Awards
CORA volunteers and branches are eligible to receive # different awards. Awards are given out by CORA Executive, traditionally in the springtime.
Given out annually:
President's Volunteer Service Award
CORA Branch of the Year Award
CORA Volunteer of the Year Award
Given out bi-annually or less often:
CORA Volunteer Hall of Fame
CORA Branch Hall of Fame
President's volunteer service award
The PVSA is a prestigious award administered by registered Certifying Organizations, allowing them to recognize their best volunteers.
Volunteer Eligibility
United States citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e., green card holder)
Must be at least five years old (CORA limits volunteer ages from 11-20)
Completes eligible service within a 12-month period (for annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards) and over a lifetime (for Lifetime Achievement Awards [CORA volunteers have from age 11-25 to reach a "lifetime" requirement])
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
cora branch of the year
CORA branches are eligible to receive the Branch of the Year award from CORA Executive. The requirement: Be the CORA branch to make to most meaningful impact on it's community. Different