Helping HandsAs one of our few internally-driven philanthropic programs, Helping Hands encourages member-to-member assistance, with the intent of helping members who have been caught in an emergency and need a little boost up. Members can request help from this program themselves or for someone they know in need. Others will then pool together their resources to help the member in need. The recipient will usually be given actual goods, services, or gift cards instead of monetary assistance. Examples of members who have benefited from Helpings Hands include a member who received a gift card for replacement furniture after losing possessions in Hurricane Katrina and a member family that lived with another member for a time when they were otherwise without a home. For more information on Helping Hands and other Philanthropy activities, see our Membership Manual. |