Logify wins Rep. John Rutherford’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Florida’s Fifth District

When asked what inspired the creation of Logify, Nicolas Vazquez said, “As a high school student myself, I experienced firsthand how frustrating and disorganized the volunteer hour tracking process can be. Many schools still rely on paper forms, scattered spreadsheets, or inefficient systems that make it easy to lose critical records needed for graduation, college applications, and even clubs. I watched classmates struggle to document their service hours properly, miss deadlines for verification, or discover scholarship opportunities too late to apply. The gap between completing volunteer work and actually benefiting from it educationally seemed like a solvable technology problem.

“My inspiration became clear to me when I realized that students often view community service as a burden rather than an opportunity, primarily because the current systems don’t help them understand the connection between their volunteer efforts and future educational benefits. Students with 100+ volunteer hours were missing out on scholarships simply because they didn’t know these opportunities existed or couldn’t effectively communicate their service impact in applications.

“I wanted to create a solution that would modernize this entire process for students nationwide. Logify addresses both the organizational challenges of hour tracking and the discovery problem of finding relevant opportunities and scholarships. My goal was to build an app that makes students excited about community service by showing them numerous paths towards educational success, transforming civic engagement from a checkbox requirement into a strategic advantage for their future.”