The President's Volunteer Service Award
Team Texas Rock Climbing is proud to be a Certifying Organization to verify and certify the President's Volunteer Service Award. As such, we can award our "most outstanding volunteers and recognize the impact they make."
https://presidentialserviceawards.gov/
Last updated: 6/29/2025
Applications for 2024 are now closed.
You can open the 2025 Application Form above now and MAKE A COPY to help keep track of your hours.
Applications are due September 1, 2025.
Eligibility
- Actively affiliated with Team Texas during the reporting period
- At least 50% of hours submitted must bring positive impact to the climbing community for all categories except for the Young Adults (ages 16-25) in which 25% of hours must bring positive impact to the climbing community.
- 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); for our team, the criteria will be 9/1 through 8/31.
Eligible Service:
- Unpaid acts of volunteer service benefitting 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
Eligible 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
- Serving only family members
Hours Required to Earn Awards in Each Age Group
| Age Group | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Lifetime Achievement Award | Minimum % of Hours Benefitting Climbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids (5–10 years old) | 26–49 hours | 50–74 hours | 75+ hours | 4,000+ hours | 50% |
| Teens (11–15) | 50–74 hours | 75–99 hours | 100+ hours | 4,000+ hours | 50% |
| Young Adults (16–25) | 100–174 hours | 175–249 hours | 250+ hours | 4,000+ hours | 25% |
| Adults (26+) | 100–249 hours | 250–499 hours | 500+ hours | 4,000+ hours | 50% |
Application Process
- Download the 2024 application form found here. You can download it anytime during the year to help keep track of your hours.
- Provide the link to your completed document to the "Volunteer Service Award" form under My Forms/Paperwork -> Information Forms once the submission form is available.
Application due date is 9/1 for the previous year. If applying for 2025, the hours will be 9/1/24-8/31/25 with applications due by 9/1/25. For a list of example service events in 2024, click here.
To learn more about the The President's Volunteer Service Award, visit https://presidentialserviceawards.gov/
Questions may be directed to ttxclimbingvols@gmail.com.
TEAM TEXAS RECIPIENTS SINCE 2021
- 2024
- Claire Pee (Gold, Young Adult)
- Isabella Rivera (Gold, Young Adult)
- Nicholas Marquez (Silver, Teen)
- Way-Way Pee (Silver, Adult)
- Sadie Burt (Bronze, Young Adult)
- Nora Marquez (Bronze, Young Adult)
- Michael Roddy (Bronze, Young Adult)
- Evelyn Orton (Bronze, Teens)
- Lucy Fleitas (Bronze, Teens)
- Kristi Marquez (Bronze, Adult)
- 2023
- Isabella Rivera (Gold, Teen)
- Carrington Woods (Gold, Teen)
- Claire Pee (Silver, Teen)
- Holger Roehl (Silver, Adult)
- Crystal Calfy (Bronze, Adult)
- Michael Roddy (Bronze, Teen)
- Kalina Yates (Bronze, Young Adult)
- 2022
- Tami Pellicane (Lifetime, Adult)
- Angie Cheah (Gold, Teen)
- Josh Calfy (Gold, Adult)
- Nora Marquez (Silver, Teen)
- Isabella Rivera (Silver, Teen)
- Randy Osborne (Silver, Adult)
- Way-Way Pee (Silver, Adult)
- Claire Pee (Bronze, Teen)
- Michael Roddy (Bronze, Teen)
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2021
- Kiara Pellicane-Hart (Gold, Young Adult)
