NBRMTA Community Volunteer Award Certificate Guidelines and Application Form NBRMTA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AWARD CERTIFICATE In today’s world volunteering is becoming a lost art. NBRMTA has adopted a recognition program developed by BCRMTA to encourage students to share their music in the wider community. We expect that our NBRMTA Community Volunteer Award will be a valuable commodity. Students will be able to use this award certificate of volunteerism on applications for jobs and applications for university entrance.   PURPOSE to encourage students to take their music out into the community Students who are any age, any level and who are studying with a NB Registered Music Teacher can apply for this award.   BENEFITS to give students recognition for sharing their music and to encourage a practical use of their musical education to give students a greater awareness of how their music can be used throughout their lives to give students a goal to strive for regardless of their musical capabilities   VOLUNTEERING SUGGESTIONS play music at care homes, hospitals, or to shut-ins taking a senior citizen to a concert helping with musical programs in churches assisting a music therapist accompany a singer or instrumentalist help with various tasks at music festivals volunteering at concerts with programs, staging, lighting etc. provide music at a luncheon event   RECOGNITION Bronze Level = 10 Hours Silver Level - Bronze 10 + 25 = 35 Hours Gold Level - Bronze & Silver 35 + 25 = 60 Hours   DEADLINE May 1 and October 1 of each year Please send all info to: Barbara Long 11119 Route 130 Somerville, NB E7P 2S4 waybar@xplornet.com

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