GSEM Volunteer Essentials

Volunteer Appreciation

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri places a high value on recognizing the adults who make a difference in girls’ lives. Appreciation for their contributions is expressed in many ways to recognize individuals or groups, in or out of Girl Scouts. Awards and earned recognitions provide a means to acknowledge individuals, troops, neighborhoods, districts, and members of the community for their unique service.

The Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Adult Recognition Program reflects:

• Quality of accomplishment as the primary determining factor in recognizing adult contributions • Impact on girls as the leading measure of quality • Acknowledgment of many kinds of contributions (time, talent and treasure) • Support of the Girl Scout mission through policies and procedures outlined in Volunteer Essentials • Understanding and practice of inclusive behavior • For the Adult Girl Scout: Recognitions help the individual appreciate their own accomplishments and the worth of their position as a part of the Girl Scout Movement • For the Troop: Recognitions for parents at the troop level build a base of support for the girls in the troop • For the Neighborhood: Recognitions can be part of neighborhood traditions and contribute to the continuity of Girl Scouting • For the District: Recognitions acknowledge the hard work of the “behind-the-scenes” volunteers who keep the system working

What recognitions can do:

The names, descriptions and criteria for neighborhood-level, district-level, and council-level recognitions can be found here.

All volunteers are encouraged to nominate candidates for the Adult Recognition Program.

Volunteer Appreciation

Without our passionate and dedicated volunteers, there would be no Girl Scouting. That’s why we celebrate National Volunteer Month every April and turn up the party as we ring in National Girl Scout Leader’s Day on April 22. Girl Scouts also celebrates National Volunteer Week, which falls during the third day of April. What can we say, we love our volunteers!

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