As many companies are planning ahead for their end of the year parties, they may want to take a page out of Roni Lynn Deutch’s book. The Roni Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation hosts a Halloween holiday party each year that gives employees a chance to have fun while giving back to the community.
The trick or treating event is opened to dozens of kids from the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento. This past year, the law firm was decorated like a haunted house and employees dressed in costumes to hand out candy to kids from the home.
The Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento provides food, shelter, clothing, and medical attention to abused and neglected kids in the area, serving between 1200 and 1800 children a year.
“Every year I make it a priority to invite the children from the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento to participate in my law firm’s Halloween party,” said Roni Lynn Deutch. “We always set aside time for a trick or treating event so that the children can leave our law firm with their own overflowing bags of candy.”
“I just want to put a little happiness into their lives and I am so proud that my employees feel the same way,” Roni Lynn Deutch continued. “I am so grateful to my employees for getting dressed up and voluntarily bringing in candy to hand out to the children.”
The home is one of many shelters throughout the country that houses children in need. According to American Humane, neglect – of a physical, emotional, educational, and medical nature – is the most prevalent form of child abuse in the United States.
Roni Lynn Deutch is committed to showing the neglected children of Sacramento that they deserve attention, particularly during a time of year that was so important to her in her own childhood. She remembers, "Nothing brought me more joy than to come home with a bag overflowing with candy after a long Halloween night."
The holiday party is a tradition her employees have come to value as well. "[T]here is no greater feeling than seeing the children trick or treat in our law firm. While they are here, the children know they are safe and appreciated," explain Roni Lynn Deutch worker Scott Juceam.
Roni Lynn Deutch, more commonly known as "The Tax Lady," intends to continue the Halloween holiday party in years to come. 