<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://267/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Brian Zapf <<a href="mailto:BZapf@alternatives.org">BZapf@alternatives.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Free Tax Prep</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">March 7, 2016 3:50:43 PM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Brian Zapf <<a href="mailto:BZapf@alternatives.org">BZapf@alternatives.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">We are half-way through the tax season, and thanks to a wonderful cadre of dedicated volunteers, we have successfully filed returns for over 1000 local taxpayers and their families. We are still available to help any individual taxpayer with an income of $35,000 or less, or any taxpayer with a spouse or dependents with income up to $54,000. <o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Call 2-1-1 for an appointment here at Alternatives or in Dryden, Brooktondale, Groton, or Newfield. New this year we are holding a trial satellite site at the Danby Town Hall on Saturday March 19<sup>th</sup>. Again 2-1-1 will handle appointments for Danby as well.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Additional information on our program is available at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.alternatives.org/vita.html" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.alternatives.org/vita.html</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If you are comfortable working with tax software and want to try filing on your own, you can use our Facilitated Self Assistance partner at <a href="http://www.myfreetaxes.com/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.myfreetaxes.com/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Your federal and state returns will be free as long as your income is $62,000 or less. Links to this site will also be available during our normal Free Tax Preparation Program hours here at Alternatives, so you can use our equipment and get help with any questions you might have.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">You probably don’t think that filing taxes is fun, but our volunteers make it as painless as possible, and they do so for free with a smile.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">BZ<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">===---==---==---===<<<>>>===---==---==---===<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Brian Zapf<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Community Tax Program Director<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Alternatives Federal Credit Union<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">125 North Fulton Street, Ithaca, NY 14850<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">607-216-3459 607-273-4611<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">FAX# 607-277-6391<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:bzapf@alternatives.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: blue; ">bzapf@alternatives.org</span></a> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.alternatives.org/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: blue; ">www.alternatives.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">===---==---==---===<<<>>>===---==---==---===<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div id="cke_pastebin">________________________________________________________________________________</div><div id="cke_pastebin">To subscribe/unsubscribe from the HSC Listserv or review our guidelines, visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.hsctc.org/listserve" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">www.hsctc.org/listserve</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>The Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County</strong><br><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 205); "><em>Celebrating 40 Years of Creating Solutions Together!</em></span></strong></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>