All examples assume at least six member households were involved in the activity.

1. A service team of more than six member households forms to paint and clean a community center. The service team requests and receives funds from the Care Abounds in Communities^® program to support the purchase of supplies related to these hands-on service activities. Hours associated with these Thrivent Financial-hosted service activities count as volunteer hours.
   
   • Six members spend three hours planning an activity = 18 volunteer hours (6x3).
     
   • 10 nonmembers and six Thrivent Financial members from different households each spend 10 hours volunteering to complete the hands-on service activities = 160 volunteer hours (16x10).
     
   • Total volunteer hours to report = 178 hours.
     
     
2. A service team forms to raise money to help a congregation send 10 youth to an inner-city mission trip. The service team hosts a car wash fund-raising activity and donates the proceeds, earmarked for the mission trip, to the congregation. Funds raised are supplemented through the Care in Congregations^® program. Hours spent planning, preparing for and working at the car wash fund-raiser count as volunteer hours because it is hosted by a Thrivent Financial for Lutherans chapter service team. Hours spent by the youth traveling to and working on their mission trip do not count as Thrivent Financial volunteer hours.
   
   • 12 members plan car wash for three hours = 36 hours (12x3).
     
   • 10 nonmembers and six Thrivent Financial members from different households wash cars for three hours = 48 hours (16x3).
     
   • 10 youth on mission trip for a day = 0 hours.
     
   • Total volunteer hours to report = 84 hours.
     
     
3. A chapter plans a social "day at the ballgame" activity (a locally supported chapter activity) for chapter members. Hours spent by the six member households planning, preparing for and working at the activity should be counted as volunteer hours. There are no program funds associated with this event. Hours spent by those attending the activity do not count as volunteer hours.
   
   • 10 members spend three hours to plan and make necessary arrangements for the ballgame and to publicize the social event = 30 hours (10x3).
     
   • 100 people (in addition to the 10 service team members) attend the 4-hour game = 0 hours.
     
   • Total volunteer hours to report as a locally supported chapter activity = 30 hours.
     
   • Total attendance (attendees plus service team members) to report as a locally supported chapter activity = 110.

Additional topics:
Requirements for eligible chapter meetings
Cohosting activities - guidelines and reporting
Funded activities
Locally supported chapter activities
Attendance - tracking and reporting
Volunteer hours-tracking and reporting

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