Presidential Volunteer Service Award

PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

Certified by The Bear Creek High School Friends of Music

BCFM PVSA - Open to all BCHS Music Program Students

This is the first year of the BCFM Presidential Volunteer Service Award Program and will evolve.  If issues arise, the default decision will be in accordance with PVSA policy and procedures.  Finally, as with all initiatives, your patience and support is appreciated as it evolves.

Awards include Certificates, Medallions, Coins, and Pins.     (Methods of Award is still TBD.)

Tracking Hours

• Volunteers are required to maintain their individual hours. This is to verify participation and to retain copies toward Lifetime Awards.

• Volunteers are required to attach an email verification of hours to BCFM PVSA Tracking Sheet:

***SAMPLE***

To: (Point of Contact at Volunteer Location)

Subject: (Student Name) - Certification of Volunteer Hours 

Thank you for allowing me to assist with (activity conducted) .  This email is to certify I volunteered (#) hours with your organization on (date).   PLEASE reply "Confirmed" from your organizational email, with a signature block, or with contact information. 

Thank you,

(Student Name)

Eligible Service:

• Unpaid acts of volunteer service benefitting others

  • Service through National service programs that provide a stipend (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) may count towards the Lifetime Achievement Award, but not for the annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards)

  • Travel stipends, transit/parking passes, membership passes, expense reimbursements, and other nominal volunteer support do not impact service eligibility

Eligible Service does not include:

• Donating funds

• Political lobbying (Non-partisan voter registration is an eligible activity)

• Religious instruction

• Conducting worship service

• Proselytizing

• Volunteer service performed as part of court-ordered community service

• Serving only family members

Award Levels – Service Benchmarks

Age Group  Bronze  Silver Gold  Lifetime

Kids (5-10)   26-49 50-74      75+   4,000

Teens (11-15)  50-74     75-99  100+    4,000

Young Adults (16-25)  100-174    175-249      250+   4,000

Adults (26+)      100-249       250-499    500+    4,000

Families & Groups      200-499     500-999     1,000+      N/A

Family/Group Awards

• Award given in the name of the group, e.g., “Silver Spring High School Marching Band” or “The Burgess-Peterson Family”

• Each member must contribute a minimum of 25 hours for their hours to count towards the group total

• Each member must meet individual eligibility requirements, i.e., must be at least 5 years old and a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

• An individual’s hours may count towards both the individual award and group award, e.g., a teen completing 50 hours may receive a bronze award in addition to the silver group award as a member of a class that volunteered 500 hours collectively over 12 months

****NOTE:  BCHS Students participating in this program will be eligible for a Program Participant Certificate if they complete 15 hours or more of Volunteer Service and submit their BCFM Tracking Form by cut-off dates.**** 

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