Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

As we approach the end of the Girl Scout Troop Season, it is important to say “Thank you” to those volunteers who made all of your Girl Scout adventures possible. Here are a few ideas to get you started: 10 Ways to Say “thanks” to your favorite volunteer Send a thank you card or letter. Nominate them for the GSNC Volunteer of Excellence Award . Send your Leader videos of the girls thanking them.  Make them a S’mores Kit. The tag can read “We need S’more Leaders like you!” Give a plant or flowers.  Post a “thank you” on Facebook, Twitter or in your Association house on the OLC. Make a sign to hang on their door that says “A great volunteer lives here!” (then sign your names) Have a picture taken of the entire Troop for your leader. Bake a cake or cookies.  A gift from the Girl Scout Shop !

This Thanksgiving, Girl Scouts of Nassau County gives thanks...  We are thankful for our Family, Friends, our Girl Scouts, our Girl Scout Volunteers, and all those who many Girl Scouting and the Girl Scout Experience possible! 

Remember those days when your mother would tell you that “please” and “thank you” were the magic words. Well that still holds true today, especially when asking for help from girls or parents or thanking girls or parents for their time and effort. It is important to always be gracious and generous. When there are parents that are not able to share or be as supportive as other parents, be as gracious as you are to the parents who go the extra miles. Be patient and non-judgmental. (You really don't know everything that they may have on their plates at work and at home.) Be kind. And, be extra sensitive to treat every child as kindly as you treat the others. A simple “thank you” for a smaller task completed will make someone feel needed and appreciated and may compel them to go a step further the next time. Special thanks to Joyce Wagner, Girl Scouts of Nassau County's Chief Mission Delivery Officer, for her input on this edition.

Each year, April 22 is dedicated to showing appreciation towards those Girl Scout Leaders and Girl Scout Volunteers who have helped build girls of courage, confidence, and character. Showing your appreciation and thankfulness for your Girl Scout Volunteers is important, because without them, you and your daughter’s Girl Scouting experience would not be possible. These volunteers provide a fun and unique experience, which will help turn our girls into the leaders of tomorrow. So, what are some fun and unique ways we can say “thank you” other than just saying those two word…“thank you”? Try some of these great ideas Bake them something ...other than cookies because let’s face it we all have tons of cookies in our homes. Cakes and cupcakes are great because girls can do their own decorating and put a message on top for their Girl Scout Leader... baking also allows your Girl Scout to work towards some more badges. Hand-make a “Thank You” Card … Making a card will allow your ...

 Every Volunteer Has a Story The best part of having the best job in the world is that I am doing work that I know impacts girls who are growing each day in courage, confidence and character as they strive to make the world a better place .    Another outstanding part of the job is that I get to share my joy and conviction with the seven thousand adult Girl Scout VOLUNTEERS who are the "feet on the street"; actually working directly with the girls, as well as those who do behind the scenes work to raise money, do paperwork, and just be helpers.   I see girls in programs and activities and I observe their joy, their curiosity and the learning and action that takes place as a result of their being part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience ... I know that none of it would happen were it not for the boocoodles of time, energy and commitment given by the adults who VOLUNTEER for this job. The hardest part of my job is finding enough ways to say T...