Friends of Volunteer Tennessee

The Governor's Volunteer Stars Awards (GVSA) is an initiative from Volunteer Tennessee that seeks to recognize outstanding volunteers from each of Tennessee's 95 counties.  

Since 2008, participating counties conduct a call for nominations and recognize one outstanding youth and one outstanding adult volunteer.   

The Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards also recognizes one business and one non-profit from each of Tennessee’s three Grand Regions for their outstanding community involvement and service. 

The Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning is the Volunteer State's leading event for organizations, educators, and individuals engaged in service and focused on making change in their communities.  

The  annual event aims to increase service and volunteerism across Tennessee.  The conference will encourage service leaders and participants to collaborate to address needs in Tennessee while utilizing service as a vehicle for education and change.  

We are challenging our participants to understand the impact of utilizing service as a vehicle for community change.