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The United Way of Lee, Hendry, and Glades is seeking volunteer tax preparers, interpreters, and greeters to help our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites during the 2021 tax season. With the support of trained, IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers, VITA sites provide free tax preparation to individuals and families earning less than $66,000 per year
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Get your tickets now for the hottest event this fall! Join us 11/3/2021 for the 2021-2022 United Way Campaign Kickoff as we go Back To The Future to raise $11.3 million for our community! Click here to get your tickets!
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Please use the following link to sign up for any session(s) you would like to attend: https://signup.com/go/FmEjFiF. At the link, you will find short descriptions of each program. Also, feel free to share this email with friends, family, or co-workers that you think would be interested in joining us. Coffee Chat Playlist
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Children in Lee County need YOUR help. Last year, we opened the United Way School Resource Center in partnership with the School District of Lee County. This collaboration allows guidance counselors, social workers, and other school employees to request critical items for the students they serve. During the 2020-2021 school year, nearly $800,000 in items
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United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee has announced that the 2021-2022 United Way Campaign Chairs will be Noelle Branning and Corey Vertich. Additionally, the goal for this year’s campaign has been set at $11.3 million. Last year’s campaign raised $10.8 million for the local communities of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee. The theme
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United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades and Okeechobee’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has concluded the extended 2021 tax season with tremendous results! United Way’s VITA volunteers provided free tax preparation services to over 6,700 individuals and families who received approximately $9.7 million in tax refunds and saved over $2 million in tax preparation
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New officers and nine new board members were elected at the recent United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee Annual Meeting. Officers for 2021-2022 are as follows: Board Chair: Roger Desjarlais, Lee Board of County Commissioners Vice Board Chair: Bob Beville, Waterman Broadcasting Corporation Treasurer: Cynthia Hawkins, Wiltshire Whitley Richardson & English PA Assistant Treasurer: Victoria Loyola, Markham Norton Mosteller Wright &
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Be Family Mentor Today! The United Way Volunteer Center has officially launched a new Family Mentor Program to recruit volunteer mentors who will be trained and matched with parents who are ready to be re-unified with their children. Each Mentor will work to build a committed and trusting relationship with the parents to support them through this
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This year’s United Way Annual Kick Off is moving to a virtual platform. “By moving to a virtual platform we can ensure the safety of our volunteers and donors. This also enables more people to ‘attend’ the kick off than possible in the past”, said Jeannine Joy, United Way President and CEO. United Way
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