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II. Community Service(Please review carefully.)
Service hours must be performed without pay, compensation or reward and with adult supervision for a non-profit public charity, school or church organization. Mandatory or court ordered community service does not apply. Samples of acceptable volunteer service activities are listed below. Strive for activities that benefit the community at large and not only your personal, school or church family life.You may count hours that you earn through your church and school, but please make sure they align themselves with the SOM guidelines of public service.
*******NEW in 2016*******
- MISD Concession Stand service will not count toward Spirit of Midway volunteer hours.
- 20 hours of community service required this year to qualify for award.
Examples of acceptable community service organizations
(Not a comprehensive list):
The Advocacy Center
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Art Center of Waco
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Boy Scouts of America ** (Will not include Flags over Bear Country for this award)
Boy & Girls Clubs
Cameron Park Zoo
Camp Fire
Caritas
Church (or worship center) Activities
City of Waco Parks and Recreation
Compassion Ministries
CDC Housing Projects
Dr Pepper Museum
Elementary School Carnivals
Family Abuse Center
Feast of Sharing – HEB Feast for Families
Food For Families
Friends for Life
Girl Scouts of America**
Goodwill
Habitat for Humanity
Head Start
Hillcrest Hospital Volunteer
Historic Waco Foundation
Humane Society
Keep Waco Beautiful
MCYC
MHMR
Mayborn Museum
Meals on Wheels
Mission Waco
Multiple Sclerosis Run**
Providence HospitalVolunteer
Public Library Aide
Race for the Cure**
Relay for Life**
Salvation Army
Shepherd’s Heart
Special Olympics**
Talitha Koum Institute
Toys for Tots Distribution
United Way
Very Special Fishing Event
Waco Civic Theater**
Waco Family Health CenterJr. Volunteer
Waco Wetlands
Waco Symphony**
YMCA
Youth Commission – (Community Projects only)
**Participation in event does not constitute community service. You must work for or at the event in some capacity.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE YOUR PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR SERVICE HOURS.
If your volunteer service is not listed above, please contact the Spirit of Midway chairman, Lisa Clevenger at or approval prior to completing your projectto be certain it is eligible. You are encouraged to submit additional volunteer hours so that if any of your submitted service hours are not eligible, the committee can consider additional hours for student qualification.
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SPIRIT OF MIDWAY AWARD
2016-2017 COMMUNITY SERVICE FORM
Name: ______Grade: ______
The Spirit of Midway Award requires at least 20 hours of community service per calendar year. Sharing your time and talents for the benefit of others is an important component of the award. Service activities should be performed without pay or compensation and under adult supervision for an approvednon-profit organization. Mandatory or court ordered community service will not apply. AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS BENEFITTING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE MUST BE DONE FOR THE 20 HOUR TOTAL. Hours must be completed between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. Community service for incoming freshmen and new students to MHS will begin June 4, 2016. The form below must be completed even if you attach separate documentation.
Name of organization and location of service:______
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Describe your activities:
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Describe how the community benefited: ______
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Date(s) of service:
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(To be completed by Supervisor only):
Adult Supervisor Information
Name: (printed) ______
Position: ______
Phone: ______Email: ______
I certify that the hours and activities as stated were completed.
Supervisor Signature: ______Date: ______Total hours: ______Note:This signature may be waived only IF a letter of documentation is submitted by the public charity organization to document hours of volunteer activity.
Make copies of this form as needed for community service hour verification. This page MUST be completed even if you attach a signed volunteer form from an organization. Use one form per activity. Please do not group different service activities together. Additional hours may be submitted for consideration in the event that ineligible hours are submitted. Please contact the Spirit of Midway PTA chairperson to verify eligibility of organizations not listed in this application.