Service Hours Explained:

A.  Altrusa Service Hours (Foundation and Service Projects)

• Community Service involvement entails service projects and activities sanctioned by Altrusa, as documented in a club’s minutes.

• Service hours include time spent in planning, preparation, execution and evaluation of fund-raisers and service projects.

• Operating and internal fund-raisers used to fund the administrative operating budget do not qualify for any service hours, but hours spent working on the Foundation fundraisers do count.

B. Altrusa Member Admin Hours (Administration Committees)

Altrusa's member services include administrative services in nature:

• production of the newsletter,

• board or committee meetings,

• leadership-development workshops,

• International Representation at Conference, etc.

C.  Non-Altrusa Volunteer Hours

Club member participation in non-Altrusa community service activities includes volunteer work:

• hospitals, schools, libraries,

• not-for-profit organizations, and

• activities such as mentoring, tutoring, etc.

Service Project Database

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The key to impacting your members and community is to put the club’s ideas into practice. Altrusa Project Guides helps turn project ideas into reality. The Project Guides covers all aspects of running a project from goal setting, manpower assignments, budgeting, creating a timeline and careful evaluation of the project’s success. The APG is written to assist the project chair in planning a successful project and help develop the leadership skills of your club members. This Altrusa Project Guide is your resource for running a successful project.