VITA volunteers with two Life Bridges clients and Life Bridges CFO Ginger Davis. Back row, from left, Candis Ellis, client, Cody Borsellino, Kyle Weldy, Kyle Ma, and Caleb Hiddleson. Seated from left, Katie Buuck, client, Dr. Randy Miedaner, and Ms. Davis.
A group of Lee University business students from Lee’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program visited Life Bridges to provide clients with assistance on tax preparations.
Life Bridges is a local organization dedicated to serving individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities in the Cleveland area. They offer occupational, physical, nutritional, speech, and behavioral therapy services, as well as a day program, residential services, and outside employment opportunities to service recipients.
“Being able to provide tax return service to an organization that does so much good for the local community is what our students thrive on,” said Dr. Randy Miedaner, VITA program director and assistant professor of business at Lee. “This was a natural fit for our community service involvement.”
Lee University’s VITA service is available to the entire community. Now in its eighth year, VITA is a tax return preparation service for any qualified individuals or families whose maximum gross annual income does not exceed $50,000. For those wishing to get their returns done next year, a sign-up will occur the second week of February in 2016.
For more information about the VITA program, contact Lee’s Department of Business at 614-8160.
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