October 23, 2025
Nominate Your Volunteer Stars Today!
Join the Volunteer Center of South Jersey as we honor the incredible individuals and groups making a difference in communities across South Jersey. The Spirit of Community celebration shines a spotlight on those leading positive change through service.
Celebrate with us in true Vollywood style on October 23, 2025—with a red carpet entrance, Volunteer Walk of Fame, awards ceremony, and dinner.
Nonprofits: Recognize your Star Volunteers at this red-carpet event. Submit your Stars HERE
Businesses: Celebrate outstanding employee volunteers through a sponsorship that recognizes two team members who exemplify service and inspire your company culture. Submit your Stars HERE
Sponsorship Opportunities: Align your brand with community impact. As a sponsor of Vollywood: A Night of Stars, you'll be recognized as a champion of volunteerism and gain visibility through VCSJs’ extensive networks, including 20,000+ social media followers and 40,000+ newsletter subscribers. See Sponsorship Info Below.
COMMUNITY AWARDS
These awards are available to nonprofits and businesses that want to recognize their volunteers and staff. This is NOT a nomination process, as all names submitted for awards in this category receive an award. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to enjoy an evening with your team.
Volunteer Manager of the Year
This honor recognizes achievement in the creation, implementation and leadership of an effective volunteer program to meet social need. Submit volunteer manager names here.
Vollywood Walk of Fame Star Award
This award provides a public platform for local nonprofits and businesses to recognize volunteers whose unwavering commitment has served as an example and an inspiration to the entire organization.
VCSJ AWARDS
The final recipient of each of the three awards listed below is selected by the Volunteer Center’s judging committee. There is no minimum hour requirement. Any member of the community can submit nominations.
Distinguished Youth Service Award
This award recognizes community leaders between the ages of 14 and 23 who have made a great impact in the community. Nominate volunteer names here.
Greg Davis Community Service Award
Honors a leader who has consistently gone above and beyond to make his/her community a better place through their commitment to volunteerism and selfless acts of service. Nominate a volunteer here.
Corporate Community Service Award
This award honors a socially responsible company with an exemplary commitment to service in their community. Nominate a company here.
President's Volunteer Service Award
The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) recognizes the important role of volunteers in America's strength and national identity. This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action. As a PVSA Certifying Organization, The Volunteer Center of South Jersey awards the PVSA to volunteers serving New Jersey communities through VCSJ's nonprofit partner network.
To obtain a PVSA through VCSJ, the nonprofit organization certifying the hours must be partner of the VCSJ Nonprofit Partner Network and the hours must be recorded and approved on the Volunteer Center's GetConnected site.
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- Community service MUST be verified by the organization(s) who are part of the VCSJ NPO Partner Network.
- Hour requirement (see above).
- Hours are tracked and approved on VCSJ's GetConnected site.
- Total hours are based on a calendar year, please submit one nomination per year.
- Recipients receive a signed letter from the President, and a service pin. Minimum age is 5. Yes, kids can earn these awards too!
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RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITY BONUS
Nonprofits have the option to celebrate their Presidential Service Awardees at the annual Spirit of Community Event. This is NOT a requirement, but an option.