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Pearson Athletics Service Hours

What are Service Hours:

A service hour is time spent providing hands-on service volunteering. Service that will benefit your school or community. 

General Requirements

• Athletes must complete a minimum of 10 hrs for the school year.

• All service hours must be submitted by May 1st. Submissions must include a detailed description of the service performed as well as a phone number or email address of a verification contact.

• Students cannot count time spent on activities for which they received compensation as community service hours. A free meal, t-shirt, or gift.

• If you are unsure of whether or not your activity counts as service, please ask.

• There are both on and off-campus opportunities for service hours, and students are encouraged to participate in a variety of service projects.

• Activities that generally do not count as community service include

  • Household chores

  • Receive compensation/money

  • Receive a gift/food in exchange for service

On-Campus Service

This year we are going to focus on provide service at our school.

• On-campus service is a service that directly benefits Pearson Middle School

• Examples of on-campus service include but are not limited to:

  • Helping teachers decorate builtin boards

  • Working the concession stand at Pearson or Reedy games

  • Service completed in NJHS

Off-Campus Service

• Off-campus service is service that benefits entities other than Pearson Middle such as non-profit organizations, local schools, community members, etc.

• Examples of off-campus service include but are not limited to:

  • Volunteering at the humane society

  • Serving as a reading buddy/tutor (siblings not included) 

  • Working at a food bank

  • Visiting the elderly members of a nursing home

  • Building a house with Habitat for Humanity

  • Washing cars, mowing lawns, dog walking (for no compensation)

  • Etc.

• Off-campus service is not limited to the Frisco community. Service hours can be completed all across the country and even internationally.

• Please note that time spent traveling to and from the service location cannot be counted as service hours.

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