounting Firms to Work For in the country by Accounting Today. Visit www.hpg.com or follow HPG on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HPGcpas.

About North Raleigh Ministries:
North Raleigh Ministries demonstrates Christian love in action. It is organized as an official nonprofit community center with the hope that our community will come together to help insure that none of our neighbors go hungry in our midst. NRM was established in 2004 to meet the needs of families and individuals with emergency situations who live in the North Raleigh community. Services include providing Christian encouragement, food and emergency financial aid. NRM has three ministries, the Crisis Center (offering financial assistance for people during a crisis), a Food Pantry (to help keep food on the table) and the Thrift Shoppe (selling good items to generate revenue to sustain all NRM ministries). Visit www.northraleighministries.com for more information.
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