1. Candidates must submit a documented record of volunteer activities and hours served. This record of service may be a diary, calendar or timesheet with proof of service documented and verified by agency representative. 
2. Candidates must submit a letter of nomination from the direct supervisor/agency representative working with the candidate, a school administrator, school SkillsUSA advisor or SkillsUSA state director. This letter must include:
   
• name of the agency or organization where hours were performed
• a description or list of activities performed
3. Proof of SkillsUSA membership must be submitted. Proof of membership can be a copy of a membership roster, a certificate or verification from your school SkillsUSA advisor or state director.
4. Candidates must meet the number of hours designated by the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. (See below.)
5. Candidates must have performed hours and remain in good standing.

The above information must be submitted to Heidi Ambrose, Associate Director of Programs, SkillsUSA, by 3:00 pm (EST) on May 15.  For additional information and questions, she can be reached at 703-737-0615 or e-mail: hambrose@skillsusa.org.

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
c/o SkillsUSA
P.O. Box 3000
Leesburg, VA 20177-0300

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

Service Hours Requirements

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.

2008 Recipients

The following people have qualified to receive the President's Service Award for 2008:

Gold
Max Burden, Hohenwald, Tenn.
Matthew Conner, Hohenwald, Tenn.
Damian Legacy, Springfield, Vt.
Greg Morris, Hohenwald, Tenn.
Micah Rentschler, Hohenwald, Tenn.

Silver
Josiah Rentschler, Hohenwald, Tenn.
James M. Holt, Hohenwald, Tenn.

Bronze
Robert Lovell, Hohenwald, Tenn.
Benny Luna, Springdale, Ark.