Volunteer Hours Information

President's Volunteer Service Award
Tracking Sheets 

Due April 3, 2025!!!

The Volunteer Center of Morgan County is the PVSA Certifying Agency; however, we do not set the requirements for this award. It is an initiative of the President’s Council on Service & Civic Participation. 

To learn more call 1-866-545-5307 or visit  www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.

The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation no longer gives awards for groups or lifetime achievement.

Eligible Services

Unpaid acts of volunteer service benefitting others

ELIGIBLE SERVICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

Donating funds – You can count the hours to plan and execute a food drive, but cannot count items donated as hours

Political lobbying – You can count non-partisan voter registration

Religious instruction – You can count volunteer hours at your church, but cannot count hours teaching a class of any kind, conducting worship service or proselytizing

Court Ordered – You cannot count hours for community service that you are ordered by a court to perform

Family – You cannot count hours in service of family members. Examples are babysitting, cleaning and yard mowing

School credits – You cannot count hours for classes and activities you are receiving school credit, such as elective classes.  

Hobbies such as dance, acting and band are not eligible volunteer hours. The only exception to this rule would be if your group holds a fundraiser or entertains nursing home residents or veteran groups etc. 

**Float building and decorating for Prom is not eligible for volunteer hours**

IF YOU HAVE ONE PROJECT WHERE YOU’VE VOLUNTEERED FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY, YOU NEED TO LIST EACH DATE AND THE AMOUNT OF HOURS COUNTED FOR THAT PARTICULAR DATE.

IF WE CANNOT READ YOUR HANDWRITING OR YOUR FORM IS NOT COMPLETELY FILLED OUT, WE WILL NOT PROCESS YOUR FORM

Agency supervisor must legibly sign this form to validate volunteer hours. It is important to keep a copy of this form for your personal records.

Thank you,

Quay Lively

Volunteer Center of Morgan County 

Events & Fundraising Coordinator

256-355-8628

quay@vcomc.org

Volunteer Center of Morgan County 

811 2nd Ave SE

Decatur, AL 35601