Our newest opportunity for kids, the Honors Program recognizes and rewards kids for being cooperative family members, trying their best at school, participating in their faith community, and helping others. (The Honors program replaces our Kids with a Heart and Teens with a Heart programs.)

• Available to Social and Insured Members between the ages of 5 and 18.
• Must be completed by high school graduation.
• NEW recognition - an official Honors certificate with an emblem for each year of participation.
• Choice of activities, enabling the program to fit kids’ interests and circumstances.
• NEW rewards - $25 gift card from a popular retailer each year the program is completed. (The program can be re-entered each calendar year.)
• HIGHER honors for insured members who complete the program a minimum of three times while in high school.
  - $50 U.S. Savings Bond
  - Additional $500 scholarship for those who apply for and receive a Degree of Honor $1000 higher education scholarship.            

Easy to enter!  Write at least one paragraph totaling no more than 150 words, telling us about your involvement or achievements in each of the following categories. That’s all – no entry forms to fill out. 

• Family. (Helping at home, doing chores, saving for a long-term goal, others)
• Faith. (Attending church or Sunday school regularly, volunteering in the nursery, participating in a drive, others)
• School. (Excellent attendance, good conduct, recognition for extra credit or participation, peer counseling, good grades, others)
• Community. (Helping neighbors, doing volunteer service participating in park or road clean-up projects, others)

Include your name, age, address, e-mail address (if you have one) and your Degree of Honor membership number and mail it to:           

If you have questions, contact Roxanne Olson.

Additional Honor U Opportunities
Insured members can qualify for scholarships based on community service as well as academic efforts.

An annual Teen Volunteer of the Year contest is open to Social and Insured Members ages 12-18. The contest rewards winners for leading a balanced lifestyle which includes helping others. Rewards include national recognition in the Honor publication and a trip to the National Convention! Enter yourself or nominate a friend!

Youth Conferences are held in conjunction with our state and National Conventions. Insured and Social Members are invited to enroll their friends ($5.00/year Social Membership fee) and bring them along for a fun get-together, including an educational outing, lots of socializing, and a community service project where adults and kids work together making a difference in the lives of others. To find out about the next Youth Conference near you, contact Roxanne Olson.

Salute to Youth™ continues more than a 50-year tradition of awarding high school seniors for balancing their priorities between community service, involvement in church, participation in school, and family time.  For more information about the event, or to learn how to organize an event in your area, contact Roxanne Olson.