Dale Chalfin, a student at Dodge Middle School, was honored by the Twinsburg School Board after she organized a charity event that raised money for the family of Richard Martin
This free event has limited seating and is offered in partnership with the Center for Community Solutions and the Saint Luke's Foundation.
Patch is hosting an event for charities next month to help organizations learn how to use Patch and Facebook. "Telling Your Story (Lite) on Patch and Facebook" is set for May 1 at 8:30 a.m. at the Residence Inn, 3628 Park East Drive, Beachwood. The event is being produced in partnership with the Center for Community Solutions and the Saint Luke's Foundation. Patch.com is a local, online news, information and community website with 17 sites in Northeast Ohio. We offer tons of free ways organizations can reach their supporters and get new ones: The experts at Patch will walk the organizations through, step-by-step, to show them how to can get the most out of Patch. And that’s not all. The Patch editors will show you how you can harness the …
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Get ready for tax season with these tips for preparing your returns.
Plan now and be ready for tax time. With the holidays and the end of the calendar year quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service is offering up some tax tips for donating around the holidays. The following tips are straight from the IRS, with some new features noted in the code: Rules for donating clothing and household items To be deductible, clothing and household items donated to charity generally must be in good used condition or better. A clothing or household item for which a taxpayer claims a deduction of over $500 does not have to meet this standard if the taxpayer includes a qualified appraisal of the item with the return. Household items include furniture, furnishings, electronics, appliances and linens. Guidelines for …
Twinsburg High School students raise money to build wells in Africa
A group of Twinsburg High School students will host the second annual Wellsprings of Change charity dance this Sunday, Aug. 14, to raise money to build wells in Africa. “We donate all of the funds we raise to charity: water,” said Will Myers, a prominent member of the student group and this year’s valedictorian. All the money goes to the organization charity: water, a nonprofit organization providing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. “It’s an incredible charity," Myers said. "They use 100 percent of the funds they raise because their operating cost is covered by private donors.” The dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn ballroom. The $20 admission goes toward the charity and the evening …
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