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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I loved putting down religious service on the FCPS form - I'm sure they hate that.  [/quote]

[b]In MCPS, that generally won't count unless it serves a broader community. [/b] If the youth group works at a food pantry or the church hosts a Red Cross blood drive, that counts, but serving as an usher or acolyte or an aide in a religious education class would not.[/quote]

That is ridiculous.[/quote]

I think there's good reason for that.  A lot of religious institutions have service requirements for their youth anyway - confirmation or bar/bat mitzvah, etc.  No double-dipping.  [/quote]

So they pass judgement on HOW and WHERE my kids serves his/her mandatory volunteering?  I'm glad I have my kid in private.  [/quote]

In some school districts service hours for political causes don't count, in other areas you can volunteer for the elderly as long as it isn't a family member, still in others you can volunteer with your church members for a food pantry but helping the Sunday School teacher or watching the babies in the nursery doesn't count.

For some programs, service hours must serve a specific cause of your choice (ex: feeding the hungry).  Or a minimum GPA might be required.

Make sure that you understand the rules and regs or you may end up not getting credit for the hours that you serve.  Make sure that you get your hours signed off on in a timely manner![/quote]

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