FVL’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM

 

 

Gal. 6:10:  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

 

Program Overview: FVL’s Volunteer Service Program exists to offer students an opportunity to receive non-graded transcript credit for service activities in which they participate.   While enrolled at FVL, students may receive a credit for the time spent serving their Lord as Sunday School teachers, VBS teachers, Hmong Saturday School assistants, ushers, camp counselors and a variety of other activities.  College admissions personnel and scholarship review committees consider volunteer activities as an increasingly important component of an applicant’s qualifications.

 

Program Guidelines:

1.       Choose a service activity in your church or community.

2.       Pick up a Volunteer Service Activity Log sheet from any FVL religion teacher.  The student will then ask the teacher to approve the activity, preferable, before beginning the service activity.

3.       Fill out the time log portion of the sheet and return it when the activity is complete.  Your on-site supervisor must sign the form.

 

Examples of Volunteer Service:

Church:

 

   Usher

   VBS teacher/assistant

   Yard work for shut-ins

   Pioneer helper

   Office helper

   Hmong Saturday School

Sunday School teacher/assistant

Nursery room helper

Jesus Cares teacher/helper (at FVL)

Church cleanup

Camp counselor

 

 

Community:

 

   Children’s Museum

   American Cancer Society

   Special Olympics

Volunteen program at AMC/St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

Nursing home volunteer

Big Brother/Big Sister

 

 

Activities that are compensated (e.g., church organist) do NOT qualify for the program.

 

 

  • The number of volunteer activity hours determines the amount of service credits awarded on the student’s transcript.  To receive the next .25 service credit, the student must exceed the hour requirement of that level.  For example, to receive .50 service credit, the student must log 60+ hours.  These hours may accumulate from single or multiple simultaneous activities.

            25hours:   .25 credit                  75 hours:  .75 credit

            50 hours:     .5 credit                 100 hours:   1 credit      

 

  • Some activities involve significant preparation time (e.g., teaching Sunday School).  A student teaching Sunday school would log one hour of prep time and one hour of teaching time each week.

 

  • A student will have four years to complete a full credit in a service activity.  For example, if a student teaches VBS every year and logs over 30 hours each year, after four years the student would have enough hours to receive a full credit.