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.

Materials 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.

To qualify to receive the PVSA from SkillsUSA in June 2013, candidates must have performed hours within a single consecutive 12-month period. Hours prior to January 1, 2012, do not apply unless you are submitting for the Lifetime Award.

Coversheet with your name, age, home address, total hours, school, chapter advisor's name, school address and email address. Note: For team awards include the total number of people on the team.
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 2013, candidates must have performed hours within a single 12-month period. Hours prior to January 1, 2012, do not apply unless you are submitting for the Lifetime Award.

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: www.presidentialserviceawards.gov

Service Hours Requirements
(any consecutive 12 months between Jan. 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013)

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 to 50 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.

2012 Recipients

The following people have qualified to receive the President's Service Award for 2012:

Arizona
Marisa Halfmann (Gold)
Sahuaro High School
Tucson, Ariz.

California
Dara Dubois (Lifetime)
American River College
Sacramento, Calif.

Brianna Abbott (Silver)
Cynthia Avila (Gold)
Aarica Barker (Silver)
Kimberly Beltrami (Bronze)
Enrique Carrazco (Silver)
Angel Carrillo (Bronze)
Rebecca Chavez (Bronze)
Rosa Davalos (Bronze)
Sarah De Lira (Gold)
Lenin Dolmos (Gold)
Isaiah Eppinger (Bronze)
Nicole Gallo (Gold)
Cinthya Garcia (Gold)
Andrew Gutierrez (Gold)
Marilyn Gutierrez (Gold)
Avril Alejandra Castillo Hernandez (Gold)
David Hernandez (Bronze)
Laura Hernandez (Gold)
Ruth Jaime (Silver)
Janis Jimenez (Gold)
Regina King (Gold)
Desiree Loera (Silver)
Denise Rose Lopez (Gold)
Gabriela Lopez (Gold)
Andrea Madrigal (Silver)
Jenifer Melendez (Gold)
Adriana Mendoza (Gold)
Meztly Milian (Gold)
Marissa Morales (Gold)
Alexandra Rose Nava (Gold)
Jasmine Oros (Gold)
Kiara Ortega (Bronze)
Jessica Noel Peck (Gold)
Arlyn Perez (Silver)
Matthew Quinonez (Silver)
Alejandra Ramirez (Gold)
Berlyn Ramirez (Gold)
Yadira Rodriguez (Gold)
Danielle Schlegel (Bronze)
Karina Soria (Gold)
Marielena Tejeda (Gold)
Victoria Vaca (Gold)
Mark Vargas (Bronze)
Daisy Vasquez (Gold)
Kristina Ybarra (Gold)
Downey (Calif.) High School

Divya Raman (Gold)
Westlake High School
Westlake Village, Calif.

Connecticut
Amanda Balch (Silver)
Vinal Technical High School
Middletown, Conn.

Delaware
Jenifer Ceja (Bronze)
Christina Dale (Gold)
Alexa Dunkle (Bronze)
Jaymar Harrison (Bronze)
Gena Marra (Bronze)
Beatriz Rosales (Bronze)
Amber Snipes (Bronze)
Aziza Taylor (Bronze)
Delcastle Technical High School
Wilmington, Del.

Florida
Anthony Wade Beczo (Silver)
Belleview (Fla.) High School

Georgia
Zackery Bruner (Gold)
Jamar Feggins (Bronze)
Raven Henry (Bronze)
Jordan Vocational High School
Columbus, Ga.

Craig Swanson (Bronze)
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Dublin, Ga.

Hawaii
Rachel Abellera (Gold)
Christian Dela Cruz (Bronze)
Megan Dolores (Gold)
Danny Nguyen (Silver)
Ceasar Paguirigan (Bronze)
Tyler Yokoyama (Bronze)
Lane Yokoyama (Gold)
Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School
Honolulu, Hawaii

Massachusetts
Gabrielle Bailey (Gold)
Jaime Paniagua (Gold)
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School
Charlton, Mass.

Torey Johnson (Silver)
Blue Hills Regional Technical High School
Canton, Mass.

Jonathan Cooper (Gold)
Bristol Plymouth Regional Tech. School
Taunton, Mass.

Katelyn Fitzsimmons (Bronze)
Elizabeth Irwin (Bronze)
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
New Bedford, Mass.

Anthony Senesi (Silver)
Minuteman Career and Technical High School
Lexington, Mass.

Victoria Holbert (Bronze)
Jessica Shattuck (Bronze)
Montachusett Regional Technical High School
Fitchburg, Mass.

Kaila O’Farrell (Bronze)
Plymouth South High School
Plymouth, Mass.

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

New Jersey
Andrew Wang (Gold)
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, N.J.

Ohio
Daniel Berhent (Gold)
James Blankenship (Gold)
Kyle Bush (Gold)
William Clapacs (Gold)
Ian Fellows (Gold)
Perry Gabriel (Gold)
Mike Gattarello (Gold)
Thomas Hamilton (Gold)
James Haynes (Gold)
Jesse Kesman (Gold)
David Kobsted (Gold)
Joseph Lucas (Gold)
Brett Miklos (Gold)
Tyler Myers (Gold)
Jacob Pell (Gold)
Andrew Quade (Gold)
Tyler Schmidt (Gold)
Ian Troeter (Gold)
Austin Weber (Gold)
Willoughby (Ohio) Tech Center

Rhode Island
Brendan Cody (Bronze)
Michael Ferranti (Bronze)
Victoria Johnston (Bronze)
Kayla Levasseur (Gold)
Benjamin Marcotte (Bronze)
Frank Marzano (Gold)
Sonia Sanchez (Bronze)
Hannah Schram (Bronze)
Gianna Velino (Silver)
Lori Velino (Bronze)
Cranston (R.I.) Area Career & Technical Center

Tennessee
Robert Anderson II (Bronze)
John Franklin Dunagan (Silver)
Garvin Matthew Ferguson (Silver)
Tonya Eve Goodman (Gold)
Lisa Jeanette Hutchins (Gold)
Clayton Kissell (Gold)
Timothy Littles (Gold)
Joshua Mcbroom (Gold)
Kayla Newman (Bronze)
Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley

Patricia Henderson (Gold)
Mark Christopher Roark (Gold)
Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton

Jeremy Ballentine (Silver)
Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski

Team Awards

Connecticut
Wilcox Indians (Gold)
H.C. Wilcox Technical High School
Meriden, Conn.

Florida
Cosmetology Department (Gold)
Manatee Technical Institute
Bradenton, Fla.

Florida State Officer Team 2012 (Silver)

Georgia
RHS SkillsUSA (Silver)
Ringgold (Ga.) High School

Illinois
Thomas Kelly Co-op Work-Study Program (Gold)
Thomas Kelly High School
Chicago, Ill.

Illinois State Officer Team 2012 (Gold)

New Mexico
SkillsUSA Hobbs High School (Gold)
Hobbs (N.M.) High School

Ohio
Penta Public Safety Academy (Gold)
Class of 2012
Penta Career Center
Perrysburg, Ohio

Vanguard Career and Tech Center (Gold)
Fremont, Ohio

Tennessee
Medical Assistant Class 2012 (Gold)
Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville

Virginia
High School National Officer Team (Gold)
SkillsUSA
Leesburg, Va.

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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.