{"id":2466,"date":"2010-12-05T22:23:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T06:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2025-11-02T21:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:43:15","slug":"community-service-letter-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/community-service-letter-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Service Letter Template"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been asked on occasion by parents if their child can volunteer some hours in the non-profit organization I help out at. I guess these kids need a certain number of hours where they help out the community through volunteering their time.<\/p>\n<p>I always appreciate the help but I don\u2019t always have a task for them to do. That\u2019s a separate issue. For now, I had to generate a letter that confirms what they did.<br \/>\nI looked around for a few and I didn\u2019t like what I saw (the story of my life) so I decided to make my own.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>December 5, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Dear Sir or Madam,<\/p>\n<p>This letter confirms that ____________ volunteered time at _______________________.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#333333\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Date of Service<\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#333333\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"># of Hours<\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#333333\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Description of Work<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<td>12\/04\/2011<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Cleaned and polished instruments<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Wound instrument cables<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Cleaned computers<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Filed papers<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Cleaned and organized office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Total Hours: X<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you need further information, please email me at EMAIL ADDRESS.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>YOUR NAME<br \/>\nYOUR TITLE<\/p>\n<p>YOUR WEBSITE<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I hope this helps you. It&#8217;s usually better if they have a form that you just sign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Community-Service-Letter-Template.docx\">Community Service Letter Template (docx)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1413318479\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1413318479&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=edealo09-20&amp;linkId=3NDHFYTHV6P5ZJWI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1413318479&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=edealo09-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=edealo09-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1413318479\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been asked on occasion by parents if their child can volunteer some hours in the non-profit organization I help out at. 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