At Creative Benefits, Inc., the importance of giving back to organizations that strengthen the community and make the world a better place has always been a priority.

The Creative Benefits team has dedicated time and energy to not only ensuring clients experience a successful benefits program and superior service; but also, to contributing service hours to support clients’ philanthropic or charitable initiatives.

Through CBI CARES, Creative Benefits’ formal volunteering program, our employees have been matched with organizations and causes benefiting:

• Animals & Animal Protection• Autism Awareness• Children & Adults with Intellectual Disabilities• Families affected by Cancer• Families affected by HIV / AIDS• Homelessness• Hunger• International Disaster Relief• Literacy• Medically Fragile & Technology Dependent Children• Poverty• The Blind & Visually Impaired• Veterans & Military

Since the creation of CBI CARES in 2016, our volunteers have contributed a total of 560 service

CREATIVE BENEFITS CONTINUES LOCAL SUPPORT THROUGH CBI CARES IN 2018

hours to causes close to their hearts, as well as those important to our clients. In 2018 alone, 240 hours were spent supporting local charities and non-profits in the local community including:

Equines for FreedomOn June 30th, our volunteers faced the heat and volunteered their Saturday to support Equines for Freedom’s Third Annual Wine Festival, one of the non-profit’s biggest fundraising events. Proceeds from the event fund EFF’s mission “to provide equine-assisted PTSD treatment to current and former U.S. service members, regardless of the source of trauma or their characterization of service, at no charge to the service member.”

Exceptional Care for ChildrenWe were lucky enough to visit Exceptional Care for Children twice in 2018, which serves as Delaware’s first and only pediatric residential healthcare facility serving technology-dependent children and their families. Our CBI CARES volunteers created birthday party decorations, participated in story time, fixed the kids’ toys, and prepped their Memorial Garden for the summer season.

Osterhout LibraryOn June 12th, we volunteered to assist with set up for the Friends of the Osterhout Free Library’s 42nd Annual Book Sale in Wilkes Barre, PA. Our volunteers spent the day organizing hundreds of books ranging from child to adult reading levels, as well as audiovisual options. All proceeds benefit the library’s ongoing operations.

Pennsylvania Center for Adapted SportsOn May 5th, our team supported the Cinco de Mayo Benefit Ride & Walk, which benefits the Pennsylvania Center for Adapted Sports and the people with disabilities that they serve. The ride and walk is marked by community spirit, determination and fun; and our volunteers were happy to participate in the walk, as well as work the pre-registration table.

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victim to the disaster and destruction of Hurricane Michael in October 2018.

Special OlympicsOn May 30th, our volunteers spent their day with Special Olympics Pennsylvania setting up for the Inter-Scholastic Unified Soccer Championships at George Washington High School in Philadelphia. While there, the team also served lunch and ensured participants enjoyed their day, win or lose.

University City Hospitality CoalitionWith over thirty years of service to the homeless and hungry in University City, Philadelphia, the University City Hospitality Coalition came together in 1984 to “confront the bleak and tragic realities of homelessness in their own community.” Funded solely by donations, UCHC encourages volunteers to donate gifts of food or assist at a meal among other acts of kindness. Our CBI CARES team was able to deliver 330 “meals of hospitality” throughout the summer, which included sandwiches, snacks and other goodies, to feed UCHC’s Saturday guests.

WCU Catholic Newman Student Association In November, CBI CARES partnered with the West Chester University Catholic Newman Student Association in their efforts to provide Thanksgiving dinners to local families in need. The food drive benefited two major distributors of food for the needy: St. Agnes Day Room and Project One, which serve families affected by HIV / AIDS in Chester County. Our team collected all the fixings needed to make several thanksgiving meals.

Phoenixville Area Community ServicesThrough a company-wide food drive, CBI CARES was able to donate an assortment of food and grocery items, as well as make a monetary contribution to Phoenixville Area Community Services’ Emergency Pantry. Contributions like this equip PACS with the ability to continue its mission to end poverty in its community by connecting people in need with resources for food security, financial stability and better health.

Providence Animal Center Providence Animal Center, located in Media, PA, is devoted to rescue, treatment, care, protection and placement of companion animals. Creative Benefits sponsored their largest fundraising event, Bark in the Park, in October and CBI CARES volunteered to assist with registration and walk dogs in need of loving home.

Scranton Primary Health Care CenterWe collected over 150 children’s books, written in English and Spanish, to benefit Scranton Primary Health Care’s ‘Reach Out and Read’ Program. With the intention of nurturing the well-being of all persons, the ‘Reach Out and Read’ program grants every child the opportunity to take home a free book after receiving service at Scranton Primary’s facility – ultimately expanding the minds of every child and promoting a love for learning.

Seltzer Employee Disaster Relief Fund We collected monetary donations to send to a local Kingston organization whose remote employees fell

We would like to extend a hand to causes that are important to you!

If you are in need of a team of volunteers or know of an organization that needs additional aid, please email solutions@creativebenefitsinc.com. We ask that the suggested opportunity meet the following criteria:

• Onsite volunteering opportunity where service hours can be contributed by a maximum of 5 CBI CARES Volunteers• Donation of tangible items (i.e., the collection of food, clothing, necessities)