Getting Involved in the Community

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PwC is a great supporter when it comes to getting involved with the community whether it is through office-sponsored community service events or an individual endeavor to better your community.

One prominent demonstration of this commitment is the Month of Community Service each year where the entire firm participates in multiple community service projects throughout the US. Individual offices take a day off to give back to their respective communities. Some past projects in the Pittsburgh area have revolved around landscaping and interacting with kids, though the project scopes are not limited to those areas. In addition to the day of community service by each office, PwC supports individual projects by providing its staff 10 hours of community service each year.

During my first year at PwC, I have already been able to contribute to the community in my own personal ways. This past fall, I had the opportunity to be an assistant coach for a high school soccer team. It was a large time commitment, but it was rewarding to serve as a mentor on and off the field for the student-athletes. I have recently signed on for another year of coaching for this upcoming season.

Additionally, I presented to the high school marketing and accounting students on opportunities in accounting, the current economic situation, as well as personal finance tips. While at the school, I was able to get the students involved in thinking about opportunities the lie ahead of them.

Many of us understand how privileged we have been, and we understand the importance of giving back to the communities we serve. Colleagues frequently send around additional opportunities to get involved from bowling to marathons to bike races, all supporting different causes. There are many great ways to get involved in the community.