2008 Woodie Awards
100 service hours wins President's Award
100 volunteer hours is the minimum required from students to qualify for President's Award.
By Selina O. Affram
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: News
Originally published: 4/10/08 at 7:14 PM CSTLast update: 4/11/08 at 10:23 AM CST
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Audrey Grams, service learning coordinator, is looking for nominations among students who participate in community service.
"We will be having our annual ceremony, which will be held during National Volunteer Week," Grams said.
Students will be honored with personal certificates of achievement and a signed letter from President George W. Bush, an official President's Volunteer Service Award pin and a letter from the President's Council on Service and Civil Participation at 2:30 p.m. April 29 in the visual arts center.
Students also will receive an additional certificate from college President Robert Zeigler.
Grams encourages students to participate and turn in service hours and requirements after the ceremony to receive acknowledgment in the summer or fall.
In the past school year, 20 students participated.
"We only have 10 students so far," Grams said.
Individuals and groups may apply for the award, Grams said.
For students to qualify, they must complete 100 hours of service to the community within 12 months.
A portion of the service should be through campus student groups or events to include service learning classes, Grams said. Also other service hours may be included, Grams said.
For group qualification, there needs to be a combined 200 hours in 12 months and all members who want to contribute must have 25 hours each.
Students are required to turn in time sheets indicating dates and times served and where and what type of service, Grams said.
A letter is needed from the nonprofit organization stating that the person served, in what capacity and the dates and total hours.
Time sheets can be found at www.accd.edu/sac/service.
Business Professor Sylvia De Leon, who is an adviser to this college's Public Administration Club, said she is proud the club is receiving the Gold Award, the highest award.
The club served a total of 1,360 service hours, qualifying them to receive the highest award, the Gold Award.
"The group's goal is to help children, and in the past, we have donated school supplies, toys, clothing and given out scholarships," De Leon said.
"The nominees deserve the award because it comes from the heart, and they are not interested in recognition, as much as making a difference in the community."
For more information about the award, visit the Web site at www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/tg/pvsainfo/dspAboutAwards.cfm.
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