Christian Military Wives Join With President Bush’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to Deliver President’s Volunteer Service Award
Christian Military Wives has officially announced it has teamed with the White House to become a Certifying Organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national program recognizing Americans who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service. Established in 2003, the Award was created by President George W. Bush to give Presidential recognition to individuals, families and groups who meet requirements for volunteer service, measured by the number of service hours performed over 12-months.
The Award is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, a group convened by President George W. Bush to help foster and encourage a culture of volunteer service and civic participation among Americans. Chaired by two-time Super Bowl Champion Darrell Green, with former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and John Glenn as honorary co-chairs, the Council is composed of leaders in government, media, entertainment, business, education, nonprofit and volunteer service organizations and community volunteering.
For more information about volunteering with Christian Military Wives, please email us. For more information on the President’s Volunteer Service Award and to find out how to identify additional volunteer opportunities, visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov or call 1-866-545-5307.
To earn an Award, individuals,
families, and groups must keep a record of volunteer activities
served. Activities may be kept by the Certifying Organization or can
be tracked online with the USA Freedom Corps Record of Service.
Any individual, family, or group can
receive Presidential recognition for volunteer hours earned over a
12-month period or over the course of a lifetime at home or abroad. The
following are the eligibility requirements for each age group:
Bronze Level 100 to 249 hours
Silver Level 250 to 499 hours
Gold Level 500 hours or more
President’s Call to Service Award
4,000 hours or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime).
Personalized Certificate
Talking Points for the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
• The PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD is a prestigious national honor offered in recognition of sustained volunteer service.
• America has a long proud history of
volunteer service, and volunteers work to unite our Nation. Whether
mentoring a child, spending time with an elderly neighbor or cleaning
up after a natural disaster, millions of Americans commit their time,
energy and talent to meet urgent and everyday needs in our community.
• Established in 2003, the PRESIDENT’S
VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD gives Presidential recognition to individuals,
families and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to
volunteer service each year. The AWARD shares this achievement as a way
to inspire others to contribute to their communities through volunteer
service and to make volunteer service a central part of their lives.
• The AWARD is available on an annual
basis and is an honor that every American – from all ages and all walks
of life – can aspire to achieve. Even if people have never volunteered
before, the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD is within their reach.
• To be eligible to receive the AWARD,
individuals, families and groups submit a record of their annual
volunteer service hours to participating Certifying Organizations that
will verify the service and deliver the AWARD.
• Children of ages up to 14 are eligible
to receive the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD after completing at
least 50 hours of community service in a single year. Ages 15 to adults
are eligible after 100 hours of annual volunteer work, and families and
groups of two or more people are eligible after 200 hours of service.
• Many individuals, families and groups may already meet the requirements to earn the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER 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.
• The PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE
AWARD is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic
Participation, a group created by President George W. Bush to recognize
the valuable contributions volunteers make to our Nation.
• Chaired by two-time Super Bowl
Champion Darrell Green, with former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and John
Glenn as honorary co-chairs, the Council is composed of leaders in
government, media, education, entertainment, business, nonprofit and
volunteer service organizations, in addition to individual community
volunteers.