Presentation Quilt Volunteer of the Year Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait Volunteer of the Year certificate: twelve red star quilt blocks across the top, the label below with the year, name, citation, signatures and QR.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
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A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 12 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: The annual volunteer award
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: 250 hours of service, Program leadership, Mentoring new volunteers and Community impact
Details: nominated by and service period
Signatures: Executive Director and Volunteer Coordinator

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Libre Caslon Text: Title
Figtree: Text, Labels
Pinyon Script: Recipient name
Herr Von Muellerhoff: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f8f3e6
Ink#1f2a44
Accent#a53a2b
Second accent#7a2e25
Muted text#685f52

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

In the upright version the quilt becomes a band across the top: two rows of six Sawtooth Star blocks, hand-quilted around each star, with the record hanging below on the quilt's label. A centred column carries the logo, the award year, the program, the name in copperplate script, the citation, the year's highlights, the details row and two signatures either side of the QR code. The tall shape fits an A4 or US Letter frame on an office wall or a page in the volunteer's own portfolio.

About

Volunteer of the Year Certificate, Portrait Star Quilt

A volunteer coordinator or board chair usually announces the Volunteer of the Year at the end of the service year, after asking staff, clients and the volunteer team for nominations. Unlike a thank-you for a single event, this award picks out one person whose whole year stood out, whether through hundreds of hours, leading a program, mentoring new helpers or quietly holding a weekly shift together. Many organisations add the winner's name to a list of past recipients, so the certificate becomes part of their own history too.

Wording on the template“For a year of faithful, generous service: showing up week after week, leading by example, welcoming every new volunteer and making our whole community stronger, one shift at a time.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Congratulations, name: you are our Volunteer of the Year

Dear name,

It is our great pleasure to tell you that you have been chosen as our Volunteer of the Year. Your name came up again and again in the nominations from staff and fellow volunteers, and it is easy to see why: your time, your steadiness and the way you welcome everyone made a real difference this year.

Your award certificate and badge are ready. Open them to download and print the certificate, and share the badge on your profile so the people around you can celebrate with you.

With heartfelt thanks from all of us.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

I am honoured to have been named Volunteer of the Year. I started helping out on Saturday mornings without expecting anything, and this year became one of the best of my life thanks to the people I served and the volunteers beside me. Thank you to everyone who nominated me. If you have been thinking about volunteering, start this week. #Volunteering #VolunteerOfTheYear #Community

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.