Senior Community Service Hours Updated 1/29/11

UGIVE AND YOU GET SOMETHING IN RETURN

SENIOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS What’s New With How Ugive? 9/17/20153

Graduation Requirement 9/17/20154 Every Copley High School Student 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 to verify you received UGIVE #2 – Go to sign-in, get to know the sitewww.ugive.org #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 a CHS 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 then turn it in to us

CHS OPPORTUNITIES Academic Challenge – an hour of training and several hours during Saturday tournament *Next tournament is February 26 th 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 30 th

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 28 TH – NO OLD FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE!

Any Questions ? Thank You For Your Attention