As a company, Aspen has committed to performing acts including financial support and volunteer action to support both global and local nonprofit organizations and NGOs. In addition, Aspen encourages and wishes to acknowledge the volunteer activities of our individual staff members. In order to encourage such acts of kindness, we have instituted a policy allowing each staff member a paid day off each year to perform volunteer work. Support List and Contacts Please take some time to explore the websites of these very important organizations to which Aspen has committed Corporate Gifts.

American River Parkway, Sacramento Breathe CA of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails California Invasive Plant Council Center for Global Integrated Education (CGIE) Children's Burn Center El Centrito De La Colonia Fisher House Foundation (in memory of Ettie Lee) Full Circle Learning Lake Forest Elementary - TM Golf tournament Mona Foundation Northwestern Mexico Tortoise Study Oxard School District, Literacy Project, BookMobile Lending Library Palmdale Water District (Water Fair Sponsor) Red Cross San Francisco School Volunteers School of the Nations in Macau, China Society of Wetlands The Amazon Conservation Team The Nature Conservancy The Wellness Community U.S fund for UNICEF UCLA Foundation, Environmental Science and Engineering UMOM- Homeless Shelter, Phoenix UNICEF, Asian Tsunami Relief Fund Yerba Buena Elementary School

http://www.arpf.org/ http://www.sacbreathe.org/ http://www.cal-ipc.org/ http://www.CGIE.org http://www.childburn.org http://www.elcentrito.org/ http://www.fisherhouse.org/ http://www.fullcirclelearning.org/ http://www.lakeforestelementaryschool.com/ http://www.monafoundation.org/ http://www.oxnardsd.org http://www.palmdalewater.org/oc/index.html http://www.redcross.org/ http://www.sfsv.org/ http://www.schoolofthenations.com/ http://www.sws.org/ http://www.amazonteam.org/ http://www.natureca.org/nc/ http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/default.asp http://www.unicef.org/ http://www.ph.ucla.edu/ese/index.html http://www.umom.org/ http://unicefusa.org http://www.yerbabuenaelementary.org/

Aspen Staff Volunteer Activities

Aspen's employees are committed to volunteerism and giving back to their communities. Together, we are involved with dozens of community, nonprofit organizations as coaches, leaders, or serving on committees or boards of directors. A sample includes the following:

• Boyce Thompson Arboretum, preparation of educational materials
• Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count
• Breathe California
• Paint the Town (Sacramento)
• America Reads
• Habitat for Humanity
• Elementary school volunteer
• San Diego Stream Team
• Preserve Calavera
• Oak Park MOMS Club
• Youth Coordinator, Club West Youth Track
• A-T Medical Research Foundation (Ataxia-Telangiectasia), donor
• AYSO, Santa Barbara Region, Team Administrator for U10B and U12B Allstar Teams
• Bluestar Baseball League, assistant coach to "coach pitch" team
• Boyce Thompson Arboretum, provide Arboretum photography
• Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House at Barnsdall Park in Hollywood, Docent/Tour Guide
• Getty Center, Los Angeles, Volunteer Tour Guide for non-gallery portions of the center
• Girl Scouts Spanish Trails Council, troop leader, Neighborhood Cookie Manager for 22 troops.
• Los Padres National Forest, volunteer providing information on biological resources
• North Hills West Neighborhood Council (Los Angeles City), Co-Founder
• Pine Mountain Club
• Emergency Preparedness Committee, member
• Noxious weed control program, coordinator
• Birding Association, organizer and field trip leader
• Planning Commissioner (Appointed) for the City of Whitter, 8 years
• Ridge Route Historical Society, field trip leader
• Sierra Club, meeting speaker (Biogeographic Islands, Wind Power Environmental Issues)
• Sierra Club, scientific advisor to study on local montane wetlands
• Signs of Hope, an outreach program for foster children with events and mentorship programs
• Camp counselor for Santa Cruz mountains overnight camp. In addition, Aspen funded environmental education activity providing Junior binoculars and wildlife educational materials
• USGS Breeding Bird Survey, conduct annual Mt. Pinos Survey Route

Aspen takes prides in the fact that a high percent of our staff have advanced degrees and Aspen encourages continuing education for the professional development of its employees by offering flexible hours, tuition reimbursement for courses and seminars, and for obtaining professional registrations.

In addition, Aspen encourages its staff members to join professional organizations such as the American Planning Association, National Association for Environmental Professionals, and Association of Environmental Professionals. Such memberships allow our staff to grow professionally and build relationships in their fields.