IPA Charities Supports City Year and Chicago Public Schools

Buffalo Grove, IL, June 14, 2006 --(PR.com)-- IPA Charities has contributed $5,000 toward the City Year Chicago’s Annual Ripples of Hope Award Dinner.

The contribution will help City Year continue to provide Chicago Public Schools with tutoring and after-school services to make a significant difference in the lives of the children they serve. This year made history as one of the most successful Ripples of Hope Dinners. The funds will allow even more City Year corps members to tutor K-3rd graders during the school day and run after-school programs that focus on culture and leadership development to more Chicago Public Schools.

City Year's mission is to build democracy through citizen service, civic leadership and social entrepreneurship. City Year is dedicated to helping build a strong democracy through three essential - and interconnected - civic strategies: citizen service, civic leadership and social entrepreneurship. These three civic strategies are nonpartisan and pre-political. Together, they can serve as the civic foundation for a strong, active and responsive democracy. City Year was founded in 1988 by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, then-roommates at Harvard Law School, who felt strongly that young people in service could be a powerful resource for addressing our nation's most pressing issues. Over the years, City Year has been built on the belief that one person can make a difference, and with the vision that one day service will be a common expectation - and a real opportunity - for citizens all around the world. More information can be found at www.cityyear.org.

IPA Charities is a 501(c)3 charitable foundation dedicated to the quest of improving communities and people’s lives around the world. International Profit Associates, Inc. (IPA-IBA), the largest privately held management consulting and professional services firm for small and medium size businesses in North America, is a leading authority on small business. With more than $250,000,000 in annual revenues, IPA-IBA is the 6th largest management consulting company in Chicago and the 61st largest consulting company in the world. IPA-IBA offers a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper. International Profit Associates and its alliance partners, including Integrated Business Analysis, Inc. (IBA), International Tax Advisors, Inc. (ITA), Accountancy Associates, LLC (AAL) and IPA Advisory & Intermediary Services, LLC (IPA A&I), provide comprehensive business advisory services and tax strategies to companies in the United States, Canada and other locations worldwide. Additional information is immediately available by visiting http://www.ipa-iba.com, http://www.iba-usa.net, http://www.internationaltaxadvisors.com, http://www.accountancyassoc.com/ and http://www.aiservices.com. The Public Relations Department may be contacted at: telephone (847) 495-6786; facsimile (847) 495-6773.

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