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Where can I find gifts and
recognition items for our volunteers?
Start on the local level to identify
businesses, agencies and individuals that are friendly to
your organization and its mission, or that might become
friends and provide free gifts.
Remember that DOV offers certificates for volunteers
as well. Gift
items are available at web sites for the Points
of Light Foundation.
Commercial providers of gift items with your logo
include Best
Impressions, Crestline,
Positive
Promotions and Baudville.
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Where can I find a good speaker for
a volunteer recognition event?
Try looking close to home… the mayor,
county judge, a city council member, a successful
businessman, and the president of an organization like
Rotary or Kiwanis, a prominent member of the clergy or an
educator. Members
of the Division of Volunteerism staff are also willing to
speak at such events
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How do I request recognition items
from DOV?
The
Division of Volunteerism publishes a Recognition Information
Packet (available in print or online), which outlines the guidelines for requesting
certificates, and other recognition items available form
Division of Volunteerism.
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What is the waiting period?
Generally, we require four weeks advance
notice for certificates (250 maximum), and four weeks for Governor’s
letters (5 maximum).
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How many hours must a volunteer have
served before he/she is eligible for a certificate from the Division of Volunteerism?
The
minimum number of hours for an individual is 50.
There are several categories of recognition, however,
these are outlined in the Recognition
information packet. There are special cases where
less than 50 hours can be recognized.
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Is there any kind
of national recognition for outstanding volunteers?
The Points of Light Award is one of the most well known
national volunteer awards. Visit The
Points of Light Foundation website for information
on submitting nominations for this as well as for The Awards
for Excellence in Corporate Community Service, The National
Family Volunteer Award and The President's Community
Volunteer Award. The American Institute for Public
Service sponsors the Jefferson Awards for adult volunteers
and the President's
Volunteer Service Awards for youth volunteers. In
addition, it promotes Presidential Freedom
Scholarships. Any
high school can present a $1,000 scholarship to two students
(juniors or seniors) who have volunteered at least a hundred
hours of service in a 12-month period. Each scholarship
recipient receives $500 from the Corporation for National
and Community Service, matched by $500 from the school or a
community organization. The school these students
attend must submit the nomination, but interested parties
can help by providing service opportunities, helping to
write the nomination and helping to provide the $500 match. |
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