Volunteer Awards

Community Participation Award

The Community Participation Award recognizes a volunteer in or outside of Girl Scouting who provides a first-time service to the council or GSUSA.

Criteria

The nominee...

• adheres to all policies and procedures of the Girl Scout organization.

• is given appropriate orientation to the audience and some information on the Girl Scout program.

• has provided service to a troop/group, service unit, association, the entire council, or GSUSA.

• should have provided the service during the current membership year.

Examples  

• A silk screening instructor teaches girls how to silk screen a t-shirt.

• A police officer shares personal safety measures with a troop/group.

• A manager of a pizza restaurant demonstrates how pizzas are made.

• A Red Cross instructor teaches a babysitting course at day camp.

• A dancer instructor teaches the hula at a jamboree.

• A pilot takes wider-op participants through the cockpit of a jet.

Recognition

Thank You Letter to the volunteer and volunteer’s employer, if desired.

Procedures

• Nominator writes and sends letter to first-time volunteer and employer, if desired.

• Nominator completes form 926 and gives to the Training Consultant.

• Training Consultant records information from form 926 on Individual Record

• Training Consultant then sends form to the Volunteer Development Department at Council.

Volunteer Awards