LETTER: VITA volunteers generous

Editor,

We have a lot of great people here at USU who often volunteer their precious time to give others a hand. As a specific example, I’d like to point out the VITA volunteers who are providing free income tax assistance.

My taxes are normally very simple, but this year things were a little different so rather than make a mistake and face the wrath of the IRS, I went to the free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in the Business Building to get some extra help. It was a Saturday morning and the line was long, but I had lots of homework so I worked on that while I waited. At one point I looked around and realized that many, perhaps most, of the volunteers were students who probably had their own homework. Rather than getting their own projects done (or simply enjoying a Saturday), these people were spending their time to help the rest of us avoid Uncle Sam’s fury. I sure appreciated it and I’m quite confident the majority of those who left with their taxes done felt the same way. Thanks for being so generous with your time.

Jackie Bosshardt