U.S. Department of State Volunteer Service Certificate for 100+ Hours academy octane ? ral Affairs (ECA) offers a certificate of appreciation it of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultu al. ee aerate exhange students comple 100 hors or more of volunter service during ther ‘exchange program. oe tative or through PAX, cei vital part of American society and culture. Whether done on your own in eae ys oat fay ora commun organization volunteering provides an important way to lear about understanding. As a volunteer in your community, you wil also develop your school, your host family, our host community and increase mutual Ieuorsisand oigaztonl kil. er your program ends, you'll be abet use the sil thatyou have learned to give back to your home community. To qualify as volunteer service toward the certificate, an activity should be unpaid and should provide a benefit to the community beyond you and your hos family A few examples of qualifying activites are: Stocking and distributing food at food bank Mentoring or tutoring a child Volunteering wth or fundraising for any nonprofit organization or charitable cause Participating in a community servic project through a school club Honor Society, Key Club, ec.) Assisting a teacher before or after school Shoveling snow fora neighbor in need Volunteering with a parent/teacher organization within the school or school district concerts or theater productions (if not Selling tickets, working concession stands, or ushering at sporting events, required fora cass) Time in service club meetings spent planning or organizing volunteer activites ( Examples of activities that donot quality as volunteer service include d loing chores for the host family; makin (eure I senator tho attending clases, workshops or events; raising funds for the stents personal efit (e.g, fora tip, ld trips, dances); or participation in clubs, student council i } ; sports teams, including as te manager, and school plays, because these ta ties in Amerie Hera plays 'ese are not volunteer activities but typical extracurricular activities in American Please note: To receive the ECA Volunteer Service Certfcate, Form, get itsigned by your community coordinator, and reta ‘but not for other club business) ‘you will need to complete your Volunteer tn it to the PAX office, cae an