Chapter Service
Each member is responsible for completing at least 12 service hours throughout each school year. These service hours are divide evenly across the grading periods. Specific dates for service hours will be provided at the beginning of each school year.
Of the 12 service hours, each member must complete at least 1 hour of Independent Service and at least 1 hour of Chapter Service.
Pre-Approval
The Wayne Chapter asks that you select an Independent Service Project (ISP) from the following list of already approved projects:
List of Independent Service Projects
If the service project you have in mind is not on this list, then you need to complete and submit the following form before doing your service hours:
Independent Service
For Independent service, you are responsible for
selecting a service project,
contacting the beneficiaries about your participation,
arranging the date(s) & time(s) of your service, and
completing & submitting required paperwork.
For documentation of your Independent service, you will complete and submit a form through our chapter's online classroom.
Chapter Service
These are service projects created by our chapter. These projects are conducted either by the entire chapter or by chapter committees/groups.
For documentation of your Chapter service, you will complete and submit a form through our chapter's online classroom.
Our Chapter's Definition of Community Service
Service projects shall have the following characteristics: fulfill a need within the school or city communities; have the support of the administration and the faculty; be appropriate and educationally defensible; and be well-planned, organized, and executed.
The chapter establishes that service is for the betterment of our community, is a helpful act which directly benefits (1) those less fortunate or (2) the protection of animals or the environment, and is an act for which the individual does not receive financial compensation or personal benefit.
Activities such as the following will not count toward NHS service hours:
Club meetings/activities unless you are performing service for a community non-profit organization.
Involvement in any type of performance, musical or theatrical.
Helping family, friends, or neighbors (e.g., chores, babysitting, shoveling, mowing the lawn). Our council believes that it is your obligation as a neighbor, friend, or family member to help out.
Anything you are paid for or are normally paid for. Working at your job for free does not count.
Community hours required by the court.
Participation in church or youth group activities such as bake sales, hayrides, teaching, choir, child care, etc. Our council believes that it is your duty as a good church member to fulfill these obligations. The exception is if you are performing service for a community organization as a church group.
Campaign efforts for candidates, as this is a civic duty.