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35 Students Earn Presidential Volunteer Service Awards


The Presidential Volunteer Service Award was created to recognize and honor Americans who are engaged in their communities by way of voluntary service.  It is awarded by the President of the United States and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to individuals, families, and groups that are committed to community service.

Award recipients receive:

* An Official President’s Volunteer Service Award lapel pin
* A personalized certificate of achievement
*A congratulatory letter from the President of the United States

The lapel pins can be bronze, silver or gold – depending on the number of hours served with Bronze starting at 100 hours, Silver at 250 hours and Gold at 500 hours.

35 MCC students earned a Presidential Volunteer Award for a total of 7,500 volunteer hours.  Students served the community through their Service-Learning hours for tutoring, mentoring and serving their internships or fieldwork in the Rochester community.  In addition many of the students served more than their Service-Learning required hours and also volunteered at other areas in the community.  These students will be honored at the 30th Annual Awards Banquet next month.

Congratulations to MCC’s Presidential Volunteer Service Award Recipients:

GOLD
Michael Adams
Michael Giardino             
Gloria Onderdonk            
Cynthia Smith
Matthew Ulakovic            

SILVER
Matthew Coulter             
Sharon Jones                    
Tina Patterson                  
Jeanna Straus                   
Frank Zajac

BRONZE
Kristin Augino                   
Clarence Austin                
Nicole Baxtrum                
Bethany Berger                
Jessica Bolt                       
Ryan Brooks                     
Eddie Camacho                
Allison Dentinger             
Megan Driscoll                
Anabella Efinger              
Megan Franko                  
Elizabeth Halligan            
Ninteretse Jean Pierre     
Katherine Kapp                
Tara Kleehammer            
Timothy Loucks                
Brianna Marchetti           
Heather Martin                
Ashley Paluh                     
Chandra Phuyel                
Shawnitea Ragan             
Summer Shellman           
Thomas Street                  
Melissa Vocco                  
Odeia Wright

Tracy Wyant
Service-Learning
04/30/2012