Laminate it and include a message on the back. The United Way does the usual recognition dinner, certificates, plaques, personally signed letters, etc. These hand-drawn posters are very popular and hang in the main lobby of several large companies. Plus, the children enjoy creating them and often create more than one. They have been doing this for five years now and the activity gets more popular each year.
Paper clips have many uses, just like each volunteer has many talents.
Paper clips are also used to hold a program together and provide guidance to youth. Rubber bands represent the flexibility that all volunteers need to have. You can adapt to any different situation. As volunteers, you can also stretch your own abilities to have new opportunities. Band aids help others and are sensitive to others feelings, just as volunteers have to be keyed-in to the feelings of those they work with.