Transcript Training Module 18 - LVAP

LOCAL VETERANS ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (LVAP)
A Guide to the LVAP Program
Department of Alabama
WHAT IS LVAP?
•
LVAP is designed to facilitate and recognize creative
volunteerism to support veterans and the DAV’s mission.
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WHO CAN VOLUNTEER?
• Juniors and Seniors in high school
• DAV chapter members
• DAV department members
• DAV Auxiliary
• Any community member offering volunteer services to local
DAV chapters
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WAYS TO VOLUNTEER…
Direct Assistance to Veterans, Widows, or Families
• Volunteers might perform yard work, help someone run
errands, set up a computer system, clean out the gutters, shovel
snow from a sidewalk, assist with cooking or cleaning, paint or
perform home repairs — any task that might brighten a
veteran’s life.
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WAYS TO VOLUNTEER…
Units, Chapters & Departments
• DAV and DAV Auxiliary volunteers can receive credit for
donating time to further the DAV’s mission.
• Participation in activities may include:
– Fundraising
– Outreach efforts
– Department and/or chapter service officer work
– And other official DAV and Auxiliary duties
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BENEFITS OF LVAP…
Earn a Scholarship
• LVAP volunteer hours are eligible toward applications for the Jesse
Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship. Eligible volunteers under the
age of 21 can earn up to $20,000 toward college tuition.
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BENEFITS OF LVAP…
You can make a difference
• When you give the gift of your time and talents to those who’ve
served and their families, you honor the sacrifices they made for
everyone.
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FORMS TO COMPLETE*
*The forms on the following slides must be completed according to the
instructions provided on the form and on the corresponding slide.
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ENROLLMENT
FORM A: ONE
TIME REPORT FOR
NEW
VOLUNTEERS
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FORM B:
CHAPTER
MONTHLY
VOLUNTEE
R REPORT
This form is to be completed by the chapter’s appointed individual responsible for
submitting the hours for the chapter. Complete the form with the date(s) the work was
rendered, the first and last name of the volunteers, the last 4 #’s of their SSNs, total
hours volunteered, and the broken down hours in the appropriate category. *Note: If it is
a volunteer’s first time submitting hours, Form A must be submitted before the
volunteer’s hours can be added to this form.
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FORM C:
INDIVIDUAL
MONTHLY
VOLUNTEER
REPORT
This form is to be completed by the volunteer and submitted to the chapter’s
appointed individual responsible for submitting the hours for the chapter.
Complete the form with your name, last four of your SSN, your telephone
number, the date(s) and time the work was rendered, location of your
volunteered services, total hours volunteered, and the broken down hours in
the appropriate category.
Department of Alabama
HOW DO I SUBMIT THE FORMS?
• The LVAP forms must be submitted to the Department of
Alabama’s LVAP Coordinator by the 15th of each month.
• Contact the LVAP Coordinator:
Eugene Benford
LVAP Coordinator
P.O. Box 995
Opelika, AL 36803
Phone: 334-663-1520
Email:
[email protected]
Department of Alabama