Presidential Volunteer Service Awards Archived Version
President’s Volunteer Service Awards
Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya has a long proud history of volunteer service. Our volunteers are working to meet the needs of their neighborhoods and the community by participating initiatives such as Adopt a Highway, Adopt a Family, Soup Kitchen and various other Volunteer activities.
In recognition of these outstanding achievements, the Waqar E Amal Department is proud to announce the availability of the President's Volunteer Service Award, a prestigious national honor offered in recognition of volunteer commitment. Established in 2003, this new Award is given by the President of the United States and honors individuals, families and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service over the course of 12 months.
As a Certifying Organization of the President's Volunteer Service Award, we can nominate potential recipients and distribute the Award to those who meet or exceed the Award criteria.This is a great opportunity for us to join the President of the United States in recognizing the volunteers who consistently take the time to make a difference in the lives of others. Volunteers strengthen America and inspire others to get involved. We can honor our Khuddam and Atfal who are answering the call with this Award.
To qualify for the President's Volunteer Service Award, volunteers simply submit a record of their service hours to the Waqar E Amal department, and we will verify the service and deliver the Award. Volunteer service hours are not limited to those performed on behalf of Majlis Khuddam ul Ahmadiyya. In fact, service hours can be accumulated through work on a variety of projects throughout the year. The only requirement is that the necessary hours be completed within 12 months; recipients can qualify for a new Award each year.Our Khuddam should strive to earn the President's Volunteer Service Award every year.
Even if somebody has never volunteered before, the Award is within their reach. In fact, the strength and success of our Jamaat depends on every one of us taking an active role in the community where we live. We can also help strengthen America by asking our friends, families and neighbors to join us our volunteer efforts. Most people say 'yes' if asked to volunteer – all it takes is a personal request."The President's Volunteer Service Award is issued by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation – created by President George W. Bush to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make to our nation.
To learn more and find out how to qualify for the Award, I am requesting all Khuddam to visit the following website and get registered:www.PresidentialServiceAwards.gov
The record of service key to be used by our volunteers is BZQ-34223.
To be eligible to receive the President's Volunteer Service Award, applicants' service hours must be confirmed by the Waqar E Amal Deparment. There are three levels of the Award varying by hours of service completed within a 12-month period:
·Go to this site: http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/index.cfm
·Click on Track Your Hours
·Follow the 4 step process to create your Record of Service
·Once you are logged in click on Profile
·Enter BZQ-34223 as Your Record of Service Key
·Scroll down and Click on Update Profile
·Click on My Service
·Click on Create New Record
·Start recording your service activities for this year.Please provide as much details as possible
How to record last year's (2009) Hours:
·Click on Create New Record
·Put Waqar e Amal as Service Activity
·Use MKA as Organization Name
·Select Communities from the drop down menu as Specific Area of Service
·Make sure that you click on Recurring Activity
·Use the Date Picker to pick 01/02/2009 as the Start Date - This is the first Friday of 2009
·Under hours of service put in the average number of hours per month that you spent in service of
Jamaat or other community related activities in 2009
·In Activity Recurrence Click on Monthly and then day 10 of every 1 month
·In the Range of Recurrence Click on End after 12 occurences
·Fill in the rest of the form.Put in as much details as possible in the Description of service.
·Click on Add this activity.
Congratulations – you have just created your record of service for last year and will be rewarded accordingly!
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