President’s Volunteer Service Award

Honoring outstanding volunteers and the impact they make

PVSA was established by an Executive Order of President George W Bush and founded in 2003 by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to “recognize the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. 

A President’s Volunteer Service Award is a prestigious and national award. It is an impressive honor to add to your resume and helps students and professionals get a high tier for volunteer service.

Deepti Desings Inc. is a Certifying Organization (CO) for this award to its volunteers. A CO is an organization that has been granted authority through an application and review process to administer the PVSA to volunteers. Our volunteers who complete a set number of hours may be eligible to receive the PVSA award which includes a Certificate, Medal/Coin and a congratulatory letter from the President of the United States. 

Hours of Service Requirement

The volunteer hours can be accumulated over a 12-month period. The awards will be announced in October annually.

At Deepti Designs and through Wind Beneath the Wings, we will do our best to provide opportunities to fulfill the needed hours. However, we encourage volunteers to propose external opportunities to be considered for approval. Opportunities must be aligned with or an extension of our mission—using traditional art as an instrument to stimulate change—in order to be considered for approval. Preference will be given to group opportunities.

How to Apply for the PVSA?

In order to be eligible for the PVSA volunteers should meet the following criteria:

  1. United States citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e., green card holder)

  2. Must be at least five years old

  3. Completes eligible service within a 12-month period (for annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards) and over a lifetime (for Lifetime Achievement Awards

  4. Volunteers must submit their hours online after completion of a service within 14 days of finishing that activity using the form Submit Volunteer Hours. Evidence or proof of completion of the activity will be required.

  5. Volunteer hours for the award must be completed between September1st of the current year to August 31st of the following year. For example : If applying for PVSA during the 2021-22 year hours must be completed by August 31, 2022.

  6. Volunteers must apply for DeeptiDesigns’ PVSA award no later than August 31th of the application year. For example : If applying for PVSA during the 2021-22 year application must be submitted by August 31st 2022.

Final decision on awarding applicants is made by the board of WBW.

Steps :

1. Submit the hours as and when the service is rendered

2. Once the eligibility for PVSA is met, a formal announcement would be sent with the applicant’s name. Please use the button below to apply for the award and furnish additional details