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    UPS Global Volunteer Month Fact Sheet

    What: Every ONE matters – Each October, UPS holds Global Volunteer Month to encourage our employees to make an impact in their community by volunteering their time and talents to people and organizations in need. 
    Why: Working directly in neighborhoods from Boston to Bangalore, employees in each region understand best their communities’ specific needs and have chosen Global Volunteer Month to best meet these needs.
    By the numbers:  

    1

    Person it takes to make a difference in the community

    415,000

    The number of hours that would be reached if every UPS employee worldwide donated just one hour during the Every ONE matters campaign (the number of UPS employees)  

    200

    Equivalent number of annual full-time volunteer jobs, if every UPS employee donated just one hour of their time per year

    140,000

    Hours volunteered by UPSers in 2008 during Global Volunteer Month

    20

    Minutes volunteered per UPS employee during Global Volunteer Month in 2008

    5

    The UPS Foundation’s  Areas of Focus: Economic and Global Literacy, Environmental Sustainability, Non-profit Effectiveness, Diversity, and Community Safety

    $10,000

    Grant amount awarded to 10 UPSers for the non-profit of their choice, if they complete at least one volunteer hour in October

    $100,000

    Total grant money to be awarded to non-profits

    7

    Consecutive years that UPS has participated in Global Volunteer Month

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    404-828-7123

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