September 20, 2001

Reeling In Rebates for Charity

By Laura Hruby and Ian Wilhelm

Groups encourage taxpayers to donate their federal refunds

President Bush is hoping people will jump-start the economy by spending their federal tax rebates on consumer goods, but Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento, in California, had another idea. It recently put on a fund-raising event designed to get people to donate their rebates to help kids from poor families.

Called "The Broke Ball" -- a takeoff on a more-formal event in Sacramento know as the Baroque Ball

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