WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In communities
across the country, middle and high school students are making
meaningful contributions through volunteering – and The Prudential
Spirit of Community Awards wants to shine a spotlight on their
service.
The November 7 deadline is fast
approaching for young volunteers in grades 5-12 to apply for local,
state and national recognition – and cash awards of up to
$5,000 – through the Prudential
Spirit of Community Awards. The application is available at
http://spirit.prudential.com and www.nassp.org/spirit.
The program, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership
with the National Association of Secondary School Principals
(NASSP), was created in 1995 to recognize the exemplary volunteer
work of middle level and high school students. Over the past 22
years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to
more than 120,000 middle and high school students across the
country at the local, state and national level.
How to Apply
To apply for a 2018 Prudential Spirit of Community Award,
students and certifiers must complete the following steps:
- Students complete the online application by November 7, 2017.
- Then, students submit the application for certification to
their principal or head of a local participating organization.
- Certifiers review all applications for their school or
organization, then select a Local Honoree to nominate for
state-level judging by November 17,
2017.
Applications can be certified by a middle or high school
principal or head of a Girl Scout council, county 4-H organization,
American Red Cross chapter, YMCA or an affiliate of Points of
Light's HandsOn Network. (Students can request a paper application
by calling 855-670-4787.)
The 2018 Awards Program
On February 6, 2018, the top
middle level and high school volunteer from each state and the
District of Columbia will be named
State Honorees. They will receive $1,000, engraved silver medallions and an
all-expense-paid trip to Washington,
D.C., with a parent or guardian for four days of recognition
events from April 28-May 1, 2018.
In Washington, a distinguished
national selection committee will name 10 of the 102 State Honorees
as America's top youth volunteers of the year. These National
Honorees will receive additional awards of $5,000, gold medallions, crystal trophies for
their nominating schools or organizations, and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for
nonprofit charitable organizations of their choice.
Several Distinguished Finalists in each state will receive
bronze medallions, and runners-up will receive Certificates of
Excellence. Local Honorees selected by schools and participating
organizations for state-level judging will be presented with
Certificates of Achievement; they will also receive President's
Volunteer Service Awards if they have served the minimum number of
volunteer hours to qualify (26 hours for age 10 and younger, 50
hours for ages 11-15 and 100 hours for older students).
About The Prudential Spirit of Community
Awards
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is
the United States' largest youth
recognition program based solely on volunteer community service.
The awards program also is conducted in Japan, South
Korea, Taiwan, Ireland, India, China,
Brazil and Poland, where Prudential has significant
business operations.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
is the leading organization of and voice for middle level and high
school principals, assistant principals, and school leaders from
across the United States. The
association connects and engages school leaders through advocacy,
research, education, and student programs. NASSP advocates on
behalf of all school leaders to ensure the success of each student
and strengthens school leadership practices through the design and
delivery of high quality professional learning experiences.
Reflecting its long-standing commitment to student leadership
development, NASSP administers the National Honor Society, National
Junior Honor Society, National Elementary Honor Society, and
National Student Council. For more information about NASSP, located
in Reston, VA, visit
www.nassp.org.
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