United States President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) for US citizens

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The President's Volunteer Service Award(PVSA) is a program to honor the volunteers who are using their time and talents to solve some of the toughest challenges facing our nation. Labdoo-US is proud to announce to be an official certifying organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award.

Criteria
Individuals that meet following criteria are eligible for the PVSA.

-Recipient(s) must be a United States citizen or a lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United States and has to be over 5 years old.
-Awards are issued for service hours served within a 12-month time period (lifetime award is not eligible at this time).
-Awards are issued for volunteer service only; additional levels of participation with the organization (i.e., charitable support) are not a factor considered for the award.
-Court-ordered community service or money donations do not qualify for the award.
-Service must be recorded at Labdoo Doopoints System (http://doopoints.labdoo.org) in detail (the hours as well as description of the service provided) and approved by your hub manager that is legally established in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or one of the U.S. territories.
-Time spent on organizing donation events can be considered as volunteering hours. However, donation itself cannot be converted into service hours per PVSA guideline.

Eligibility
-Hours are measured over a 12-month period and awards are designated based on cumulative hours.
-The awards are offered in multiple levels and are designed to recognize each milestone of your service achievement.
-Levels include bronze, silver, gold. (The highest honor, the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for those who contribute more than 4,000 hours of service in their lifetime, is not available at this time)
-Hours Required to Earn Awards in Each Age Group

Age Group Bronze Silver Gold
Kids (5–10 years old) 26–49 hours 50–74 hours 75+ hours
Teens (11–15) 50–74 hrs 75–99 hrs 100+ hrs
Young Adults (16–25) 100–174 hrs 175–249 hrs 250+ hrs
Adults (26+) 100–249 hrs 250–499 hrs 500+ hrs

How To Apply
Please contact your hub manager for detail.