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Special Olympics Award

Award Details

What is The Purpose?

To recognize local members involved with Service Learning.

Am I Eligible?

  • All applicants must be in good standing with Business Professionals of America. This award is open to members in the Middle Level, Post-Secondary and Secondary Divisions who provide a minimum of 100 hours of service or a $500.00 donation to Special Olympics.
  • It is not necessary for a chapter to attend the National Leadership Conference to participate in the program and receive the award.

What Do I Do?

  • Activities completed between April 2, 2017 and April 1, 2018 (11:59 PM EST) can be counted towards this award.
  • Activities may include but are not limited to:
    • volunteering
    • training and/or contributing to blood drives
    • clothing drives
    • food drives
    • disaster relief assistance
    • local community shelters.

How Do I Submit?

  • Applications must be submitted utilizing the online application. Submission applications must include all activity descriptions. Partial applications will not be accepted or combined. Do not begin the application online submission form until you have completed all activities.
  • The activities may be used on other individual or chapter activities.
  • Provide the total number of hours per activity and the total hours involved with Service Learning.
  • Activity descriptions cannot exceed 500 words in total.
  • All activity descriptions must include:
    1. title
    2. organization benefiting from the project
    3. date project completed
    4. location of the project and description of the project.

Online Application

*All materials submitted become the property of Business Professionals of America and may be used as the National Center deems appropriate.

How Will I Be Recognized?

  • 100-249 service hours OR $500.00-$999.00 contribution: Certificate of Achievement
  • 250+ service hours or $1000.00+: Award of Achievement and recognition on stage at the National Leadership Conference

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