Kaufman Rossin Spreads Holiday Cheer Through Toy Drive for Voices For Children Foundation

Blain L. Heckaman, CPA and Ed Hirschberg, CPA, CFF, ABV, CVA | Press Release | December 20, 2011

MIAMI, Dec. 20, 2011 – Kaufman Rossin, one of the largest independent accounting firms in Florida, celebrated the holiday season of giving by participating in a toy drive to benefit Voices For Children Foundation.
The not-for-profit organization works to provide abused and neglected children in Miami-Dade County with a court-appointed Guardian Ad Litem to represent them in dependency court proceedings.
Employees at Kaufman Rossin’s Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Boston and New York offices participated by collecting gifts for 155 children between the ages of six-months and 17-years-old. Among others, Ed Hirschberg, a principal with the firm, sponsored 10 children and Carmen Castellas, a hedge fund accountant, sponsored a family of four as part of the toy drive.
“This is the most magical time of the year for everyone especially children.  That’s why it’s important that we don’t forget the children who would otherwise not have a gift to unwrap this holiday season,” said Castellas.
The firm is a longtime supporter of Voices for Children.  Principal Blain Heckaman serves on the board of directors as the treasurer.
About Voices For Children Foundation, Inc.
Voices For Children Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that raises funds to ensure that every abused, abandoned, and neglected child in Miami-Dade County has a court appointed Guardian ad Litem and that financial assistance and other resources are available for their accompanying health, educational, and social needs. Guardian’s ad Litem are trained, court-appointed adults who serve as the representative voice for abused, abandoned, and neglectedchildren involved in dependency court proceedings. For more information please visit www.BeAVoice.org.

Blain Heckaman, CPA, is a Chief Executive Officer at Kaufman Rossin, one of the Top 100 CPA and advisory firms in the U.S.

Ed Hirschberg, CPA, CFF, ABV, CVA, is a Broward Practice Leader Principal Emeritus at Kaufman Rossin, one of the Top 100 CPA and advisory firms in the U.S.