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TNF – President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)

Tamil Nadu Foundation

President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)

President’s Volunteer Service Award – a Gold/Silver or Bronze medal with Certificate signed by the President of the United States – is to recognize the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the world and inspires those around them to take action.

Tamil Nadu Foundation is a certified organization to manage and recommend Awards to its volunteers.

Requirement

  • Parents of the applicants must be current Life Members of TNF OR willing to apply for Life Membership along with Youth Volunteer registration. For applicants above 18 years of age, they have to be Life Members OR willing to apply for Life membership.
  • Should be based in the US.
  • Can serve anywhere in the world.
  • Volunteers should be US Citizens or Green card holders
  • Only Volunteering hours are eligible (not $ donated)

Process

  • Adult Volunteers in each Chapter will be the Program Administrator. Interested Chapter Adult volunteer please reach out to youthdirector@tnfusa.org
  • Youth volunteers aspiring to collect hours against the program have to register at the form below before starting to volunteer hours. Past hours will not be counted. 
  • Administrator should approve the volunteering activity before the service is performed.
  • Volunteer Hours should be recorded on a weekly basis and have to be approved by the Program Administrator. Use this form to enter hours.
  • If you are not associated with any chapter, please reach out to youthdirector@tnfusa.org
  • The program is administered every calendar year — starting in January and ending in December of every year. The medals and Certificate will be awarded during the TNF Convention in May of every year.

Award Requirement and Categories

  • 50% of the minimum required service hours in your age group should be earned in a TNF activity or an activity that promotes the cause of TNF.
  • We encourage volunteers to believe in and serve for TNF’s cause.
  • All activities not facilitated by Youth LOVES coordinators should receive prior approval by emailing to youthdirector@tnfusa.org or contacting your local chapter’s youth coordinator.
  • TNF’s board members and youth coordinators reserve the right to evaluate the activity’s eligibility per PVSA requirements and TNF’s beliefs/guidelines.

Link –  https://presidentialserviceawards.gov/eligibility#volunteers

Age Group Bronze Silver Gold Minimum TNF Hours required

Kids (5-10 years old)
26 – 49 Hours
50 – 74 Hours
75+ Hours
13 Hours
Teens (11-15 years old)
50 – 74 hours
75 – 99 hours
100+ hours
25 hours
Young Adults (16 – 25 years old) (Full time students only)
100 – 174 hours
175 – 249 hours
250+ hours
50 hours

PVSA recipients

Recipient Name TNF Chapter Award Level
Annamalai Arunachalam
Austin
Gold
Arunachalam Arunachalam
Austin
Gold
Hasini Manishub
Central Ohio
Gold
Krish Punyam
North East Ohio
Gold
Nithya Latha Natesan
North East Ohio
Gold
Purva Punyam
North East Ohio
Gold
Saravanan Valliappan
Bay Area
Gold
Shrinidhi Sridhar
Austin
Gold
Srinesh Nandhakumar
North East Ohio
Gold
Diya Vivekanandan
Dallas
Silver
Avinesh Saravana
North East Ohio
Bronze
Ishita Mannar
North East Ohio
Bronze
Kalyan Vivekanandan
Dallas
Bronze
Nithin Senthilkumar
Dallas
Bronze
Nivetha Subramanian
Bay Area
Bronze
Pavithra Ramamoorthy
Dallas
Bronze
Raaghav Ramamoorthy
Dallas
Bronze
Sanjan Bhoothapuri
Charlotte
Bronze
Shanthi Bhaskar
Philadelphia
Bronze
Recipient Name TNF Chapter Award Level
Ishita Mannar
North East Ohio
Gold
Srinesh Nandhakumar
North East Ohio
Gold
Kanitha Mannar
North East Ohio
Silver
Krish Punyam
North East Ohio
Bronze
Preethi Bhaskar
Philadelphia
Bronze
Purva Punyam
North East Ohio
Bronze
Samyuktha Natesan
Bay Area
Bronze
Shanthi Bhaskar
Philadelphia
Bronze
Shiv Narayan
North East Ohio
Bronze
Yuvha Karthikeyan
North East Ohio
Bronze