CFD staff volunteers at local charities

 

The week of volunteering for the CFD staff started on Tuesday, June 18, at Bordeaux Elementary, where they helped cultivate gardens as a part of the United Way of Mason County’s annual Day of Caring. On Wednesday morning, the staff of the program could be seen at the Thurston County Food Bank, stocking shelves and assisting patrons. And if you were a part of the annual Relay for Life walk on Friday evening or Saturday morning, chances are you bumped into a staff member of the state CFD office.

All of these activities were a part of the program’s continued work to provide a public face to many of the member charities of the CFD, while also promoting its new Volunteer Tracker.

 

For the first time since its creation in 1984, the CFD will be able to track the hours that state employees log with the program’s member charities, a feature that Program Manager Philip Kerrigan thinks has been a long time coming.

“I think it’s a great new feature.” He said. “It will allow people who aren’t in a position to give a lot of money, or any at all, an opportunity to show how much they give back.”

This groundbreaking new feature is currently available online, and a paper form is also available for download on the website.

The hours will be tracked by the CFD, agency volunteers, and any charities that benefit from the volunteer hours that are logged. Special recognition will be given to state employees and office who show extraordinary volunteerism in their communities.

 

For more information on the Volunteer Tracker, click on the icon below.