Lint Center for National Security Studies

Lint Center had a great year with the award of six scholarships during two different scholarship competitions.

We also created a new Ben Franklin scholarship that was awarded once in summer 2009 and will also be awarded in winter 2010. The Ben Franklin scholarship was funded by a new donor who has helped cover two different competitions.

Additionally, we had many scholars to mentor contacts. Our mentees are smart people and ask great questions of our mentors. The feedback from the mentors is that they enjoy the time with bright minds. The mentor program is constantly rated as one of the highest value items Lint Center has produced.

We have another scholarship competition ending 30 January 2010. Please push out the website with information to people who can put the information in front of scholars with an interest in National Security. http://www.lintcenter.org/scholarships.htmThe applications are sent in via PDF as mentioned on the webpage. Past winner information is linked to the side of this page and throughout the website. This is a great time to thank the hard working scholarship selection committee. They wade through mounds of applications and consistently come up with high performers.

This year we awarded two of our volunteers with President's Volunteer Service Awards. This program was started by President Bush, Sr and has been continued by President Obama. More information about Lint Center and this program is at http://www.lintcenter.org/2009/volunteers.htm. There is also information on how to sign up and get your hours recognized.

Additionally, Lint Center is a member of the new Disney program to award volunteers. http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-DayBeginning January 1, 2010, when you sign up here to volunteer a day of service with a participating organization (and your service is completed and verified) you'll get one day admission to a Walt Disney World® or Disneyland® theme park, FREE! Lint Center is one of the approved organizations to sign up for this event. As a virtual organization, your 8 hours will be cumulative to achieve that one day.

As Lint Center grows, we look for new ideas to excel and serve. Please send those ideas to me to be converted into action. Remember to push out our scholarship information to scholars to increase the competition and allow us to find the best for awards and mentorship.

Jim Lint, Chairman
Special Agent (Retired)
Lint Center for National Security Studies, Inc
IRS Approved 501 (c) (3) Charity

Mission:
--To build and award scholarships for Counterintelligence and National Security Workers, their children and scholars of CI and NS.
--To build and award scholarships to enhance global understanding and cross-culture studies.
--To coordinate creation and data dissemination of National Security Studies and Forum.
--To conduct all actions with unpaid volunteer staff

http://lintcenter.org/

1)PRLog HTML: http://www.prlog.org/10209817.html

2) PRLog PDF Version: http://www.prlog.org/10209817-lint-center-receives-presidential-service-award-for-volunteerism-certification.pdf

3) FPR HTML: http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200904/1238693333.html

LintCenterAnnounces Certification by Council on Service and Civic Participation to Deliver Presidential Volunteer Service Award

LintCenterfor National Security Studies Approved for Prestigious Award Certification to Honor Outstanding Commitment to Volunteer Service

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2009 – The Lint Center, a non-profit charity, focused on supporting the educational pursuits of the next generation of America’s Counterintelligence and National Security Workers, today formally announced that it has been approved as a Certifying Organization for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Established in 2003, the Award was created to give Presidential recognition to individuals, families and groups.

The Presidential Volunteer Service Award is a national program recognizing Americans who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service. The program recognizes volunteer service contributions measured by the number of service hours performed over 12-months.

“The Lint Center is pleased to be a Certifying Organization for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award,” said Jim Lint, Chairman and CEO of the Lint Center for National Security Studies. “Founded as a Veteran and minority directed charity, we maintain no paid staff and rely exclusively on the volunteer spirit of great Americans. Our focus is to ensure that all donations and contributions are allocated to the Center’s scholarship initiatives.  The Center’s team of dedicated volunteers strives to give back a little more each day and strengthen America one volunteered hour after another.”

“The Presidential Volunteer Service Award program will enable the Lint Center to recognize and in some small way, extend this country’s thanks to the Center’s team of unpaid volunteers,” said Anna Hyonjoo, Chief Operations Officer at the Lint Center. “We welcome the Council on Service and Civic Participation’s certification of the Lint Center and believe it further validates the fundamental impact of the Center’s meaningful work.”

To sign up, create an account, and track your volunteer service hours, please, visit http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.  To create an account all you need to do is follow the four step easy registration process. You can keep a record of your service update online. The Record of Service Key for Lint Center is CHN-34740.

There are numerous opportunities to volunteer at the Lint Center which facilitate hours to fulfilling Presidential Volunteer Service Award hours. The Lint Center welcomes individuals interested in volunteering and offers three methods to give back: Submit a volunteer application: http://www.lintcenter.org/Volunteer-Application-Form.doc, complete a virtual volunteer application: http://www.lintcenter.org/2009/volunteers.htm, and/or apply for the volunteer internship program: http://www.lintcenter.org/2009/interns.htm.

About Presidential Volunteer Service Award:

For more information on the Presidential Volunteer Service Award please, visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov.

About the Lint Center:

The Lint Center for National Security Studies, Inc., founded in 2007, is a non-profit IRS 501 (c) (3) organization created to award merit-based scholarships for Counterintelligence and National Security Workers, their children and scholars, and to advance the study of National Security, cross-cultural studies, and global understanding. The Center, an IRS approved charity, is Veteran and minority operated and managed. For more information, please visit www.LintCenter.org.

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