2025 GSEM Adult Recognition Handbook

President’s Award

Award Description: The President’s Award recognizes a service-delivery team or committee whose exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience surpassed team goals and resulted in significant, measurable impact toward reaching the council’s overall goals. To include the 2023-24 year.

Submission Example:

The D19N1 Service Team, led by first-time Neighborhood Manager, Alex Thinmint, is deserving of the President’s Award this year. With the difficulties of recruiting Girl Scouts when most schools were still virtual, the Service Team really thought outside the box to help maintain our neighborhood’s recruitment goals. For example, they offered the option of drive-thru recruitment events for schools that were starting out the year virtually. They also had Troop Organizers lean heavily into school districts’ message and flyer platforms so that the word got out about Girl Scouts, even when they could not be face-to-face with parents and kids. Because of their fantastic ideas, our neighborhood surpassed its recruitment goals this membership year. D19N1 meetings started the year virtually, and Alex did everything he could to make volunteers feel engaged, such as providing breakout sessions in Zoom to discuss topics, and asking all volunteers to keep their cameras on. These virtual meetings had good attendance, and continued to do so once they resumed in person. The Service Team set the tone during a difficult time, which helped the neighborhood volunteers feel a sense of community that lasted throughout the year. When finally allowed, the Service Team took no time at all to sponsor fun events to get Girl Scouts interacting with each other again. They hosted an archery and canoeing event at camp and an all-ages outdoor karaoke event at a local park that were both well-attended, yet still implemented safely. They also helped troops who had lost their old venues during the pandemic find new places to hold troop meetings. The D19N1 Service Team kept the neighborhood running smoothly, managing to meet their recruitment goals for the year and keep all Service Team roles filled for the entire year. They were even able to get every troop in the neighborhood to submit their equipment shed fees on time for the first time ever. Thanks to Alex Thinmint and the outstanding Service Team he led, D19N1 met its goals, maintained its sense of community, and supported the Girl Scout Leadership Experience by hosting quality neighborhood programs and helping troops find space for their activities.

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