Adults volunteer in Girl Scouting for both fun and a sense of accomplishment. Appreciation is expressed in many ways to recognize individuals, in or out of Girl Scouting, for their contributions. Awards and earned recognitions provide a means to acknowledge individuals and Service Unit Teams for their unique service. Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas place a high value on recognizing adults who make Girl Scouting possible for the girls in our Council.

Acknowledgement of adult volunteers can happen in a number of ways, from an informal note of thanks to a more formal Girl Scout recognition.  Girl Scouts - Diamonds promotes the use of National Girl Scout (GSUSA) awards  and  has  developed  unique  Council  recognitions  to  honor  extraordinary volunteers. 

Council and National recognitions are often awarded in accordance with the sphere of influence in which the service was performed – direct service to girls (leaders), to Service Units, to regions or to the entire Council. These recognitions are not given in any special order, but are determined by the recipient of the service. 

In the event that a volunteer is nominated for both a Service Unit award and Council level award year after year, the committee(s) may be overlooking volunteers who have also done great service and deserve to be recognized.  In order to allow multiple recipients so as to avoid some volunteers being overshadowed by someone who has been volunteering with the council for either a longer period of time, or is continually recommended year after year by the same people, then it becomes a monopoly for the awards. 

On the Girl Scouts - Diamonds website, you will find all of the award profiles, nomination forms, applications, and sample endorsement letters for adult recognition.