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WakeUnited: Live United Christine Briere

christine.Briere.x300x175Last spring, mathematical business major Christine Briere coordinated Wake Forest student participation in VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance), a program supported by United Way of Forsyth County. Briere, a senior from Norcross, Ga., says that most of the volunteers were accounting students taking their first tax class, but there were also a few law students who participated.

“In total last spring, Wake Forest students volunteered over 730 hours and helped to complete over 500 tax returns for low-income Winston-Salem families,” says Briere. “United Way partner, Experiment in Self-Reliance estimates that Wake Forest students’ efforts saved the community over $100,000 in tax preparation fees!” Last year, VITA brought over $3.5 million back to Forsyth County in tax refunds.

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