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Definition
1. A person who provides ongoing services by personal choice without personal gain, e.g., a Creative Retirement Institute class instructor. [Edmonds College Definition]
2. Any person who donates labor to another by his or her own free choice. Generally, the volunteer doesn't receive anything of value in exchange for the service — not money, trade of products or services, or anything else of monetary value. Most college volunteers are sponsored by an educational institution for the purpose of learning about and gaining experience in a work assignment directly related to the course of study. For the purposes of the policy, "volunteer" applies to both interns and volunteers unless otherwise specified.
3. A volunteer is a person, other than an emergency services worker as described by chapter 38.52 RCW, who, of his/her own free choice, performs any assigned or authorized duties for the state or any agency thereof. A volunteer receives no wages and is registered and accepted as a volunteer by the state or any agency thereof, for the purpose of engaging in authorized volunteer service.
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