CREA Cares Program Manual 2024

II. Volunteer Program

Overview CREA employees are eligible for up to 24 hours per year of volunteer time off (VTO). The hours will be tracked via Paylocity. CREA will host two company- wide volunteer activities per year ( Days of Caring ) in each regional office. The company will engage in a formal partnership with a local, regional or national non-profit to facilitate company-wide volunteer activities. It is anticipated that the two activities will comprise of up to 16 hours. The remaining eight hours can be utilized by employees to volunteer at a non- profit of their choice. What is Eligible for Volunteer Time Tracking? • Participation as a volunteer board member for non-profit organizations. • Charity “a-thon” events are great fund- and friend-raisers for a non- profit. While time spent fundraising or training cannot be counted as volunteer time, the time you spend participating on the day of the event (including walking and running time) can be. • While on-site contributions of food, coats, school supplies, etc. are very much appreciated, only the organizers of the drive can track volunteer hours for their time spent planning and running the event. • Participation in a blood drive may count as a volunteer activity. If you are not being financially compensated, and the organization to whom you are donating is a registered non-profit, you are eligible to track your time. • For longer volunteer activities, travel and sleep time does not count as volunteer time. Only time spent participating in the service activity can be used for volunteer time. Ineligible Volunteer Activities • Travel time • Overnight trips • Time spent coaching sports, directing plays, or other recreational activities that do not benefit a registered 501(c)(3)

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