August 2, 1983

The Honorable Bob Packwood

Chairman, Subcommittee on Taxation

and Debt Management

Senate Committee on Finance

SD-219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Packwood:

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YMCA of the USA
Washington Office
1725 K Street NW
Shot 408
Washington, DC 20006

(202)6590126

We urge the support of the Subcommittee on Taxation and Debt Management for legislation to raise the deduction for charitable use of an automobile to the level of reimbursement for business or government use. The National Board of YMCAS has unanimously voted its approval of such legislation.

Both the public and private for-profit sectors are placing
greater emphasis on voluntarism as one means of responding
to social needs; organizations such as the YMCA of the USA
have long devoted themselves to fostering such volunteer
efforts. Dedicated volunteers not only give freely of them-
selves but often must either absorb some of the expenses
incurred in their service or curtail their voluntary activi-
ties. In relation to the use of automobiles, volunteer
service is surely as valuable to society as that intended
for purposes of public government or private profit.

We would appreciate your incorporating this letter into the record of the Subcommittee's hearing of yesterday on this and other tax measures.