Official Site for Silver Cord & $4 Scholars Volunteer Service Hours
Record Your Volunteer Service Here!!!
By Bobbie Hardt
March 09, 2007
This is the official site to record your Silver Cord & Dollars for Scholars Service Hours
Silver Cord Service
program
Sentral Community School District
The North Sentral Kossuth Schools initiated a Silver Cord for Service program. This program was developed to encourage students to become contributing citizens. The goal for high school is 35 volunteer hours per year. Seniors that document 140+ hours during their high school years will receive a silver cord and be recognized at graduation.
Considering the needs of our communities for volunteer services, we believe you can earn hours toward your cord while fulfilling the community need. The action of volunteering can build a better tomorrow by benefiting students and their community.
Many admission forms for college applications for scholarships, and resumes for employment ask for what you have done in volunteerism and service, so this program will not only benefit our school and community but also you. You are probably already doing many of these things and this is a way to keep track of our volunteer hours.
There are many things that you can do that would meet the requirements for this service program but to avoid any misunderstanding, please ask someone from the Silver Cord Service program committee to approve your project if not on the following list.
Service Learning Project
Ideas
The
following ideas would be acceptable hours for the Silver Cord
Program:
Volunteering for community
organizations
Reading to
the elderly
Assisting
elderly community members with household chores
Volunteering for church
projects and teaching Sunday School
Helping
improve school grounds
Shoveling
sidewalks/raking for the elderly
Cleaning
ditches on highways
Volunteering to work at
community events (town Halloween party, Santa Days etc.)
Assisting at a hospital, shelter, day care, nursing home, etc.
Beautifying
community property (main street, parks, etc.)
Volunteering time for school
sponsored activities
Big
Brother/Big Sister/Y Pals
Volunteering at blood
drives
Volunteering for senior
citizens
Volunteering to help coach
younger children in sports, etc.
Volunteer
runner for Middle School or High School track meets
Volunteer
counselor at a camp
Making Holiday gift boxes
Buddy
Reading Program
The following ideas would
NOT be acceptable for the Silver Cord Program:
Doing
chores at home
Attending
church and Sunday School
Babysitting
for a younger sibling
Working on
the farm
Completing
ANY task for which you receive money
Doing extra credit
homework
Doing extra
curricular activities (sports, muic, etc.)
Court
ordered community service tasks
Tasks
assigned as a disciplinary action
Visiting an
elderly relative with your family
Working at
class suppers
What is a Record of Service?
A Record of Service is a private journal of your volunteer time and experiences in response to a call to service. You can keep a record of your activities serving your neighbor, your community, your country and the world. Return as often as you'd like to keep your record of service updated online. To create your Record of Service, follow the four easy steps listed on the website.
See Mrs Hardt if you need assistance getting started.
