SARASOTA, Fla., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Amscot Financial, a Florida-based
tax and retail financial services company, invites all to come out and have
fun the "Amscot way" at its Open House on Saturday, March 19, 2005 from 11:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 560 N Washington Blvd. in Sarasota. Amscot Financial
Recruiters will be on-site reviewing resumes and conducting interviews from
11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
During the event, Amscot Financial will present a $1,000 donation to The
Mary Bradley Weeks Educational Project, Inc., to help fund the purchase of
school supplies for Sarasota and Manatee County students in need. The
Sarasota-based non-profit organization was established in 2002 by Mary Bradley
Weeks in memory of her two-year-old great grandson who was killed by an
unlicensed hit-and-run driver. Participants in the school supply giveaways
become eligible by referral from designated community agencies. The giveaways
are held before the fall and winter semesters, each August and January. Since
the project was founded, hundreds of students have benefited from this act of
love. Throughout the year, the program is supported by donations from local
and national corporations, businesses, organizations and individual sponsors.
Also participating in the grand opening event is the Child Protection
Education of America, Inc. (CPEA), a national non-profit organization for
missing children based in Tampa, FL. The CPEA will be on-site to provide free
fingerprinting for children through their "ID ME NOW" program, which produces
a state-of-the-art, specially designed card, for parents to keep. The card
contains a set of the child's digital fingerprints, a black and white photo of
the child, a dental chart, and instructions on how to do a simple DNA
collection. Safety brochures are provided with the fingerprint card, as well
as an envelope containing further information on how to complete their child
safety kit. This information can assist parents and law enforcement officers
involved with a missing child case. An interactive child safety CD-ROM can
also be purchased for $5.00 at the event with profits going to the CPEA for
creating the CD-ROM.
During the grand opening event, entertainment will be provided for the
community by juggling mime Calvin Roe and radio station 106.5, which will be
broadcasting live from Amscot's parking lot and giving away prizes. Free
refreshments will be served courtesy of Hungry Howie's Pizza.
Headquartered in Tampa, FL, Amscot Financial is a leading provider of
income tax preparation and electronic filing services, refund anticipation
loans, check cashing services, cash advance services, money transfer services
and money orders through its wholly owned division, Amscot International Money
Order Company. Amscot Financial currently operates 86 tax preparation offices
and 86 retail financial service centers throughout Florida and employs more
than 1,500 people.
For additional information, please visit the company's website at
http://www.amscotfinancial.com or contact Erika Harris, Director of Community
Relations, at 813-637-6240 or eharris@amscotfinancial.com .
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