President's Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA)

For San Antonio College to certify you for this award you must have:

Completed 100 or more hours of service to the community within a 12-month calendar year. Current PVSA rules have now only allowed for calendar year awards. If you submit your hours in 2009 but the majority of the hours were in 2008, you will receive a 2008 award. Please organize and track your hours according to the year in which you served them.

1. A portion of your service has been through SAC student groups or SAC events to include service-learning classes.
2. Other service hours (i.e., on your own or through another organization or church group) may be included.
3. You must also be a registered SAC college student, a SAC staff or faculty member during the year in which you are submitting for your award.

What cannot be included to get this award from SAC? 

Hours attending club meetings or planning meetings, unless you are planning for an event to benefit the community - not a fundraiser for your club/student organization.  

• Hours teaching bible school, or proselytizing of any religion.   
• Hours that are needed to complete an internship for a class.  For example, if the internship is required as coursework and the reward is a grade, then this is not service to the community. If a student continues to serve beyond the internship requirement, then those hours will count. However, if a student is doing service-learning for a portion of the grade, then the service will count.
• Any paid service at a non-profit.

What type of qualifying documentation is needed for the award?

Time sheets indicating dates/times served and where and what type of service.  See attached timesheet for recording your hours, if needed.

• A letter from the non-profit stating that the person served in what capacity and the dates and total hours. The letter must include contact information from the non-profit.

Award recipients receive:

• An official President’s Volunteer Service Award pin.
• A personalized certificate of achievement.
• A note of congratulations from the President of the United States.
• A letter from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation.

Information about the Award: http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/tg/pvsainfo/dspAboutAwards.cfm

Recognizing and honoring volunteers sets a standard for service to others. It encourages a sustained commitment to civic participation and inspires others to make volunteering a central part of their lives. The President's Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals, families, and groups that have achieved a certain standard – measured by the number of hours served in a 12-month calendar year or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime.

***If someone has completed 100 or more hours of service to the community and have served no hours through or for SAC, it is recommended that they ask the organization that they served with to recognize them for this award. Most non-profits and places of worship are eligible to participate in this program, and it is a great award to pursue.

If you have friend or family members that are interested in this award but are not SAC students, then they should contact the non-profit in which they are serving. Our office can assist you if needed.

Any questions, please call Audrey Grams at 210-486-0763 or email at agrams@alamo.edu Award recipients should bring by their time sheets and documentation to Fletcher 306.