You must submit your hours no more than 45 days after the event. You will not be able to enter hours after 45 days or to back date any hours. To submit hours:
- Login to VMS at http://txmn.org/tmn-hours-entry/
- Click on “VMS – Volunteer Login.”
- Enter your username and password.
- On the VMS dashboard click “Report Your Service”.
- Select one of the approved VS opportunities from the dropdown menu. The appropriate VS opportunity will be included in the chapter calendar listing of each VS event wherever possible. If the appropriate opportunity is not already on your project list, please email your VMS Approver to have it added.
- Enter the date, hours, and a brief description in the form. The description should include who sponsored the opportunity and the service performed. Submissions without adequate descriptions cannot be approved.
- Do not use acronyms in your description. Descriptions must be understandable by people who do not know local abbreviations. The only acceptable acronyms are: AT, CoCoRaHS, NASA, NOAA, NPSoT, TMN, and TPWD.
- Submit.
NOTE: You may have to turn off Pop-up Blocking.
For help, download the State Program’s February 2016 VMS Training presentation http://txmn.org/brazos/files/VMS_Presentation.pdf You will find a link to the VMS Help Desk and a tip sheet explaining how to enter hours on the login page.