Community Service…?

Question

As an active participant in the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC), I am capable of acquiring a certain award if I complete 40 hours (or more) of community service.

For the past few weeks, I have been diligently working for a particular citizen within my community, who also happens to be a friend of the family. Currently, he is in the process of constructing an addition to his house, for the benefit of his family and father-in-law.

The work that I have completed is strictly voluntary. There is no pay involved. Therefore, my question is: does this qualify as community service?

Answer 1

Here is what the regulation states:
"Community Service Ribbon - Will be awarded to those NSCC/NLCC Cadets, Instructors, and Officers that distinguish themselves by accumulating 40 hours or more of community service work. This award is for true community work, i.e. serving meals for the homeless, community clean up, work at Veteran's Homes charity work, etc. Attendance at parades, or public events is not the purpose of this ribbon. Recording of service time will be on the Admin Remarks page (NSCADM 008). Approval authority is the unit CO."

You need to ask your Petty Officer to find out from the CO if he/she will approve the work you have done.

Answer 2

Theres a charity that will allow you to pay off your community service
hours my brother and a friend used them how it works is if you have 80
hours it equals $80.00 you can make a donation threw there website and
they send you out your paperwork, we looked into this charity first before
making a donation to make sure they were legal and yes indeed they are a
501c3 nonprofit charity they are called Uplifting Kids they are a charity
my brother was soooo happy because it kept him from going to jail, the
courts was not trying to offer him an extention so he paid them off he
emailed and called them and someone got back to him right away he needed
this paper from the charity like asap and they charged him for the
overnight which between 40.00 and 45.00 dollars and an expedited charge of
$50.00 , they did a professional letterhead and sent it out to him, he was
toooo happy and he took the paper to the courts and everything was ok they
are also court approved all over the world I couldnt be more pleased with
this charity they saved my brothers and his friends freedom from going to
jail, they also have alot of other programs if you can't afford to pay the
hours off you can do a fundraise you can reach them by via email at
[e-mail] and also by phone at 1-855-581-9111 and there
website is www.upliftingkids.org call them they can help you and if you
need a professional letterhead urgent then let them know, I wouldn't try
theses other places online they are not legit this is the only one i could
find for my brother that is legit and not a scam and they followed threw
with a tracking number and we signed for the document so check them out
however you can't get no refunds if you decide not to go with them. They
are doing great things for people all over the world and kids. Check them
out they are even open late hours they help with court community service
and also school community service as well, you can also do a fundraise for
your hours they have alot of pretty cool programs they are great oh not to mention they are also on the Irs website as well to verify this charity