Senior Community Service Hours Updated 1/29/11

UGIVE AND YOU GETSOMETHING IN RETURN

SENIOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS

What’s New With How Ugive?

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Graduation Requirement

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Every Copley High SchoolStudent Must Complete And Document 12 Hours Of Community Service To Graduate

PREVIOUS PROCESS

• In the past, CHS students would obtain a reporting form, volunteer somewhere, and turn the form in to the coordinator in May.

• Challenges With This System:• Time consuming for the coordinator• Students lost forms• Students had trouble finding volunteer opportunities• Difficult to verify the authenticity of participation• Difficult to track completed hours and notify students who were needing more hours

UGIVE.org

• Online Non-profit Organization Sponsors Website That Does The Following:• Allows students to find volunteer

opportunities in surrounding communities• Allows service organizations & others to post

volunteer opportunities • Allows students to have service hours posted

almost immediately • (cont.)

UGIVE (cont.)

• Allows for easier and more efficient tracking of hours

• Allows students to print volunteer resumes

• Students can receive national rewards

Steps to Participate With UGIVE

#1 – Check your email to verify you received UGIVE email

#2 – Go to www.ugive.org , sign-in, get to know the site

#3 – Look over the current and upcoming opportunities

#4 – Sign up to participate, attend function, sign in, and work

#5 – UGIVE does the rest – records new hours & updates totals

#6 – Check UGIVE to ensure the correct number of hours is there

3 WAYS TO…

Choose opportunity from UGIVE.ORG,

complete the hours,& UGIVE will add the hours toward your 12

Decide to work @ aCHS event and have the event

coordinator verify your hours

Choose an activity that’s worthwhile,

get the activity approved,get the verification

letter filled out, and thenturn it in to us

CHS OPPORTUNITIES

• Academic Challenge – an hour of training and several hours during Saturday tournament*Next tournament is February 26th

• Mulch Madness• Haunted Halls• Spaghetti Dinner• More to be added – encourage supervisors to contact us to list more events

NEW VERIFICATION FORM

Get form from Ms. Wion or the office

VOLUNTEER HOUR CRITERIA

• Hours should be earned doing two or more different activities (ex. Spaghetti Dinner & volunteering at nursing home)

• Hours must be volunteer – you cannot receive money for your time/work

• Hours are completed for those in need outside of your home – can’t count working for parents

• All documentation for 12-hour requirement is due by April 30th

Double - Dipping

• Students MAY use the same volunteer hours to meet the senior graduation requirement as well as other organizational volunteer requirements

• Includes scouting, church, Key Club, NHS, etc.

IF YOU HAVE THE OLD FORM WITH HOURS DOCUMENTED – TURN THOSE IN TO MS. WION.

THESE MUST BE TURNED IN TO MS. WION BY FEBRUARY 28TH – NO OLD FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE!

Any Any Questions ? Questions ?

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