The
Yorba Linda Girl Scout Association is pleased to announce
our participation in the President’s Service Award program
as a Certifying Organization. The President’s 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. To date, the President’s Council
has bestowed more than 400,000 awards to the Nation’s
deserving volunteers.
To qualify, volunteers simply submit a record of their service
hours to the Yorba Linda Girl Scout Association, and we will
verify the service and distribute the Award. 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. Presidential Volunteer Service Award Award
Any
individual can the receive the Presidential Volunteer Service
Award for volunteer hours earned over a 12-month period or
over the course of a lifetime at home or abroad.
To
earn a President's Volunteer Service Award, individuals must
keep a record of their activities and hours of volunteer service.
The service hours must be submitted to a Certifying Organization
who certifies the hours and submits them to the Presential
Award Committee. Yorba Linda Girl Scouts is a Certified Organization.
On the
Award Criteria
Age
Levels
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Lifetime
The 12-month
period does not have to be on a calendar year.
Children:
Ages 14 & under
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 15-24
100
to 174 hours
175
to 249 hours
250
hours or more
4,000
hours or more
of volunteer service
(over a lifetime)
Adults: 25 & older
100
to 249 hours
250
to 499 ho
500
hours or more
4,000
hours or more
of volunteer service
(over a lifetime)
Families and Groups (two
or more people)*
200 to
499 hours
500 to
999 hours
1000 hours
or more
4,000 hours
or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime)
*
In families and groups, each member contributing to the total
number of hours must have served 25 hours or more.
Certifying
Information
Yorba Linda
Girl Scouts Association is a Certified Organization. Irene Goodman
is our Certifying Agent who approves hours and submits to the Presidential
Award Committee.
Log on to www.presidentialserviceawards.gov
to sign up. Once you have set up your online account, update your
profile with the following key code (SBX-7515) to link you to our
database so that Irene can certify your hours. You can sign up anytime!
If you don’t want to keep track online, just send Irene your
list of hours and she'll get them logged in. If you register online,
please send Irene an email so that she can verify that you are properly
linked to our group.
Younger volunteers
can earn the California Service Award for 25 hours of service. You
can also sign up as a family, troop or other group if you don’t
think that any one individual will can reach a particular level
on their own. Remember, this award is open to all volunteers –
not just Girl Scouts!
You can track
service hours by completing a Service Hour tracking log. Click
here to download Tracking Form
You can also
track hours by creating an account on the Presidential Award Website.
Click
here to create a login account and track your hours online.
When you are ready to turn your hours in, you can download your
record to an excel spreadsheet and email to Irene Goodman at imgoodman@att.net
Any service
hours count towards the award. You can count hours earned for other
awards such as Bronze, Silver or Gold awards. Service does not just
have to be through Girl Scouts. Church, school or other community
groups or clubs can count also towards this award.
