 Volunteering and community service are part of living Alcoa's Values. Under the banner of "Alcoa Volunteers," our employees around the globe devote their time and talents on a regular basis to serving their individual communities, working with local nonprofit or non-governmental organizations. Alcoa Foundation is proud to support their efforts through several programs that provide funding to the organizations served.
Together, we strive to make a real and lasting impact on the quality of life in our communities worldwide.
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| Worldwide Month of Service |
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Alcoa's Worldwide Month of Service is a dedicated time during which our locations around the globe focus on community service.
2008 Worldwide Month of Service
 In October 2008, Alcoa’s 2008 Worldwide Month of Service included 699 service events completed by 21,975 Alcoa employees.
2007 Worldwide Month of Service
 Alcoa's 2007 Worldwide Month of Service finished with more than 780 events in 36 countries. More than 47,000 people – including 15,800 employees and all members of senior management – helped make a difference in communities around the world.
2006 Worldwide Month of Service
2006’s inaugural Month of Service had approximately 36,743 people involved—including more than 15,000 employees participating in 657 events at more than 200 locations in 36 countries.
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ACTION (Alcoans Coming Together In Our Neighborhoods) recognizes the team efforts of at least five Alcoa employees who spend a minimum of four hours on a community service project for a local nonprofit/non-governmental organization. In recognition of the team's effort, Alcoa will make a contribution to the nonprofit organization; grants are available for either $1,500 or $3,000, depending on the size of the team.
In 2006, 8,264 employees provided 35,487 hours of community service through the ACTION program, earning the organizations they served nearly US$1.6 million in grants.
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Bravo! recognizes individual Alcoa employees who spend a minimum of 50 hours per calendar year doing volunteer work for an approved nonprofit/non-governmental organization. In recognition of the employee's effort, Alcoa will make a contribution of US$250 to the nonprofit organization. Each Alcoa employee is eligible for one Bravo! grant per calendar year.
In 2006, Alcoa provided nearly US$1.2 million in Bravo! grants to recognize nearly 470,000 volunteer hours by our employees.
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