GSCPA Announces Results of Third Annual Georgia Accounting Food Fight

The Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) and the Georgia Food Bank Association (GFBA) are pleased to announce the results of the third annual Georgia Accounting Food Fight, which took place Aug. 8-19. During the friendly, two-week competition, accounting professionals statewide raised food and funds for Georgia's eight regional food banks. Since its inception in 2014, the Georgia Accounting Food Fight has collectively raised $305,694 and 37,984 pounds of food.

This year 62 accounting firms and industry accounting departments in 22 cities competed in the Food Fight, raising a total of 16,747 pounds of food and $108,434 for Georgia’s food banks. The GFBA presented awards in several categories including Food Fight Hero, Industry, Sole Proprietor, Big Four, Large Firm, Medium Firm and Small Firm. Sole proprietor Anna M. Bolen, CPA, in Lawrenceville won the honor of Grand Prize Food Fight Hero, earning a record-breaking 17,730 points.

“The Georgia Accounting Food Fight is our chance to come together to help families, children, and individuals struggling with hunger. The results of this year’s Food Fight demonstrate the strength, commitment and care of the accounting profession,” GSCPA CEO Boyd Search said.

GSCPA Board of Directors Chair Barbara Evans shared,

"I would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Georgia Accounting Food Fight and thank everyone who participated. As a result of your generosity and hard work, Georgia’s food banks can now provide more than 447,691 meals to families, seniors, and children in need.”

2016 Georgia Accounting Food Fight Winners:

GRAND PRIZE FOOD FIGHT HERO WINNER
Anna M. Bolen, CPA: Lawrenceville, GA
17,730 Points Per Person (Record Breaking!)
Benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank

Industry Winner Per Capita & Total Points
MARTA – Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA
303 Points Per Person and 9,079 Total Points
Benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank

Sole Proprietor Winner Per Capita & Total Points
Laura B. Friend CPA LLC, Marietta, GA
375 Points Per Person
Benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank

Small Firm Winner Per Capita & Total Points
Pennington & Berry, LLC, Evans, GA
7,417 Points Per Person and 22,250 Points
Benefiting the Golden Harvest Food Bank

Medium Firm Winner Per Capita
The Cleveland Group, Augusta, GA
638 Points Per Person
Benefiting Golden Harvest Food Bank

Medium Firm Winner Total Points
Williams Benator & Libby LLP, Atlanta, GA
23,811 Total Points
Benefiting Atlanta Community Food Bank

Large Firm Winner Per Capita
Moore Colson, Marietta, GA
546 Points Per Person
Benefiting Atlanta Community Food Bank

Large Firm Winner Total Points
Habif, Arogeti, & Wynn, LLP, Atlanta, GA
89,160 Total Points* Most points in the competition!
Benefiting Atlanta Community Food Bank

Big 4 Winner
Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Atlanta, GA
2,176 Total Points
Benefiting Atlanta Community Food Bank

2016 Honorable Mentions

The firms that raised the most, Total Points and Points Per Person in each region:

America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia

• Caines, Hodges & Company, PC: 417 Points Per Person
• Hancock Askew: 8,110 Total Points

Atlanta Community Food Bank

• Dixon, Hughes and Goodman LLP: 50,524 Total Points (Runner-Up)

Food Bank of Northeast Georgia

• Collins, Moody & Co.: 1,625 Points Per Person
  G. Michael Smith & Associates: 8,385 Total Points

Georgia Mountain Food Bank

• ASA Accounting & Tax Services: 248 Points Per Person and 1,737 Total Points

Golden Harvest Food Bank

• SME CPAs: 9,988 Total Points

Middle Georgia Community Food Bank

• Howard, Moore, & McDuffie, P.C.: 137 Points Per Person
• McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks & Co., LLC: 11,270 Total Points

Second Harvest of South Georgia

• Henderson & Godbee, LLP: 208 Points Per Person and 6,021 Total Points

Special Recognition for the Future CPAs who Participated

• Beta Alpha Psi – Beta Mu Chapter: 1,125 Total Points
• Wesleyan College: 540 Total Points

About the Georgia Food Bank Association (GFBA)

The Georgia Food Bank Association is comprised of eight regional food banks that share food, resources and best practices to help close the meal gap and ensure a hunger-free Georgia. Working through nearly 2,400 partner agencies and pantries, they distribute more than 130 million pounds of food annually to 159 counties in Georgia.

To support the food banks, GFBA develops statewide partnerships to raise food and funds, advances legislative priorities that impact the food banks, educates the public about the role of food banks, and raises awareness about hunger. http://georgiafoodbankassociation.org/