President's Volunteer Service Awards-
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:01 pm
UBPN is pleased to announce
that we have been approved
as an Official Certifying
Organization for the President's
Volunteer Service Awards!A great chance to earn an award while spreading awareness/furthering prevention and helping UBPN!!
The President's Volunteer Service
Award recognizes Americans of all ages
who have made a sustained commitment
to volunteer service. The Award – issued
by the President's Council on Service
and Civic Participation on behalf of the
President of the United States – honors
individuals, families and groups that
have demonstrated outstanding volun-
teer service over a 12-month period or
throughout their lifetime. Since Sep-
tember 2003, more than 11,000 orga-
nizations have signed on as Certifying
Organizations and honored over 270,000
volunteers with the Award.
To earn a President's Volunteer Ser-
vice Award, you must keep a record of
your activities and hours of volunteer
service. You can track your hours in a
journal at home (attached)or on-line through the
USA Freedom Corps Record of Service if you are 14 years of age or older: https://www.presidentialserviceawards.g ... Slogin.cfm.
Each family or group then submits its
record of service to UBPN by contact-
ing Rich Looby
(richard@ubpn.org). He will
review and verify your hours. Then,
once you have the appropriate number of
hours, he will order your awards!
To be recognized, service activities
should meet national or community
needs in the areas of youth achievement,
parks and open spaces, healthy commu-
nities, and public safety and emergency
response. Activities should be unpaid
and may not include court-ordered com-
munity service.
What an excellent opportunity to cre-
ate awareness for BPIs. We hope you'll
join us as we work toward our goal!
Presidential Service Awards
The following awards can be earned:
Awards for kids: (ages up to 14)
Bronze Level – 50 to 74 hours
Silver Level – 75 to 99 hours
Gold Level –100 hours or more
Awards for young adults: (ages 15-25)
Bronze Level – 100- 174 hours
Silver Level – 175-249 hours
Gold level – 250 hours or more
Awards for adults: (age 25 and older)
Bronze level – 100-249 hours
Silver level – 250-499 hours
Gold level – 500 hours or more
Awards for families and Groups: (two or more people)
Bronze level – 200-499 hours
Silver level – 500-999 hours
Gold level – 1000 hours or more
Presidents Call to Service Award
4,000 hours or more over a lifetime
(All ages)
For help fi nding volunteer activities in your neighborhood, check:
http://www.presidentialserviceawards.go ... unteer.cfm
A few other suggestions that help spread the word about brachial plexus injuries:
*Answering helpful posts on the message board
*Volunteer activity at Camp
*Volunteer hours serving on a UBPN committee
*Public speaking and sharing information
*Placing fl yers/brochures in libraries or public health fairs
*Writing letters to government offi cials
*Writing letters to newspapers
*Baking for police, fi re fi ghters, EMS, etc. while delivering information about BPI
If you have any questions, please e-mail (richard@ubpn.org).
that we have been approved
as an Official Certifying
Organization for the President's
Volunteer Service Awards!A great chance to earn an award while spreading awareness/furthering prevention and helping UBPN!!
The President's Volunteer Service
Award recognizes Americans of all ages
who have made a sustained commitment
to volunteer service. The Award – issued
by the President's Council on Service
and Civic Participation on behalf of the
President of the United States – honors
individuals, families and groups that
have demonstrated outstanding volun-
teer service over a 12-month period or
throughout their lifetime. Since Sep-
tember 2003, more than 11,000 orga-
nizations have signed on as Certifying
Organizations and honored over 270,000
volunteers with the Award.
To earn a President's Volunteer Ser-
vice Award, you must keep a record of
your activities and hours of volunteer
service. You can track your hours in a
journal at home (attached)or on-line through the
USA Freedom Corps Record of Service if you are 14 years of age or older: https://www.presidentialserviceawards.g ... Slogin.cfm.
Each family or group then submits its
record of service to UBPN by contact-
ing Rich Looby
(richard@ubpn.org). He will
review and verify your hours. Then,
once you have the appropriate number of
hours, he will order your awards!
To be recognized, service activities
should meet national or community
needs in the areas of youth achievement,
parks and open spaces, healthy commu-
nities, and public safety and emergency
response. Activities should be unpaid
and may not include court-ordered com-
munity service.
What an excellent opportunity to cre-
ate awareness for BPIs. We hope you'll
join us as we work toward our goal!
Presidential Service Awards
The following awards can be earned:
Awards for kids: (ages up to 14)
Bronze Level – 50 to 74 hours
Silver Level – 75 to 99 hours
Gold Level –100 hours or more
Awards for young adults: (ages 15-25)
Bronze Level – 100- 174 hours
Silver Level – 175-249 hours
Gold level – 250 hours or more
Awards for adults: (age 25 and older)
Bronze level – 100-249 hours
Silver level – 250-499 hours
Gold level – 500 hours or more
Awards for families and Groups: (two or more people)
Bronze level – 200-499 hours
Silver level – 500-999 hours
Gold level – 1000 hours or more
Presidents Call to Service Award
4,000 hours or more over a lifetime
(All ages)
For help fi nding volunteer activities in your neighborhood, check:
http://www.presidentialserviceawards.go ... unteer.cfm
A few other suggestions that help spread the word about brachial plexus injuries:
*Answering helpful posts on the message board
*Volunteer activity at Camp
*Volunteer hours serving on a UBPN committee
*Public speaking and sharing information
*Placing fl yers/brochures in libraries or public health fairs
*Writing letters to government offi cials
*Writing letters to newspapers
*Baking for police, fi re fi ghters, EMS, etc. while delivering information about BPI
If you have any questions, please e-mail (richard@ubpn.org).