As a Certifying Organization of the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (www.TAGC.org) awards the PVSA to those who meet or exceed the award criteria. Established in 2003, the PVSA is given by the President of the United States and honors individuals, families and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service over the course of 12 months.
Award Requirements
To qualify for the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, volunteers need to be U.S citizen or Legal Permenant Resident and submit a record of their service hours to Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (www.TAGC.org), and we will verify the service and award the PVSA. Along with TAGC required volunteer hours, a portion of volunteer service hours can be from other non-profit and non-religious activities benefiting whole community. In fact, service hours can be accumulated through work on a variety of projects throughout the year. The only requirement is that the necessary hours be completed within a calendar year; recipients can qualify for a new PVSA each year.
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Kids ages 5-10 |
Teens 11-15 |
Young Adults 16-25 |
Bronze Award |
26-49 hours |
50-74 hours |
100-174 hours |
Silver Award |
50-74 hours |
75-99 hours |
175-249 hours |
Gold Award |
75+ hours |
100+ hours |
250+ hours |
Honorees receive:
- An official President’s Volunteer Service Award lapel pin ($20 award package – free for TAGC volunteers).
- A personalized certificate of achievement
- A congratulatory letter from the President of the United States
How to Apply:
- Become a member of Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (www.TAGC.org) and actively perform volunteer service for TAGC during same year (Jan 1st to Dec 31st).
- TAGC may consider other non-profit and non-religious organization hours at their own discretion.
- Submit your Record of Service Jan 1st - Feb 15th in required format which should contain detailed info of Date, Hours volunteered, Organization contact info for each entry from previous Calendar year.
- The cost for each award is $20 for the lapel pin package but it is free for TAGC volunteers.
- TAGC will review and validate Record of Service.
- TAGC will distribute Awards during March/April TAGC Ugadi event.
Any questions, please send an email to youth @tagc.org