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Prudential's Alaska Spirit of Community Student Volunteer Program
1. Student Community Service Leadership Training for middle school, high
school and university students
A. Student Volunteer Service Workshops
One hour to full day workshops educating youth on creating their own
community service project through their school, club, organization, church
or family.
B. Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute (PYLI)
The 3-5 day PYLI training provides youth with the encouragement, peer
networks and leadership skills necessary for them to make meaningful
contributions to their communities and begin a life-long journey of
leadership and service. Learn more at www.PYLI.org
C. Alaska PYLI Student Graduate Assistants/Peer Trainers
Graduates of the Alaska Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute are
invited back to train their peers and facilitate learning activities at
subsequent PYLI Institutes.
2. Student Opportunities to Serve the Community
A. Alaska Seasons of Service
This is a coordinated series of year-round service project
ooportunities sponsored and promoted by the Points of Light Foundation
offering invitations for youth and families to volunteer for service
projects and activities throughout the year. More than 20 million people
volunteer each year to be part of the Seasons of Service-a year-round
action plan to illustrate how a single day of service
can grow into an ongoing habit of helping communities. Learn more at
www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons
Here is the portfolio of national opportunities for youth people to
volunteer their time and talents to service projects and activities
throughout the
year.
| October | A National Day to Help Others |
| November | National Family Volunteer Day |
| January | A day ON...not a day off! |
| April | Inspire by Example |
| April | The Power of Youth Serving Youth |
| May | Youth and Adults Volunteering Together |
Each day of service is sponsored by a national organization and focuses on
a theme that targets a specific group. Building each day of service into
your program calendar can promote volunteerism in your community and
provide opportunities for project-oriented problem solving, planning,
teaching, researching, networking, and increasing community awareness. The
idea is to turn people on to service so they will become life-long
volunteers.
B. Prudential Global Volunteer Day
Prudential Jack White Vista Real Estate helps organize a local Prudential
Volunteer Day in the Fall to serve the community.
C. Student Service Tools
Alaska Prudential Spirit of Community Service Guide & Volunteer Guide &
Volunteer Log : 101 Ways to Serve the Community and Make A Difference
Catch The Spirit: A Student's Guide To Community Service
3. Student Volunteer Service Recognition
A. Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honor young people in middle
level and high school grades for outstanding volunteer service to their
communities. Created in 1995 by Prudential Financial in partnership with
the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the awards
constitute the United States' largest youth recognition program based
solely on volunteering. Over the past 11 years, the program has honored
more than 70,000 young volunteers at the local, state and national level.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognize students in middle and
high school grades who have demonstrated exemplary community service.
Applications are solicited each fall through more than 40,000 public and
private middle-level and high schools, and through officially designated
local organizations across the country. These organizations include Girl
Scout councils, county 4-H organizations, American Red Cross chapters,
YMCAs, and member volunteer centers of the Points of Light Foundation &
Volunteer Center National Network. Local Honorees are selected at
participating schools and organizations in November, and from these
winners, two State Honorees are chosen in each state and the District of
Columbia. Finally, 10 National Honorees are picked by a panel of prominent
judges, and announced at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C., in May.
Who is eligible?
Any young person who:
Is in grades 5–12 as of the last weekday in October during the applying
year, in any state or the District of Columbia.
Has engaged in a volunteer activity that occurred at least partly during
the 12 months prior to the date of application.
Completes an application form following all directions carefully, and
submits it to a school principal or the head of an officially designated
local organization by the last weekday in October.
Learn more at www.prudential.com/spirit
B. President's Volunteer Service Awards
The President's Volunteer Service Awards are offered each Spring by
Friends of ALASKA PYLI supported by the Anchorage Daily News, Key Bank of
Alaska, Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals and other
community organizations. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is issued
by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation on behalf of
the
President of the United States to recognize the best in American spirit,
and to
encourage all Americans to improve their communities through volunteer
service, and civic participation. The Award is given to individuals,
families, and groups that have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service
and civic participation over the course of a 12-month period.
Any individual, family, or group can receive Presidential recognition for
their annual commitment to volunteer service. In addition, individuals who
complete 4,000 or more hours of volunteer service over the course of their
lifetime will be recognized with the President’s Call to Service Award.
Learn more at www.presidentialserviceawards.gov
C. Annual Alaska Prudential Spirit of Community Student Service Recognition
Ceremony
The annual Alaska Prudential Spirit of Community Student Service
Recognition Ceremony is held at the Prudential Centerpoint Building
in Anchorage on the Saturday of National Youth Service Day.
The objectives are to honor outstanding community service during the 12
months by young Alaskans on National Youth Service Day. Each year we will
honor the high school and middle school Prudential Award winners and
distinguished finalists, and school and community nominees.
We also recognize high school graduating seniors who have attended
the Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute(PYLI) and present the 2006
President's Volunteer Service award to Anchorage area middle school,
high school and university students for their outstnading volunteer
service during the past 12 months.
4. Friends of ALASKA PYLI
Friends of ALASKA PYLI was awarded the national Daily Points of Light Award
on Novemner 22, 2005 by the Points of Light Foundation for outstanding
commitment to volunteer service by young Alaskans since 1998.
In partnership nationally with the Prudential Insurance Company and the
Points of Light Foundation , Friends of ALASKA PYLI is a coalition of
community organizations supporting youth and student volunteer service to
their Alaskan communities including:
Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
Alaska Youth As Resources
Chugachmiut, Inc.
Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Communities In Schools - Alaska
Mt. View Boys & Girls Club
Prudential Jack White Vista Real Estate
PYLI Alumni Student Association
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Anchorage
Boy Scouts of America Western Alaska Council
UAA Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
UAA Upward Bound
For More Information about the Alaska Prudential Spirit of Community
Program and its activities contact in Anchorage:
Beau Bassett, Ed.M.,J.D.
Master Trainer Points of Light Foundation
Friends of ALASKA PYLI
alaskayouthasresources@alaska.net
907-561-6630
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