Crowe Chizek Offers $50,000 Matching Donation Program to Help Tsunami Victims; Accounting and Consulting Firm Matches Personnel Donations Dollar for Dollar.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Personnel at Crowe Chizek want to reach out to the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. The firm is collecting funds from its partners, directors, executives and staff members, and will match every dollar that personnel donate up to $50,000.

Those funds will be directed to the American Red Cross and UNICEF for use in tsunami disaster relief efforts.

Crowe Chizek partners, directors, executives and staff began making donations today. The collection will continue until Jan. 19.

"I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of concern the Crowe Chizek family has for the victims of the tsunami," said Mark Hildebrand, Crowe Chizek CEO.

"Part of Crowe Chizek's core values involves providing an environment that enables its personnel to make a difference, achieve their full potential, have fun and be a part of building something they really care about," Hildebrand said. "Most days that revolves around providing accounting and consulting for our clients. Many times, it includes being a good corporate citizen and supporting social values that are important to all of us."

About Crowe Chizek

Crowe Chizek and Company LLC (www.crowechizek.com) provides innovative solutions in the areas of assurance, consulting, risk management, tax and technology. Celebrating more than 60 years of "Building Value with Values," Crowe Chizek is one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, serving clients worldwide as a leading member of the Horwath International network of public accounting and consulting firms.