Vol: 1 Issue : 9 October 24, 2010

Members Enjoy MBAF On-Site

Visit & Halloween Social

Members Visit MBAF’s Local Office Join Us This Week For:

This past Friday (October 22, 2010),
members were given the opportunity to
go to MBAF’s office building located in - General Meeting
Brickell. They were given the opportu-
nity to network, and were also given a
- Personality Quiz
challenge while there. - Presentations by
Saturday evening, ALPFA Held a Hal- - Marcum Rachlin
loween Social. Members had a great
time in their costumes, and socializing - Alvarez & Marsal
with fellow members.
What’s Happening This Week?
- General Meeting & Firm Presentation

Personality Quiz
Join us during our general meeting this Friday, while we take a personality quiz, and get up
to date. The results will reveal several personalities and will provide you with information
on how to deal with each one. Understanding the structure of these personalities will help
you deal not only with those in your professional life, such as recruiters, employers, and
co-workers. But will also help out with your personal life, friends and family.

Presentation by Marcum Rachlin and Alvarez & Marsal

Join us this Friday for a presentation at 7:00pm by Marcum Rachlin and Alvarez & Marsal.

Marcum Rachlin is the Florida operating division of Marcum LLP, one of the largest
independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation. Ranked 15th
among the “Top 25 Firms” by Inside Public Accounting, the Firm offers the resources of
more than 1,100 professionals, including more ...than 150 partners, in 21 offices through-
out New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, California, Florida,
Grand Cayman and Hong Kong. In Florida alone, the Firm has more than 200 profes-
sionals, including 30 partners.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) assists clients ranging from global enterprises to middle market
companies that are both publicly held or privately owned, as well as large and mid-cap
private equity firms, corporate management and boards of directors. A&M applies its
capabilities across industries, with dedicated expertise in financial services, healthcare, real
estate and the public sector, from its offices around the world.

For More Information, Please Visit:

Marcum Rachlin: http://marcumrachlin.com/

Alvarez & Marsal: http://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/

Last Week
- MBAF On-Site Visit
- Halloween Social
- Shake-A-Leg Miami Community Bay Day

MBAF On-Site Visit by Eric Erdvig

At the MBAF visit, members were able to socialize and meet with many of the firm’s as-
sociates, they then had an activity where five teams were formed and told to create a new
logo for MBAF. Using what they had been given, it was a great challenge, MBAF provided
them with an assortment of seemingly random things (utensils, a Halloween bucket, a
note pad, an MBAF string bag, etc.). After this, the teams presented their idea to a panel
of MBAF judges who then determined the winner based on idea, the way materials were
used, and presentation. It was a lot of fun, and members had a beautiful panoramic view of
Miami and the Bay from the various points in the offices where they worked.

For More Information Please Visit: http://www.mbafcpa.com

Halloween Social
This past Saturday, ALPFA members came together and had a Halloween Social at Luis
Meurice’s house. Member truly went out of their way dressing up in great costumes. Ma-
rio & Luigi were in attendance, as well as Minnie Mouse and numerous others.

Shake-A-Leg Miami (S.A.L.M) Community Bay Day

ALPFA members went out and helped at the Shake-A-Leg Miami’s Community Bay
Day. Please see the following page for an article that was written for S.A.L.M. featuring
two ALPFA members, Eric Erdvig and Carlos Garcell.
ALPFA Helps at Shake-A-Leg Mi-
ami’s Community Bay Day by Samantha Flanagan

“Captain Ned”, a long-time volunteer skipper at Shake-a-Leg,

oversees the crew preparing up a sailboat for a day on the Bay. Photo by Kate Festa

The wind sprayed salty sea mist over the edge of the bright yellow sailboat, as the sun beat down upon the water
on this perfect Sunday afternoon in Biscayne Bay. Tilted almost entirely on its side, it seemed as if wind and
waves might cause the boat to capsize any second; still, the day remained beautiful, perfect even. It was the type
of experience of which many only dream. But, yesterday, for hundreds of Coconut Grove residents, those dreams
came true.

On Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m., Shake-A-Leg Miami hosted its second successful Community Bay Day at its
facility on South Bayshore Drive, welcoming all members of the Coconut Grove community to experience the
thrill and beauty of Miami’s waterfront for themselves.

For a $5 suggested donation, guests enjoyed a fun-filled day of kayaking excursions, powerboat rides, and sailing
adventures across Biscayne Bay — not to mention plenty of entertainment back on shore as well. Music pumped
loudly across the full parking lot. Children and adults raced across the enclosed facility on bikes and scoot-
ers while others took turns attempting to “slam dunk” a ball into an inflatable basketball hoop. Others sat and
socialized, enjoying free ice-cream cones.

Although Community Bay Day is only a monthly occurrence, Shake-A-Leg Miami keeps its doors open seven
days a week, year-round. It is one of the largest community water sports centers in the country and one of the
most accessible, offering a variety of programs in recreation and education for both children and adults — in-
cluding those who face physical, developmental, or economic challenges.

At Shake-A-Leg, blind people sail boats, inner-city kids learn how to windsurf, and individuals missing entire
limbs kayak to islands and embark on eco-adventures.

“I always let the kids steer,” said Captain Ned, himself, a volunteer skipper who has worked with Shake-A-Leg
for the past 15 years. “If I have to, I put my hand on top of their hand, but they always steer.’’
ALPFA Helps at Shake-A-Leg Mi-
ami’s Community Bay Day Cont.
It is the dedicated assistance of individuals like Ned that make events such as Community Bay Day even a pos-
sibility. Volunteers, both able-bodied and disabled, make up 90 percent of Shake-A-Leg’s staff and help with
everything, from afterschool programs to boat cleanups. On Sunday, they loaded boats, led eco-tours and even
flipped burgers.

Two of these newly-trained volunteers, Eric Erdvig, 24, and Carlos Garcell, 26, students at Florida International
University, served as Able-Bodied, or “AB,” assistants on multiple sailing trips throughout the day. Both became
involved with Shake-A-Leg through a campus organization at their school and were eager to return.

“We’re out here doing the groundwork today,” Erdvig said. “We’ll be back next week with more guys.”

Eric Erdvig, a newly-trained Shake-A-Leg volunteer from FIU adjusts the

main sail as he sails back into port after a day on the Bay.
Trips like these are offered for free at Shake-A-Leg's Community Bay Day. Photo by Kate Festa

It is exactly reactions such as these, which make Community Bay Day a success, according to Shake-A-Leg
founder, Harry Horgan. “Our goal today is getting people down to get the story out,’’ he said.

Sharing the beauty and thrills of Biscayne Bay, empowering other in the process, after all, is the organization’s
ultimate goal.

At 4 p.m., as the day’s festivities were about to end, Horgan prepared to set sail himself.

“You don’t have to belong to a yacht club to get on the water,” he said from his wheelchair at the end of the pier.
“This is Miami-Dade County’s most valuable resource and, at Shake-A-Leg, we want to make it accessible to
everyone.’’
Upcoming Events & Recommendations
General Meeting + Personality Quiz
Friday, October 29, 2010
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: CBC 155 (College of Business Complex at FIU)

Firm Presentation Marcum Rachlin - Alvarez & Marsal

Friday October 29,2010
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: CBC 155 (College of Business Complex at FIU)

Start! Heart Walk

Saturday, October 30
9:00am - 10:00pm
Location: TBA
More Information Available at: http://www.startheartwalk.org/

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