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A hands-on service activity involves volunteer labor to assemble, develop or improve something for an identified recipient. Through its chapter Care programs, Thrivent Financial provides financial assistance to purchase necessary materials used in an activity in which chapter service team members provide the volunteer support (labor) to help an individual, family, congregation or qualified not-for-profit organization.
To qualify as a hands-on service activity, the activity must:
· Bring together at least six Thrivent Financial members from different households working together at the same time and place to help an individual, family, congregation or not-for-profit organization.
· Involve meaningful work that is directly related to the item(s) purchased with the funds. Meaningful work implies a reasonable commitment of time and effort.
· Have an outcome or product.
Examples of hands-on service activities include painting a church hall, constructing a wheelchair ramp, etc.
To determine if an activity is truly a hands-on service activity, consider:
· Who is the recipient of the activity?
· What is the need of the recipient?
· What is being developed or improved for the recipient through the activity?
· What hands-on SERVICE will be performed by volunteers?
· What materials or supplies do the volunteers need to complete their activity?
What does not qualify as a hands-on service activity?
· Buying supplies to sponsor a social gathering that only provides an opportunity for a group of people to gather for friendly companionship. Social activities by themselves are not considered hands-on service activities.
· Buying supplies to be used to support fund-raising activities (i.e., cooking supplies to make and sell baked goods at a fair).
· Paying for professional services (i.e., carpenter, landscaper, professional presenter) acquired by a chapter service team. The funds are not intended to pay for the work, but rather to purchase necessary supplies.
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