“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Miss Volunteer America is a nationwide, service-oriented scholarship program based in Tennessee that seeks to empower young women across the country through educational scholarships and extraordinary opportunities. Each of the 5 points on the crown represent a principle in our organization’s mission. Together, the first letter of each of those five principles spells: S. E. R. V. E. Scholarship. Education. Responsibility. Volunteerism. Empowerment.