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TRIANGLE CHAPTER CHARITY COMMITTEE
The Triangle Chapter Charity Committee was formed to provide an avenue for NCACPA members to get more involved with area organizations and work together with fellow CPAs. This page serves as a central location for members to get information on the current needs in their communities. Volunteer opportunities and information concerning local organizations are listed below.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
Date: January–April 2012
Location: Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties
Opportunity: The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is ramping up and they need your help. The VITA Program offers free tax help to people who generally make $50,000 or less and need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. There are various locations across the Triangle where you can serve and training is provided.
Click here for information for volunteer opportunities in Chatham and Orange County.
Click here for volunteer opportunities in Wake County.
To volunteer: Please contact:
Lorraine McCurdy (lorraine.mccurdy@frcofraleigh.org)—Wake County
Cara Williams (Cara@cra-nc.org)—Durham County
Kristi Page (kpage@womenspace.org)—Orange County
The Center for Volunteer Caregiving
Date: Ongoing
Location: Wake County
Opportunity: The
Center is always in need of volunteers throughout Wake County to
provide "neighbor helping neighbor" services to help seniors and adults
with disabilities maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life.
One of the services you will provide is assistance with paperwork.
To volunteer: To find out more about this opportunity, contact Susan Meador, program manager for the center. She can also be reached by telephone at (919) 460-0567.
Habitat for Humanity
Date: Ongoing
Location: Wake County
Opportunity: Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers to aid in budget counseling for their chronic mortgage offenders.
To volunteer: To find out more about this opportunity, contact Jennifer Rowell at (919) 469-1040 Ext. 138 or at jrowell@ncacpa.org.
Leaflight, Inc.
Date: Ongoing
Location: Triangle
Opportunity:
Leaflight, Inc., a nonprofit agency, of Chapel Hill that operates and
directs the NC 21st Century Farmers’ Markets program, is looking for
volunteers to help with their tremendous growth through various
volunteer opportunities.
To volunteer: To find out more
about this opportunity, contact Robert Andrew Smith, executive director
for Leaflight. He can be reached by telephone at (919) 618-8119 or email
at info@leaflight.org.
Ronald McDonald House of Durham
Date: Ongoing
Location: Durham
Opportunity: The Ronald McDonald House of Durham operates two programs to support families in their time of medical crisis: a housing program for families that must travel long distances for their children to receive treatment, as well as a Family Room in Duke Medical Center to allow families to escape the hospital atmosphere but remain steps from their child’s bedside. The possibilities for volunteers are endless—click here to learn how you can help!
To volunteer: For more information, contact Jessica Maynard at (919) 286-9305 or jessica.maynard@ronaldhousedurham.org.
If you are an organization in need of volunteers, please fill out our Charity Request Form and send it to Jennifer Rowell at jrowell@ncacpa.org or fax it to (919) 378-2000.
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