Hello Everyone~

We are very proud to announce that MA Region 4A MRC is a Presidential Volunteer Service award sponsor, now our volunteers can track their volunteer hours to be eligible to receive this very prestigious award.

Presidential Service Award Background:

America has a long and proud tradition of volunteer service. Now more than ever, volunteers are renewing their commitment to helping others and making new connections that bring us closer together as families, as neighbors, as communities, and as a Nation.

The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers are making in our communities and encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.

Recognizing and honoring volunteers sets a standard for service, encourages a sustained commitment to civic participation, and inspires others to make service a central part of their lives. The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes individuals, families, and groups that have achieved a certain standard – measured by the number of hours of service over a 12-month period or cumulative hours earned over the course of a lifetime. Award Criteria

Any individual, family, or group can receive Presidential recognition for volunteer hours earned over a 12-month period or over the course of a lifetime at home or abroad. The following are the eligibility requirements for each age group:

• Kids: Age 5-14
• Young Adults: Individual Age 15-25
• Adults: Individual Age 26 +

Presidential Volunteer Service Award Criteria

Personalized Certificate

Congratulatory Letter from President Barack Obama

The volunteer hours are retroactive, so many of our volunteers will be eligible for the award for the time they volunteered for:

• Planning and staffing the H1N1 and seasonal flu clinics.
• Staffing the shelters during the spring floods and the 2008 Ice Storm
• Staffing the water distribution Centers during the MWRA water contamination
• Serving on the MRC Executive Committees
• Boston Marathon Medical Sweep teams
• Health fairs, staffing medical tents at local road races
• Any other MRC activities

Region 4A MRC is so proud to be a partner to this program and we are so grateful for the 1,000s of volunteer hours that the MRC volunteers from our Region have given to protect the Public Health in Massachusetts.

To register and track your volunteer hours please log in to:

https://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/tgact/ros/dspROSlogin.cfm

*** Please link your volunteer hours with our organization by using the record of service key: ZTP-45069.

Thank you all so much~

Liisa Jackson
Massachusetts Region 4A Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator
Hopkinton, MA
# 774-278-0059
# 508-625-1141