President's Volunteer Service Award

SkillsUSA Requirements and Submission Items for the President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)

Deadline: Applications must be received (not postmarked) by April 1.

To qualify to receive the PVSA from SkillsUSA in June 2012, candidates must have performed hours within a single consecutive 12-month period. Hours prior to January 1, 2011, do not apply unless you are submitting for the Lifetime Award.

Coversheet with your name, age, home address, total hours, school, school address and email address.
Candidates must submit a documented record of volunteer activities and hours served. This record of service may be a diary, calendar or timesheet.
- If your service involved over night stays, such as volunteering at a summer camp, only direct contact hours/hours on task may be counted. (Sleeping hours do not count.)
- Hours served fulfilling your responsibilities as a local, state or national officer do not count for the PVSA (volunteer activities performed while an officer are acceptable).
A letter from each agency, organization, school, church, etc., (on their letterhead) where you volunteered must accompany your time sheet and be signed by an agency representative verifying your hours.
Candidates must submit a letter of nomination from one of the following: the direct supervisor/agency representative working with the candidate, a school administrator, school SkillsUSA advisor or SkillsUSA state director.
Proof of SkillsUSA membership must be submitted. Proof of membership can be a copy of a membership roster, your membership card, a certificate or verification from your school SkillsUSA advisor or state director.
Candidates must meet the number of hours designated by the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. (See below.)
To qualify to receive the PVSA from SkillsUSA in June 2012, candidates must have performed hours within a single 12-month period. Hours prior to January 1, 2011, do not apply unless you are submitting for the Lifetime Award.

The above information must be sent as one complete package and received (not postmarked) no later than April 1. No exceptions will be made. Emailed or faxed entries will not be accepted. Do not send incomplete submissions.

Once the documentation is received, SkillsUSA will verify all records and confirm that the candidate has completed the number of service hours in good standing as required to earn a President's Volunteer Service Award.

Mail entries to:

Heidi Ambrose
SkillsUSA
14001 SkillsUSA Way
Leesburg, VA 20176

For questions, call: 703-737-0615; or email: hambrose@skillsusa.org.

More information about the President's Volunteer Service Award Program is available at http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov

Service Hours Requirements
(completed between April 1, 2011-March 31, 2012)

Young Adults (Ages 15 to 25)
100 to 174 hours (Bronze)
175 to 249 hours (Silver)
250 hours or more (Gold)
4,000 hours or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime)

Adults (25 and older)
100 to 249 hours (Bronze)
250 to 499 hours (Silver)
500 hours or more (Gold)
4,000 hours or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime

Families and Groups (two or more people)*
200 to 499 hours (Bronze)
500 to 999 hours (Silver)
1000 hours or more (Gold)
4,000 hours or more of volunteer service (over a lifetime)

* In families and groups, each member contributing to the total number of hours must have served 25 hours or more.

2011 Recipients

The following people have qualified to receive the President's Service Award for 2011:

California
Kirndeep Badesha (Gold)
Monica Carrillo (Gold)
Yaritza De La Mora (Gold)
Kimberly Denise Daniel (Gold)
Estefani Martinez (Gold)
Katie Martinez (Gold)
Cristal Meza (Gold)
Lorena Ramirez (Gold)
Boheri Rivas (Gold)
Elisa Ruiz (Gold)
Gabriela Urbina (Gold)
Michelle Velazquez (Gold)
Saul Berumen (Silver)
Evelyn Errichetto (Silver)
Stephanie Gomez (Silver)
Eunisis Gonzalez (Silver)
Eric Lima (Silver)
Brandon Melendrez (Silver)
Michelle Skill (Silver)
Downey (Calif.) High School

Florida
Frank Agresta (Gold)
Alma Alfonso (Bronze)
Claudia Cruz-Abrego (Bronze)
Maria Garcia (Bronze)
Debra Hancock (Bronze)
Diana Lopez (Bronze)
Manatee Technical Institute
Bradenton, Fla.

Joey Baker (Bronze)
Florida State College
Jacksonville, Fla.

