Important Dates

November 1, 2011
Student application deadline.

November 8, 2011
Deadline for schools and officially designated local organizations to select and certify local honorees for state-level judging.

February 7, 2012
The top middle level and high school state honorees in every state and the District of Columbia are selected and notified in writing.

May 5 - 8, 2012
102 state honorees attend national recognition events in Washington, D.C., at which time America's top 10 youth volunteers of the year are announced.