Under the Lab's program, UC fire survivors also can cash in their vacation time. The cash amount per hour differs, depending on the donor's salary. So far there have been 872 hours donated. Some individuals have received more than one donation. So far an additional six UC employees have requested assistance from the general leave donation bank fund.
Donors are anonymous unless they request that the the recipient know who they are.
It means a lot to have my co-workers care so much that they give up their leave to help me out. When you lose everything, just knowing that others care helps tremendously. Some fire survivors who suffered catastrophic losses may be unaware of the general leave donation fund program. HR has made the process very simple and will e-mail forms, if requested. Both donors and recipients have remarked on the ease and efficiency of the process.