The Presidentials Volunteer Service Award

PVSA - The Presidentials Volunteer Service Award

We are pleased to let you know that WITS have been approved as an official Certifying Organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Places to volunteer : WITS events / click the below link to find volunteer opportunity

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Volunteer Eligibility :

  • United States citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e., green card holder)
  • Must be at least five years old
  • Completes eligible service within a 12-month period (for annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards) and over a lifetime (for Lifetime Achievement Awards)

Eligible Service:

Unpaid acts of volunteer service benefitting others

  • Service through National service programs that provide a stipend (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) may count towards the Lifetime Achievement Award, but not for the annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards)
  • Travel stipends, transit/parking passes, membership passes, expense reimbursements, and other nominal volunteer support do not impact service eligibility

Eligible Service does not include:

  • Donating funds
  • Political lobbying (Non-partisan voter registration is an eligible activity)
  • Religious instruction
  • Conducting worship service
  • Proselytizing
  • Volunteer service performed as part of court-ordered community service
  • Serving only family members
Congratulations to Reyna Rathnam for receiving the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) & congratulatory letter from the President, which honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to act too

History of PVSA

In 2003, President George W. Bush established the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make in communities and to encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor individuals who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. It is awarded based on the number of hours volunteers have served during 12-month period or over the course of a lifetime. The awards are offered in various levels to recognize different milestones of service achievement. Levels include Bronze, Silver, Gold and Lifetime achievement.

Click the below link to learn more about PVSA

The President's Volunteer Service Award (presidentialserviceawards.gov)

WITS is an approved official Certifying Organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Award. If you’re interested in earning a President’s Volunteer Service Award, contact wisconsintamilsangam@gmail.com to find out how you can become eligible.

Annual Awards