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San Marcos Middle School's Commitment to Service

San Marcos Middle School has a long proud history of volunteer service. Our volunteers are working to meet the needs of our school and the community by completing a variety of community service projects and activities including holiday food drives, fund-raising events to support local charities and service projects to help the environment to name just a few.

In recognition of these outstanding achievements, San Marcos Middle School is proud to announce the availability of the President"s Volunteer Service Award, a prestigious national honor offered in recognition of volunteer commitment. Established in 2003, this new Award is given by the President of the United States and honors individuals, families and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service over the course of 12 months.

San Marcos Middle School has teamed with organizations and businesses across San Diego County to deliver this Award to our most outstanding volunteers. As a Certifying Organization of the President's Volunteer Service Award, we can nominate potential recipients and distribute the Award to those who meet or exceed the Award criteria.

"San Marcos Middle School is extremely proud to join the President of the United States in recognizing the volunteers who consistently take the time to make a difference in the lives of others," said Shannon Hobbs, our Award Administrator. "Volunteers strengthen America and inspire others to get involved. We are proud to honor our volunteers who are answering the call with this Award." Notably, to date our volunteers have contributed over seven thousand seven hundred hours of service.

Children, adults, families and groups can receive the Award and, given their ongoing service activity, many of our volunteers may already meet the requirements (see sidebar).

The President's Volunteer Service Award is issued by the President"s Council on Service and Civic Participation, created by President George W. Bush to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make to our nation. To learn more and find out how to qualify for the Award, please contact Shannon Hobbs, our Award administrator, at 760-295-2500 ext. 3523 or visit

Our Service Record Key is: HVT-28625

Award Requirements:

To be eligible to receive the President's Volunteer Service Award, applicants" service hours must be confirmed by a registered Certifying Organization.There are three levels of the Award varying by hours of service completed within a 12-month period:

Kids - 14 and younger
 

Bronze Award50 - 74 hours

Silver Award75 - 99 hours

Gold Award100 or more hours

Young Adults - Ages 15 - 25

Bronze Award100 - 174 hours

Silver Award175 - 249 hours

Gold Award250 or more hours


Adults - Ages 26 and up

Bronze Award100 - 249 hours

Silver Award250 - 499 hours

Gold Award500 or more hours

Families and Groups (two or more people)*

Bronze Award200 - 499 hours

Silver Award500 - 999 hours

Gold Award1,000 or more hours

*Each member contributing at least 25 hours towards the total


President's Call to Service Award

Individuals who have completed 4,000 or more volunteer service hours over the course of their lifetime are eligible to receive the President"s Call to Service Award.