Volunteer Appreciation

We appreciate our volunteers and believe they deserve to be recognized for their contributions!

Adult volunteers make Girl Scouting happen! Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, girls are standing up, standing out, and standing tall in all aspects of their lives.

Award Brownie Points to volunteers!

Anyone can send Brownie Points. All recipients will be entered into a giveaway for a $20 GSCO Shop credit!

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Award Brownie Points to Girl Scouts of Colorado volunteers for a good deed, a job well-done, or going above and beyond.

Any volunteer, caregiver, or staff member can send Brownie Points. Staff members can also receive Brownie Points* for providing excellent support to a troop, service unit or family!

Brownie Points are shared immediately by email with the recipient and highlighted in the monthly volunteer newsletter, Volunteer View. Recipients will also be featured in Rallyhood so you can help cheer on your fellow volunteers.

As an added bonus each month, all Brownie Point recipients will be entered into a giveaway for a $20 GSCO Shop credit!

*Brownie Points are not official awards, just a quick way to recognize someone doing a job well done any time throughout the year!

Click here to send Brownie Points.

Official Volunteer Awards

Each year, we recognize adult volunteers for exemplary service and for going above and beyond expectations to support the Girl Scout Mission. We are proud to offer awards for all levels of service with three tiers of Adult Awards: District, Council, and GSUSA.

Every day, Girl Scout volunteers make it possible for girls across the country to enjoy and benefit from an adventure-having, skill-building, lead-taking, life-changing good time. Without our volunteers’ commitment being champions of girl ambition we couldn’t and wouldn’t be the largest girls’ leadership organization in the world. But we are. Thanks to them. And we love them for it.

That's why in April (National Volunteer Month!), we celebrate the powerful and inspiring contributions volunteers make all year long.

Recognize an outstanding volunteer by nominating them for a Girl Scout Volunteer Recognition Award.

Download our Volunteer Recognition Award Guide.
Learn about each award and the nomination and endorsement process.

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The Rising Star Pin recognizes an individual in their first or second membership year as a volunteer providing direct support to girls. The nominee has performed above and beyond expectations for a new troop-level volunteer and is creating a valued program for girls. One letter of endorsement is required.

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Volunteer of Excellence recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond to deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience directly to girls OR to aid GSCO in fulfilling its mission and goals. 2 letters of endorsement required.

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The Appreciation Pin recognizes an individual’s exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, which has had measurable impact on at least one area of service allowing the council to reach and surpasses its mission-delivery goals. 2 letters of endorsement required.

Honor Pin

The Honor Pin recognizes an individual’s exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, which has had measurable impact on two or more geographic areas of service, allowing the council to reach and surpass its mission-delivery goals. 3 letters of endorsement required.

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The Thanks Badge honors an individual whose ongoing commitment, leadership, and service have had an exceptional, measurable impact on meeting the mission delivery goals and priorities of the entire council or the entire Girl Scout Movement. 4 letters of endorsement required.

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The Thanks Badge II honors a previous Thanks Badge recipient who has continued to provide exemplary service in a leadership role, resulting in a measurable impact that benefits the total council or entire Girl Scout Movement. 4 letters of endorsement required.

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The President’s Award recognizes the efforts of 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. Two letters of endorsement required.