In addition, wealth management firm wins
'Ascension Award' at the 2022 InvestmentNews Women to Watch
Awards
CANONSBURG, Pa., Dec. 3, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Braun-Bostich & Associates, an SEC Registered
Investment Advisor and comprehensive financial planning firm
located in greater Pittsburgh,
will participate yet again in a Toys for Tots Drive hosted by the
Mon Valley Leatherneck Association, the United Mine Workers of
America Local 1197, and the Cokeburg Volunteer Fire Department.
"We love giving back and being involved in
the community, as well as providing some Christmas cheer to
children in need"
The collection and dance, which will take place Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 at the
Cokeburg Fireman's Social Hall in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, will include a toy
collection, multiple bands, and an appearance from Santa. The hall
will open at 11am ET for those who
want to donate a toy, with Santa and a party for all kids starting
at 2pm ET and the bands starting at
6pm ET. Admission will be one or more
new, unwrapped toys per person. The Cokeburg Firemen will be
cooking food and local bands playing in the evening include Laces
Out, Lady & the Tramps, and Birmingham. All are welcome to attend.
The children's toy giveaway will take place at the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department on
December 17th at
10am ET, where children and families
in need can pick out the toys they would like.
"I am very proud to be participating again in this annual Toys
for Tots drive and event," said Amy
Braun-Bostich, founder and CEO of Braun-Bostich &
Associates. "We love giving back and being involved in the local
community, as well as helping to provide some Christmas cheer to
children in need."
Braun-Bostich & Associates' involvement started years ago
when the event began by giving their time to help set up for the
event, as well as monetary donations for gift bags for the kids,
food, and other supplies. Gary
Bostich, Amy Braun-Bostich's
husband and member of the United Mine Works of America Local 1197,
led the charge fifteen years ago by partnering with the Mon Valley
Leatherneck Association, a group of Marines and organization
located in Donora, PA and
established in 1997, pairing a dance with the toy drive.
Amy Braun-Bostich and Braun-Bostich
& Associates have been heavily involved during that time and
have been a key supporter of this successful annual event that
fills 3-4 box-trucks to capacity with toys for children living in
poverty. The child poverty rate means the percentage of all
children in a state or territory that live in families with incomes
below 100% of the Census Bureau's poverty threshold. The average
across all Mon Valley counties is 19%, which exceeds the state-wide
17% rate. The Mon Valley footprint runs from Point State Park in
Downtown Pittsburgh to
Point Marion near the West Virginia border, a region that includes
Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
Toys for Tots began in 1947 as the brainchild of Marine Corps
Reserve Major Bill Hendricks. Major
Hendricks and the Marines in his reserve unit in
Los Angeles collected and
distributed 5,000 toys in 1947. Today, the foundation raises funds,
purchases toys, provides promotional and support materials, manages
all funds raised and donated, solicits corporate support, educates
the public, and handles day-to-day operations. Presently, the
Marine Toys for Tots Program distributes an average of 18 million
toys to 7 million less fortunate children annually.
To learn more about the complete origin and evolution of the
Toys for Tots program, please click here.
To learn more about the Mon Valley Leatherneck Association,
please click here.
To learn more about the United Mine Workers of America Local
1197, please click here.
To learn more about the Cokeburg Volunteer Fire Department and the
event being held on Saturday, December
3rd, please click here.
BRAUN-BOSTICH WINS INVESTMENTNEWS WOMEN TO WATCH AWARD
Braun-Bostich & Associates was honored as a winner of the
Ascension Award at the InvestmentNews 2022 Women to Watch Awards,
announced live on November
15th, 2022 at Tribeca 360° in New York City, honoring outstanding women in
the financial advice industry.
"Each year, InvestmentNews celebrates achievements that
measurably advance women in all aspects of the investment industry,
at employers of all sizes," said InvestmentNews in a statement. "We
invite firms to nominate candidates and companies who exemplify
these outstanding accomplishments through their leadership,
passion, creativity, and willingness to help others along the
way."
The Ascension Award was a new award this year saluting both
representation and equity, recognizing firms with at least 30-50%
proportion of women in their C-suite. Braun-Bostich &
Associates' entire C-suite is made up of women, which allowed them
to make the list and is something they're extremely proud of. In
addition, about 75% of employees at the firm are women.
Braun-Bostich was one of only two firms recognized with 100% of
their C-suite executives being women.
"Two milestones for gender representation in corporate
leadership have emerged as the first and key criteria: 30% and
50%," said Joanne Cleaver, DEI
Editor at InvestmentNews. "The second milestone is gender equity:
50% of senior executives. Women make up about half of the U.S.
workforce overall, more than half of college graduates, and about
half of the employees in management and professional occupations.
But women are scarce in the C-suite, holding only 22% of those
positions at financial services firms, according to longtime
research and advocacy nonprofit Catalyst. These milestones frame
the qualifications for the InvestmentNews Ascension Award, which
recognizes the straightforward achievement of women comprising at
least 30% of a winning organization's C-suite, up to full equity,
at 50%. This merits recognition because it is so rare and because
it is so powerful."
To see the full list of Ascension Award winners and learn more
about the awards and event, please click here.
ABOUT BRAUN-BOSTICH & ASSOCIATES
Braun-Bostich & Associates is a comprehensive financial
planning firm and Registered Investment Advisor based in
Canonsburg, PA, delivering a range
of wealth management solutions to high-net-worth individuals,
families, and businesses in order to help them meet their goals and
optimize their financial life. Founded by Amy Braun-Bostich, CEO and Founding Partner,
Braun-Bostich & Associates is focused on securing the wellbeing
of clients and their loved ones for years to come. By creating
strategies designed for their clients' unique needs, they help
develop a roadmap to financial independence. Learn more at
www.Braun-Bostich.com.
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