| In an effort to recognize truly outstanding contributions
by individuals, families, community groups, and corporations,
the Council asks for nominations of those who have made major
contributions affecting the lives of girls. Tell the Council
who they are by completing the appropriate forms and returning
them to the Adult Recognitions Committee.
Service Unit Awards require service unit
approval. These awards are Membership Numerals, Years of Service
Pin, Outstanding Leader, and Outstanding Volunteer-Service
Unit.
 Membership
Numerals indicate total years of registered membership
(both girl and adult) in any of the Girl Scout/Girl Guide
associations. Numerals are in five-year increments. (Form
F-56)
 Years
of Service Pin recognize an adult member registered
with Girl Scouts of the USA for her/his years of active volunteer
service at five-year intervals. (Form F-61)
 Outstanding
Leader Award is for registered troop/group leaders
and co-leaders and recognizes outstanding troop leadership
qualities in the delivery of Girl Scout program to girls.
(Form F-51)
 Outstanding
Volunteer Award-Service Unit recognizes outstanding
service by a registered volunteer other than a leader that
benefits a service unit or program delivery unit. (Form F-59)
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Council and National Awards require
board (or board designee) approval. These awards are: Community
Awards, Family Award, Appreciation Pin, Honor Pin, Thanks Badge,
Continuing Service Award, Thanks Badge II, Lifetime Achievement
Award, President’s Award, and Board of Directors Recognition.
 Community
Awards are for outstanding support to Girl Scouting
from an individual or group. This award is a great way to
say thank you to individuals or businesses in your community
who support your troop or service unit through sponsorship,
small cash donations, or providing a meeting place. The Adult
Recognition Committee determines if a certificate, walnut
plaque, or laser plaque will be awarded based on magnitude
and duration of support and previous community awards received.
Individuals or groups receiving this recognition do not have
to be registered Girl Scout members. (Form F-116)
 The
Family Award plaque is presented to a registered
Girl Scout family having a profound impact on the lives of
girls through Girl Scouting. It is given for service performed
by more than one registered adult family member and does not
preclude presentation to a single parent family.
 Individual
recipients of this award will receive a bronze Family Award
Pin to wear. (Form F-57)
 The
Appreciation Pin, a national award, is presented
to registered adults who have given outstanding service above
the expectations required by the position(s) they have held
and delivered to at least one geographic service unit or program
delivery audience. (Form F-54)
 The
Honor Pin, a national award, is presented to registered
adults in recognition of exceptional service having a positive
influence on the Council goals and activities of young women,
delivered to two or more geographic service units or program
delivery audiences.
(Form F-54)
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 The
Thanks Badge, a national award, is presented to registered
adults in recognition of truly extraordinary service that benefits
total Council or Girl Scout Movement. A miniature trefoil pin
is awarded to the spouse of the Thanks Badge recipient. (Form
F-54)  The
Continuing Service Award is presented to registered
adults who have given service far beyond the performance required
after receiving the Thanks Badge. A “Thank You”
grove of trees, a visible reminder of the contributions of
persons receiving this award, is maintained at Camp Arnold.
(Form F-54)
 The
Thanks Badge II, a national award, recognizes an
adult member who has already received the Thanks Badge, and
who has continued to contribute in extraordinary ways that
benefit the total Council or the entire Girl Scout Movement.
(Form F-54)
 The
Lifetime Achievement Award, GSSJC’s award for
continuing service, recognizes an adult member who has already
received the Thanks Badge II and who has continued to contribute
in extraordinary ways that benefit the total Council or the
entire Girl Scout Movement. (Form F-54)
 The
President’s Award, a national award, recognizes
the efforts of a geographic area team or program delivery
team in moving its assigned area or audience toward achievement
of the Council’s goals during a fiscal or membership
year. Members of the service unit team submit an application
for the award to the adult recognition committee documenting
completion of the criteria and their results.
(Form F-76)
Nomination
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