Feb 16, 2005 2 min read

Tax help offered Fayette County Community Action Agency is sponsoring the Volunteer Income Assistance for the Elderly (V.I.T.A.) service through its Aging Program.

Volunteers work with the Internal Revenue Service to provide free tax assistance to senior citizens and low-income families.

A group of dedicated volunteers will be available at sites to provide assistance for basic tax returns. Volunteers will not file any forms that involve stock, business partnerships, rentals or sales properties.

All applicants will need to bring all pertinent tax information, a Social Security card and photo identification to have their application processed. If a site requires an appointment, one appointment needs to be made per applicant.

For more information on the sites, call Faye Augustine at 724-437-6050, extension 230.

VITA sites and addresses are as follows: Republic Senior Center; Brownsville Senior Center; Laurel Mall; Luzerne Township tax office, Adah; Masontown Senior Center; Uniontown Mall Community Room; Connellsville Senior Center; St. Mary’s Church, Brownsville; Uniontown Senior Center; Bullskin Senior Center; Center On the Hill, Washington Township; Center In the Woods, California; Mountain Citizens Action Center, Farmington; and Community Action, Uniontown.

Volunteers sought

Ohiopyle State Park is looking for people interested in serving as volunteer campground hosts throughout the summer.

Volunteers will serve as a “live-in” host at the campground by greeting and assisting campers and performing light maintenance. Campsites with electricity are available for this position.

For more information, call the park office at 724-329-8591 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Seat check scheduled

The state Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Pennsylvania State Police, will sponsor a child car seat check today from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Uniontown Central Fire Station.

Certified child passenger safety technicians will on hand to check car seats and instruct parents on the proper installation of the seats.

Pennsylvania law requires that children under age 4 be secured in an approved child passenger restraint system. Children between 4 and 8 years of age must be secured in a seat belt system and an appropriately fitting child booster seat.

Statistics have shown that as many as 75 percent of child passenger seats are installed incorrectly.