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Record Number of Pierce County Youth Earn Varsity Letters in Community ServiceA trend among school districts and youth is the incorporation of community service into their high school career. Nowhere is that more evident than in Youth United’s Varsity Letter in Community Service program. Youth United, a program of United Way of Pierce County, will honor a record number of Pierce County high school students with varsity letters in community service this year. Varsity letters were awarded to 317 students who volunteered a combined total of more than 78,000 hours of service. Youth United honored the varsity letter recipients at a dessert reception May 25 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall. The Varsity Letter in Community Service program recognizes students in grades 9 through 12 who volunteered 145 hours or more of community service between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. To qualify, students were required to volunteer with at least one school-related project and one community-related project. Twenty-nine high schools throughout Pierce County had letter recipients this year. Students volunteered their time with community organizations and school activities such as the YMCA, Young Life, American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, Key Club and DECA. Of the varsity letter winners, 23 seniors also earned a Willie Stewart Community Service Scholarship for excellence in volunteer work. Eligibility for the scholarship requires students qualify for the varsity letter in community service, describe their most rewarding volunteer experience and demonstrate a history of community service completed throughout high school. Youth United will honor the scholarship recipients with a dinner prior to the Varsity Letter ceremony. Pierce County is the first county in the nation to offer such a program, where students receive a varsity letter just like those given to athletes and musicians. Since its inception in 2002, the number of students receiving varsity letters in community service has grown each year. Full list of 2009-2010 Recipients Find out more about the Varsity Letter in Community Service program.
Local students earn their letters – for service
Tacoma Dome: Ceremony honors teens’ efforts as volunteers
JOYCE CHEN; Staff writer THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Published: 05/26/10 6:35 am
Puyallup High School senior Mackenzie Farmer “doesn’t do” sports, but she was still thrilled to get her first varsity letter. The 18-year-old was one of 318 high school students nationwide honored Tuesday night at the Tacoma Dome for the Varsity Letter in Community Service. Read more
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