Meetings and Training Seminars for members of the New Mexico Society of Enrolled Agents

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"EAs Serving the Community"

2010 Public Events

Needed, immediately...site coordinators, instructors and volunteers in Albuquerque and Santa Fe for Tax Help New Mexico, a non-profit Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [VITA] program for the 2010 tax season.

For more information download the recruitment flyer here, or contact Diana Matier, Director, THNM, 505-224-4080 or email Diana at dmatier@cnm.edu.

Light the Night Walk, Shred Fest, supporting the Low Income Tax Clinic with pro bono EAs and Collection for Albuquerque Title I Students are planned for 2010 Community Activities. More information next year.

2009 Public Events

Collection for Albuquerque Title I Students

NMSEA is collecting items for Albuquerque students under Title 1 through APS. Members are encouraged to donate coats, school supplies, toiletries, and food items. Suggested food items include: cheese and peanut butter crackers, ramen noodles, jerky (any kind), tomato juice, cereal bars, granola bars, power bars, spaghetti (pasta) & sauce, peanut butter, dried fruit, canned food, packaged nuts, popcorn, canned soups, fruit snacks or cups, apple sauce, microwaveable spaghetti-os, variety packaged chips. We will have a collection box at the meeting. Representatives will be at our October meeting to discuss the program.

" Enrolled Agents That Walk the Walk"

The Light The Night Walk was held on September 26, 2009 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The NMSEA Team, comprised of Pat Jenkins, Shelley Barker, Bernice Dicks, Sandy Weidner, and Theresa Howell, reached their goal by collecting $3645 in donations.


NMSEA Team	Dance troupe that performed at The Walk	Starting line that stretched back quite a ways

Support the NMEA Political Action Committee (PAC)

Pat Jenkins reminds us that NMEA PAC is the group that protects us in the political arena. She would like all of us to please consider contributing to PAC.

SHRED-FEST Santa Fe (July 18) and Albuquerque (July 25) -Future Events Planned

About 35 people dropped off documents at Santa Fe and about 945 people at Albuquerque. The 11 tons of recycled documents saved almost 76, 000 gallons of water and 7,577 trees.

Thanks to all Shred-Fest volunteers including: Shelley Barker, Bernice Dicks, Tom White, Pat Jenkins, Theresa Howell, Linda Ruckel, Alan Ruckel, Ellen Briscoe, Meryl Kahn, Sandy Harstad, Tom Bearnson, Walt Fayne, Richard Wright, Sue Pules, and Sandy Weidner.

Special thanks to Albuquerque co-sponsors: Milo Bunker, American National Insurance, and Laurie Stout, and Subway (our newest NMSEA Happenings advertiser).

We garnered two write-ups in the Albuquerque Journal and one write-up in the Santa Fe New Mexican plus postings on TMCNET.com and Events.Linkedin.com. Afterwards, we also received several complimentary emails and phone calls.

ALB Shred-Fest about 10AM

ALB Shred-Fest—Pat Jenkins’ Ofc

ALB Shred-Fest about 2 PM

NMSEA Outing to Albuquerque Isotopes Baseball Game

A group of NMSEA members and friends, organized by Linda Ruckel, attended the Isotopes—New Orleans Zephyrs baseball game on July 19. A good time was had by all, the Isotopes steamrolled the Zephyrs 17 to 8, and our NMSEA banner was prominently televised on the JumboTron-like screen in left field.