Activity Information

Examples of Activities that Count
  • Volunteering for community service organizations
  • Spending quality time with unrelated elderly (reading, singing, etc.)
  • Assisting unrelated elderly community members with household chores
  • Volunteering for church projects
  • Helping to improve school grounds
  • Shoveling sidewalks/raking for the unrelated elderly
  • Cleaning ditches or other public areas around the community
  • Assisting with Special Olympics
  • Assisting at a hospital, shelter, day care or nursing home
  • Beautifying community property
  • Volunteering for school sponsored activities (track meets, music contests, etc) not required by an organization
  • Fundraising (Salvation Army, etc.) but not for personal benefit (FFA fruit sales, band raffle tickets, etc.)
  • Volunteering to help coach younger children in sports
  • Volunteering to tutor younger children
  • Volunteering as a camp counselor
  • Serving as a youth member of the School Board, Chamber of Commerce, City Council or Church Council
  • Attending School Board, Chamber of Commerce, City Council or Church Council meetings
  • Volunteering for a political campaign
  • Girl Scout or Boy Scout service hours
  • Confirmation/church service hours
  • Other activities approved by the Silver Cord Committee PRIOR to the completion of the activity
  • Activities during the school day require prior approval
Examples of Activity that do NOT Count
  • Doing chores at home or helping family members around the house
  • Attending church, CCD, or Sunday school
  • Babysitting for a younger sibling 
  • Babysitting or dogsitting for individuals
  • Working on the family farm
  • Completing any task where you receive money
  • Doing extra credit homework or helping a teacher with classroom management tasks
  • Participating in extracurricular activities
  • Court ordered community service tasks
  • Minor acts of kindness (holding a door, etc.)
  • Internships/Apprenticeships
  • Self-awareness activities that only bring change to self
  • Family celebrations (graduations, weddings, etc.)
  • Helping family members with chores etc
  • Working for free for a PROFIT organization

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