| President’s Volunteer Service Award Links |
| America has a long and proud tradition of volunteer service. Now more than ever, volunteers are renewing their commitment to helping others and making new connections that bring us closer together as families, as neighbors, as communities, and as a Nation. In his 2002 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush issued a challenge to all Americans to make time to help their neighbors, communities, and Nation through service. He called on each person to dedicate at least 4,000 hours – or two years – to service over the course of their lives. He created the USA Freedom Corps to help all Americans answer his call to service and help foster a culture of service, citizenship, and responsibility. In 2003, President Bush created the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation to find ways to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our Nation. The Council brings together leaders from the worlds of business, entertainment, sports, education, government, nonprofits, and the media. 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, families, and groups 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. |
| Certifying Organizations A Certifying Organization is entity that is approved to review and verify a volunteer’s hours, and nominate and distribute the President’s Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA). COs are oftentimes, local offices, chapters, affiliates, offices, stores, or member organizations that operate under the auspices of a national Leadership Organization (LO). What Roles Do Certifying Organization Play? Certifying Organizations agree to perform the following roles: Verify that the volunteer(s) has completed the number of service hours required to earn a President’ s Volunteer Service Award. Nominate verified volunteers by completing and submitting an order form to purchase the award(s). Pay the nominal cost for the award package and its shipping, either directly or through local sponsorship. Receive the award package and distribute the award to each recipient. |
| March 7, 2008 Dear Volunteer: We are pleased to announce our participation in the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD program as a Certifying Organization. This new AWARD is a Presidential honor that recognizes the valuable contributions of volunteers nationwide who are answering President George W. Bush’s call to serve others through their current volunteer activities or lifetime service. As a Certifying Organization, we will identify eligible recipients, verify their service hours, and distribute the AWARD to outstanding volunteers. Today, we invite you to apply for this AWARD, if you meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the table below, by contacting Kelly Lepine at keyhomeschoolassociation@yahoo.com. Given your ongoing service activities, many of you may already meet the requirements to receive the AWARD. To qualify, volunteers simply submit a record of their service hours to KEY Homeschool Association Inc. and we verify the service and distribute the AWARD. For those volunteers who haven’t accumulated enough hours of service to be eligible for the AWARD, I encourage you to contact us at keyhomeschoolassociation@yahoo. com to sign up for additional volunteer projects available through our organization. We have ongoing service projects as well as one-time community projects during Make A Difference Day, National Family Volunteer Day or National Volunteer Week. You can participate in these service projects by yourself, with family members, neighbors, or colleagues from work. Additionally, eligible volunteer service hours are not limited to those performed on behalf of KEY Homeschool Association Inc. In fact, service hours can be accumulated through work on a variety of projects throughout the year. The only requirement is that the hours be completed within 12 months; recipients can qualify for a new AWARD each year. To be eligible to receive the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, Applicants’ service hours must be confirmed by a registered Certifying Organization. There are three levels of the AWARD varying by hours of service completed within a 12-month period: Kids - 14 and younger · Bronze Award 50 - 74 hours· Silver Award 75 - 99 hours· Gold Award 100 or more hours Adults - Ages 26 and up Bronze Award 100 - 249 hours Silver Award 250 - 499 hours Gold Award 500 or more hours Young Adults - Ages 15 - 25· Bronze Award 100-174 hours Silver Award 175 - 249 hours Gold Award 250 or more hours Families and Groups (two or more people)* Bronze Award 200 - 499 hours Silver Award 500 - 999 hours Gold Award 1,000 or more hours *Each member contributing at least 25 hours towards the total PRESIDENT’S CALL TO SERVICE AWARD Individuals who have completed 4,000 or more volunteer service hours over the course of their lifetime are eligible to receive the PRESIDENT’S CALL TO SERVICE AWARD. |
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| The President's Challenge Fitness Challenge KEY Homeschool is now registered as a group member. Registration: March 1-April 3 Take the challenge March 20-May 15 |
What began as a national youth fitness test has grown up. In a big way. Today, the
President's Challenge takes staying active beyond the school gym, and into everyday life.
We've expanded the President's Challenge into a whole series of programs designed to
help improve anyone's activity level. Young or old. It's about choosing to live healthier -
and finding things you really like to do.
No matter how active you are right now, you'll find a program that's right for you:
Active Lifestyle
For those just getting started (less than 30 minutes of activity a day, 5 times a week).
» find out more
Presidential Champions
For those who are already active and want a new challenge.
» find out more
Both programs offer a personal activity log to track your progress online - along with
awards for reaching your goals. You can even join with others to take the Challenge as a
group.
Once you see the difference staying active can make, you'll wonder why you didn't start
sooner. So make a choice. You're it. Get fit!
President's Challenge takes staying active beyond the school gym, and into everyday life.
We've expanded the President's Challenge into a whole series of programs designed to
help improve anyone's activity level. Young or old. It's about choosing to live healthier -
and finding things you really like to do.
No matter how active you are right now, you'll find a program that's right for you:
Active Lifestyle
For those just getting started (less than 30 minutes of activity a day, 5 times a week).
» find out more
Presidential Champions
For those who are already active and want a new challenge.
» find out more
Both programs offer a personal activity log to track your progress online - along with
awards for reaching your goals. You can even join with others to take the Challenge as a
group.
Once you see the difference staying active can make, you'll wonder why you didn't start
sooner. So make a choice. You're it. Get fit!
ARE YOU A PART OF A GROUP?
If you're registering as part of a group and already know your group
information, enter it here:
(please contact Kelly 368-4936
for this information)
Group ID Number:
Group Member ID/Name:
If you're registering as part of a group and already know your group
information, enter it here:
(please contact Kelly 368-4936
for this information)
Group ID Number:
Group Member ID/Name:
| kelly homeschool Active Lifestyle No Award 10741 05-15-2008 rene01 homeschool Active Lifestyle No Award 12043 05-15-2008 dustin01 homeschool Presidential Champion No Award 781 04-06-2008 Hoffman199 homeschool Active Lifestyle No Award 261 04-02-2008 Mandie homeschool Active Lifestyle No Award 2977 04-23-2008 Caleb homeschool Active Lifestyle No Award 4456 04-23-2008 Thomas Academy homeschool Active Lifestyle No Award 3875 04-28-2008 Chris_P homeschool Presidential Champion President's Champions - Bronze 36476 05-15-2008 Marc_P homeschool Presidential Champion President's Champions - Bronze 36476 05-15-2008 GregoryRules homeschool Presidential Champion President's Champions - Bronze 30366 05-14-2008 JosephTheMan homeschool Presidential Champion President's Champions - Bronze 30532 05-14-2008 TravisACoolKid homeschool Presidential Champion President's Champions - Bronze 29351 05-14-2008 Total: 198,335 HOURS KEY members will receive awards once a year for their hours. REGISTER ONLINE FOR 2008-2009 STARTING 5-16-2008 |
