Each Voluntourer that wishes to participate on the Voluntour must commit to raising a minimum of $2,000 in donations. If a Voluntourer is not able to raise $2,000 by the departure date, there are several options:

           
1.) Voluntourer may choose to use a credit card to make a deferred commitment to cover the outstanding amount. Your card will not be charged for at least one month after you return from the voluntour, during which time you can continue to fundraise. If you don't reach the $2,000 minimum in that time, you will be contacted by REACH to make arrangements for payment of any outstanding balance.

2.) You may choose not to participate (and we hope you won't pick this one!). The money that you've already raised will still benefit REACH’s primary mission to bring decent, environmentally friendly housing solutions to children affected by civil war, natural disaster or poverty.  If the decision not to participate in the voluntour is made there is no responsibility for raising additional funds to meet the minimum.

A Voluntourer is required to raise $2,000 to participate for the following reason:

           
a.) Due to the complexity of traveling and accommodating large groups, REACH provides an atmosphere where a smaller amount of participants (10-20) can be efficiently managed to have a productive and meaningful building experience while yielding a high amount of donations used to support the project.

The $75 Voluntour Registration Fee is not counted towards the minimum donation.  The non-refundable Registration Fee covers the costs associated with processing your registration and the materials you receive throughout your preparation for the Voluntour. The Registration Fee is not tax-deductible.

If you decide not to participate on the voluntour, donors will not get their donations back? All donations are non-refundable. The money you’ve raised will go to work on that project and/or other REACH projects.

Donors may use either their credit card receipts or cancelled checks as donation receipts. Online donors will receive an e-mail confirming their gift and will also be directed to a printable confirmation page when their donation is complete. As required by the IRS, anyone making a single donation of $250 or more will receive a hard-copy receipt directly from REACH. For more information please complete the request form by clicking onto the Tax Request Receipt link below.