TATA YUVA - Guidelines

Membership Registration

• To be eligible for YUVA membership, a member must be at least 11 (Middle School) years old.

• The academic year membership period is from January to December. 

• There is a $20/- registration fee for becoming a TATA YUVA Member.

• Members need to renew their membership every year.

• Members must complete the online registration form, submit a copy of the signed waiver release form, and pay the registration fee. 

• YUVA Member Parents must be registered TATA Members in the same period. 

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Volunteer Guidelines:

• A member should volunteer a minimum of 20 hours in a year.

• All YUVA members must wear YUVA T-shirts for any volunteer events. An exception to wearing badges while volunteering at TATA Cultural events.

• Highly recommend attending YUVA monthly meetings without fail. 

• Announcements will be communicated through email and the TATA YUVA website.

• Before volunteering, you must sign up for an event listed by TATA YUVA; otherwise, the hours will not be awarded.

• On the event day, volunteers will be responsible for check-in / check-out with the event coordinator.

• Hours will be logged based on signup and check-in/check-out times for each event.

• For team meetings, Halftime of the attendance is considered for volunteer hours.

• If volunteers fail to check in / check out, it will be assumed that the volunteer did not attend the event. 

• If a member misses three consecutive events they signed up for, He/she cannot sign up for the next two events. 

• Any in-disciplinary actions by YUVA members anywhere during the events or team meetings are intolerable and will result in expulsion from YUVA.  

 

NEGATIVE HOURS POLICY:

• We will reduce an hour from acquired volunteer hours if members sign up and do not show up for the event without prior notice.

 

CERTIFICATES:

• Volunteers will receive TATA certificates at the end of the year for the volunteer hours they contributed through TATA YUVA events. 

• Depending on the request from YUVA members/parents, TATA will apply for the Presidential Volunteer Service Awards for all members who meet the PVSA eligibility criteria. Members are responsible for paying the PVSA fee.