The Presidential Volunteer Service Award

What is the President’s Volunteer Service Award?

The Burleson Recreation Center (BRiCk) is an approved Certifying Organization (CO) for the President’s Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA).

The PVSA is a prestigious national honor offered in recognition of volunteer commitment. Established in 2003, this award honors individuals and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service over the course of 12 months. Service hours can be accumulated on a variety of projects throughout the year.

Our 12 month recording period for The City of Burleson is January 1st – December 31st.
Volunteers interested in earning and receiving a Presidential Volunteer Service Award must meet the following criteria:

Criteria for Recognition:

  • Completes unpaid acts of volunteer service benefiting others

    • Service through National service programs that provide a stipend (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) may count towards the Lifetime Achievement Award, but not for the annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards)
    • Travel stipends, transit/parking passes, membership passes, expense reimbursements, and other nominal volunteer support do not impact service eligibility United States citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e., green card holder)
  • Must be at least five years old
  • Completes eligible service within a 12-month period (for annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards) and over a lifetime (for Lifetime Achievement Awards)
  • Volunteer service must be documented through the City of Burleson’s Better Impact database (using the My Impact app or special events sign-in sheets when phone or computer access is unavailable).
  • Volunteers with specific service goals are urged to check their hours when signing in for service through myvolunteerpage.com or contact the Volunteer Office to confirm their current volunteer hours.
  • Court-ordered community service does not qualify for this award.

Volunteer Service does not include:

  • Donating funds
  • Political lobbying (Non-partisan voter registration is an eligible activity)
  • Religious instruction
  • Conducting worship service
  • Proselytizing
  • Volunteer service performed as part of court-ordered community service