Accolades
The GIVE Center has been making an impact on the lives of the many people we have served since 1997. We have been fortunate enough to be able to touch the lives of our students, staff, and faculty; but the work our students have done has reached much farther. With the help of our office our students have touched the lives of people in our community, our state, our country, and over seas. With all of our amazing students and their hard work, The GIVE Center's efforts were bound to be recognized. Here is a list of what we have been able to accomplish One at a Time.
The GIVE Center was chosen by The Templeton Foundation as a college that encourages character development through our service programs.
The GIVE Center received the state-wide award from the Georgia College Personnel Association
2005: Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
In the spring of 2005, Governor Sunny Perdue's Development Disabilities Council awarded The No Boundaries Club $9,999 to develop their Kids On The Block puppet program.
2005: Group Leadership Award
The GIVE Center received this state-wide award, on October 25, 2005, from the Georgia Association of Volunteer Administrators.
In the spring of 2006, Governor Sunny Perdue awarded The GIVE Center $10,000 to help us strengthen our community partners. This grant was utilized to help create a Hands On Milledgeville center for our community.
2007: President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
This Presidential Award is the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and is sponsored by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, the USA Freedom Corps, and the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development.
2007: Governor's Hands On Challenge Grant
Governor Sunny Perdue awarded The GIVE Center it's second challenge grant in the amount of $10,000 to be used for Hands On Milledgeville projects.
2008: Governor's Hands On Challenge Grant
Governor Sunny Perdue awarded The GIVE Center it's second challenge grant in the amount of $9,250 to be used for Hands On Milledgeville projects.
