{"id":46830,"date":"2019-10-30T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T13:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=46830"},"modified":"2023-03-02T14:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:11:48","slug":"orlando","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/our-purpose\/orlando\/","title":{"rendered":"H&#038;R Block community service day during Orlando convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/www.viewbix.com\/frame\/9097463b-4eb0-4d40-bd50-0ed7617de156?&amp;w=100%25&amp;h=100%25\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Each year, long before anyone receives their W-2s or other tax documents, there are several thousand people thinking about and preparing for tax season. It\u2019s not just the tax experts who analyze changing tax laws at the federal, state and local levels. It\u2019s several H&amp;R Block teams from HR and marketing to product and franchise \u2013 all working together to be ready once tax season officially arrives and clients turn to the company for help in preparing their taxes.<\/p>\n<p>This year, preparations kicked off as one team in Orlando, Florida, and during the H&amp;R Block convention 2019 everyone set aside tax business for a few hours to serve the Orlando community and people nationwide with the largest corporate volunteer event ever for the Heart of Florida United Way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur purpose is to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. From teaming with food banks, to working in community gardens, hosting blood drives, or giving tax talks, we are here for each and every community in the United States,\u201d said Karen Orosco, senior vice president of retail at H&amp;R Block. \u201cWith nearly 2,500 attendees, we knew we could make a big impact by helping Orlando community nonprofits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Packing meals in Orlando, Feeding Children Everywhere<\/h2>\n<p>H&amp;R Block associates and franchisees started their community service with food kit packing. The volunteers put together more than 40,000 food packs providing 250,000 servings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeding Children Everywhere is an organization that allows families throughout the country to extend their grocery budget by shipping food to their homes. People can access the donated meals from any location in the country. Like H&amp;R Block, Feeding Children Everywhere is in every community and able to help families nationwide,\u201d said Orosco.<\/p>\n<h2>Building bikes for kids, college students and veterans<\/h2>\n<p>Other H&amp;R Block volunteers switched gears to build 300 bikes for Orlando-area nonprofits: New Image Youth Center, United Against Poverty, Mission United and Orange County Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Wright, the manager for partners in education at the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, said the bikes would be more than a fun incentive for students. Some students who walk to school have had a hard time getting to class on time. Some of the bikes will go directly to those students, whose school had already asked the Foundation for help solving this problem for the students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about helping the kids get the experience and the opportunities of their education to the fullest,\u201d said Wright.<\/p>\n<p>As the evening\u2019s community service wrapped up, Heart of Florida United Way director of volunteer engagement, Lynnea Crawford, encouraged the H&amp;R Block volunteers: \u201cKeep the momentum going. Our organizations here are not the only ones in need of help. Take this, keep the momentum going and support your community. We fight for every person in every community to be healthy, educated, financially stable and have their basic needs fulfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With 10,000 offices nationwide, H&amp;R Block is committed to helping one block at a time, city by city, coast to coast \u2013 until together they make every block better.<\/p>\n<p>For images from the H&amp;R Block community service project, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/media-library\/\">media library<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, long before anyone receives their W-2s or other tax documents, there are several thousand people thinking about and preparing for tax season. It\u2019s not just the tax experts who analyze changing tax laws at the federal, state and local levels. 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