President’s Volunteer Service Award

The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation created the President's Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.

Recognizing and honoring volunteers sets a standard for service to others. It encourages a sustained commitment to civic participation and inspires others to make volunteering a central part of their lives. The President's Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals that have achieved a certain standard – measured by the number of hours served over a 12-month period or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime.

To date, the President's Council has partnered with more than 73 Leadership Organizations and more than 14,000 Certifying Organizations to bestow more than 400,000 awards to the Nation's deserving volunteers.

Ohio Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a Certifying Organization.

Award recipients receive:

An official President’s Volunteer Service Award pin

A personalized certificate of achievement

A note of congratulations from the President of the United States

A letter from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation

Award Criteria

Any individual can receive Presidential recognition for volunteer hours earned over a 12-month period or over the course of a lifetime at home or abroad.

Presidential Volunteer Service Award Criteria:

Bronze / Silver / Gold / Lifetime
Children
(14 and younger) / 50 to 74 hours / 75 to 99 hours / 100 hours or more / 4,000 hours or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime)
Young Adults (Ages 15 to 25) / 100 to 174 hours / 175 to 249 hours / 250 hours or more / 4,000 hours or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime)

Ohio FCCLA has established the dates of March 1, 2012 to March 1, 2013 for the 12 month certifying period. To receive recognition, affiliated members must submit verifying paperwork, Application for President’s Service Award Recognition and National FCCLA chapter affiliation form with member’s name highlighted. All forms must be postmarked by March 25, 2013. Send forms to: Ohio FCCLA, President’s Service Award, 25 South Front Street, MS#611, Columbus, OH 43215. Recognition will take place during Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference.

**Must register on following page with Ohio FCCLA, Paulette Farago

Ohio FCCLA Application

Presidential Volunteer Award

Ohio FCCLA is a certifying organization for the Presidential Volunteer Award. Please complete this application. Recognition will take place at the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference in April. Members must be present for recognition.

Last Name ______

First Name ______

Chapter Name ______

School Name ______

School Address ______

Street

City State Zip

Member Address ______

Street

City State Zip

Adviser Name ______

Adviser Telephone ______

Adviser Email ______

Level of Recognition (Select one) 14 and under (must 14 still on April 20)

___ Bronze (50-74 hours) ___ Silver (75-99 hours) __ Gold (100 hours or more)

Level of Recognition (Select One) ages 15-25

___ Bronze (100-174 hours) ___ Silver (175-249 hours) ___ Gold (250 hours or more)

Volunteer hours may be through FCCLA or other organizations. Participants must go to the Web site www.presidentserviceawards.org and log all hours. In order to receive the awards the following paperwork must be submitted: Log of hours with details from Web site, Application with verification of signature page and Chapter affiliation with name highlighted. *** Please note- Ohio FCCLA will also accept spreadsheets of hours, UGive resume of service, printout from President’s Volunteer Website or the Ohio FCCLA forms.

Ohio FCCLA Application

Presidential Volunteer Award

Summary Verification Sheet

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Name of Member______

School/Chapter Name ______

Note *** Family members may not be used for signatures. Signatures must be of representatives of community organizations.

Level ______

Age ______

Birth Date ______

Volunteer Experience / Hours of
Volunteering / Organization / Signature to verify hours / Title of person
Total Hours

Adviser Signature ______

Member Signature ______

DEADLINE MARCH 15 IN ODE OFFICE NOT POSTMARKED!

Presidential Volunteer Service Award Criteria for Organization:

Bronze / Silver / Gold
Organization Awards for FCCLA Chapters / 200 hours / 500 hours / 1000 hours or more

Organization Award-

Email spreadsheet with all hours and students that participated documented prior to March 25 to .

Be sure to give organization name and total of hours from spreadsheet. If you want awards for individual students which would have the organization name on, they would cost $5 per person. You can make check payable to Ohio FCCLA, 25 South Front Street, MS#611, Columbus, OH 43215.

The timeframe for this award is March 1, 2012 to March 1, 2013.

UGive

UGive resume may be used to document hours and is encourage. Sign up for UGive below. As an adviser you may be an administrator to site and put in your own activities. Each student receives a resume of service.

UGive also gives Jefferson Awards at 20 hours, 50 hours and above 75 hours of service.

*** Please note- Ohio FCCLA will also accept spreadsheets of hours, UGive resume of service, printout from President’s Volunteer Website or the Ohio FCCLA forms.