Current Emergency Relief drives:
None
AREA Serves Exchange Associates Through the Emergency Relief Fund.
The Exchange Retiree Employees Association (AREA) Emergency Relief Fund program was established in cooperation with HQ Exchange to financially assist Exchange Associates and their families whose homes and property are devastated by disasters such as wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, snow and ice storms and floods. The program was created in 1999 when it was concluded that Exchange could not legally provide the service.
Under the coordinated plan between HQ Exchange and AREA, when a disaster strikes Exchange associates’ homes and property, HQ Exchange Human Resources (HR) may notify AREA to establish a fund for donations. The Exchange workforce will then be notified of the need for donations/contributions. AREA members and sources outside the Exchange and AREA are also given the opportunity to donate. In addition to individual contributions by members, AREA chapters are encouraged to support each cause by conducting fundraisers or other activities in their communities to add to the fund. Read about Emergency Relief Fund History (coming soon).
AREA provides a depository for funds collected and releases the money to the Exchange where the disaster occurred when they determine who should receive assistance from the fund.