Philadelphia Business Owner Learns From DAVID LEE ROTH
December 28, 2006, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Gretchen Metz from ZWire.com:
DAVID LEE ROTH inspired Michael DeSoi to give back to the community. At first blush, Roth, who rose to prominence in the 1970s Los Angeles rock scene as the flamboyant lead singer of Van Halen, would seem an unlikely role model for the president of Franklin's Ledger, a Malvern accounting firm focused on small businesses.
DeSoi, a Roth fan since he was a teenager, heard an interview with his hero last year.
"Roth is 52 and he was on the radio, he was not being a wild and crazy guy," DeSoi said. "He talked about public service and said that he didn't serve in the military and learned too late about the value of public service."DeSoi said he listened as Roth, who was too old at the time to volunteer for the armed services, talked about becoming an emergency medical technician in New York City, instead. And that, DeSoi said, started him thinking how he could use his accounting company to give back to the community.
So the 44-year-old DeSoi came up with the idea of offering tax services to police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and military personnel for $49.95, enough money to cover employees' salaries, he said.
"I'm not making any money on this," said DeSoi, of Willistown. "This is the first time, a pilot program. If it's successful, I'll expand it next year. I'm getting the word out, mailing packets to every police and fire station within in 15 miles, anybody we could identify."The tax service offer is scheduled for January on a first-come, first-service bases.
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