Honor Pin

 

The Honor pin recognizes an adult member who has delivered outstanding service to two or more geographic area or program delivery audiences.

Criteria:

1. The candidate is a registered Girl Scout adult volunteer or staff member.
2. The candidate has provided outstanding service to two or more geographic areas or program delivery audiences in a way that furthers thecouncil’s goals.
3. The service goes beyond the expectations of the position.

Nomination: An individual or group familiar with the service performed submits an application or narrative account that documents the service and its scope and impact to the council’s recognitions task group.

Three individuals or groups familiar with the service performed submit letters of endorsement to the council’s recognitions task group.

Approval: The recognitions task group reviews the application or narrative account and letters of endorsement and recommends approval or denial to the council board of directors.  The council board of directors approves or denies the award and notifies the recognitions task group and nominating group or individuals.

Potential candidates for the Honor pin could be the following:

• A person who organizes and provides leadership to a successful annual giving campaign that surpasses council financial goals.
• The director of a successful day camp that includes two or more areas.
• A program consultant who implements a series of events and activities that bring girls together from different parts of the council.
• A volunteer or staff member who directs a membership outreach task group that results in a significant increase in girl or adult membership in under-represented populations in several area of the council.
• A training manager or trainer whose events for an area of the council receive consistently high ratings resulting in increased participation by adults from several geographic areas.
• An associate chair who has motivated volunteers resulting in broad delegate involvement in the council’s democratic process.
  

Form of Recognition: The Honor pin is a green enamel pin with a gold tone trefoil design circled by a laurel wreath.  It is worn on the right side of the uniform above the personalized identification pin.