Business Technology Program (Team Gold)
Cosmetology Program (Team Gold)
Manatee Technical Institute
Bradenton, Fla.

Georgia
Gabriel J. Dukes (Gold)
Ashley King (Gold)
Brandi Phillips (Gold)
Gabbrielle J. Dukes (Bronze)
Kiara Harris (Bronze)
Jordan Vocational High School
Columbus, Ga.

Danielle Sharp (Gold)
Floyd County Schools College and Career Academy
Rome, Ga.

Hawaii
Lane Yokoyama(Bronze)
Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School
Honolulu, Hawaii

Illinois
Stephanie Bochenek (Gold)
Illinois State University
Normal, Ill.

Akshar Patel (Gold)
Maine East Post-Secondary
Park Ridge, Ill.

Illinois State Officer Team (Team Silver)

SkillsUSA Co-Op Program (Team Bronze)
Thomas Kelly High School
Chicago, Ill.

Kentucky
Matthew Cape (Silver)
Lake Cumberland Area Technology Center
Russell Springs, Ky.

Massachusetts
Natasha Lagasse (Gold)
Greater Lawrence Technical High School
Andover, Mass.

Allison Little (Gold)
Courtney Woods (Gold)
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School
Billerica, Mass.

Carly Lynn Ward (Gold)
Sacred Heart High School
Kingston, Mass.

Torey Johnson (Silver)
Blue Hills RVTHS
Canton, Mass.

William Da Silva (Silver)
Tri-County RVTHS
Franklin, Mass.

Ricky Jordan (Bronze)
Bay Path RVTHS
Charlton, Mass.

Victoria Holbert (Bronze)
Montachusett RVTHS
Fitchburg, Mass.

Elizabeth Irwin (Bronze)
Greater New Bedford (Mass.) RVTHS

Iruma Shibuya (Bronze)
Minuteman Career and Technical High School
Lexington, Mass.

Maryland
Adam Shook (Bronze)
Frederick (Md.) County Career and Technology Center

New Jersey
Erika Forys (Gold)
Stefanie Grossano (Gold)
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, N.J.

New York
Maron Brauer (Gold)
Orleans Career and Technical Education Center
Medina, N.Y.

North Carolina
Gianna Velino (Gold)
Johnson and Wales University
Charlotte, N.C.

Ohio
Criminal Justice Class (Team Gold)
Penta Career Center
Perrysburg, Ohio

Oregon
Sam Freshner (Gold)
Sabin Schellenberg Center
Milwaukie, Ore.

Yesenia Delgado (Bronze)
Reynolds High School
Troutdale, Ore.

Rhode Island
Alexcia Bouressa (Gold)
Michael Ferranti (Gold)
Lianna Amadis (Bronze)
Leah Belogolovsky (Bronze)
Meredith Glick (Bronze)
Brandon Landry (Bronze)
Alicia Laramee (Bronze)
Dana Marcotte (Bronze)
Talia Pirri (Bronze)
Lori Velino (Bronze)
Cranston (R.I.) Area Career and Technical Center

Tennessee
Patricia Henderson (Gold)
Tenn. Technology Center at Elizabethton

Kim Atkinson (Silver)
Tenn. Technology Center at Hohenwald

Kayla Newman (Gold)
Jason Washegesic (Silver)
Mark Williams (Silver)
Joanne Edley (Bronze)
Jeremy Fisher (Bronze)
Lisa Hutchins (Bronze)
Timothy Littles (Bronze)
James Moore (Bronze)
Tenn. Technology Center at Ripley

Medical Assistant Class (Team Gold)
Tenn. Technology Center at McMinnville

Texas
Roger Wilkerson (Lifetime)
Duncanville, Texas

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President's Volunteer Service Award Service usually springs from selflessness, but the president of the United States wants to recognize volunteers just the same. That’s why the Presidential Volunteer Service Award was created, a national honor offered in recognition of sustained service. Recipients can receive an official lapel pin, personalized certificate of achievement, and a congratulatory letter from the president.