Volunteerism at American Licorice

American Licorice Company gives each of our associates 16 hours of paid volunteer hours per year–and we’ve set a goal to use 2,080 hours in our communities in 2012.

We work to maximize our volunteering efforts in our communities by:

• Organizing groups to support local charities and organizations in our communities, as we did on Earth Day with the Bend Beautification project.
• Supporting charities that our organizations volunteer at with our Dollars for Volunteers program.
• Communicating possible opportunities within our communities to our associates each month.

Our goal in supporting volunteerism is to develop relationships in the community where we can benefit the organization with our skills and knowledge, learn from the organization, and provide both funding and volunteer support.

Beyond the paid volunteer hours, our associates are giving back to their communities with their personal time. We track our Associates volunteer hours outside of work and award “the Volunteer of the Month” to an associate from each office who records their hours.

American Licorice and In Good Company

Last spring, ClifBar invited American Licorice to work with a group of businesses, such as United Natural Foods, Eileen Fisher, States Logistics, Klean Kanteen, Quality Bicycle Products, and New Belgium Brewing,  and the Red Feather Development Group to build houses on a Hopi reservation.  Here is where you can read about our trip…

Susan H., Jennifer Z., Jill S., and Pat W. write about volunteerism

Jill S’ Trip Journal

Laurel W’s Trip Journal

Pat W’s Trip Journal

Photos of the completed house!

Gallery of photos  from the Hopi Nation trip, by photographer Anne Hamersky