recognized at the Annual Meeting, and will only be given once a year. Please submit the
nomination form to the designated GSWPA staff person at the Johnstown Office or by emailing
[email protected].
4) If possible, a photograph of the nominated individual must be submitted with the nomination
for use in other media promotion for this award and in preparation for the GSWPA Annual
Meeting.
5) Once completed, the forms and all required letters of endorsement are submitted together to
the designated GSWPA staff person at the Johnstown Office.
6) Once nomination forms are received by the designated GSWPA staff person, they are reviewed
to make sure they are complete and that the nominated volunteer is currently a registered adult
Girl Scout member. Previous award recognitions are also checked. Volunteers are only eligible
to receive the Volunteer of the Year Award once.
7) The Adult Awards Review Committee, comprised of adult volunteers from throughout the
Council, will review the nomination and approve or deny based on the criteria met and the
information provided, and select one nominee to receive the award.
8) The designated GSWPA staff person will order the pin to be made, unless one is already in stock.
As this is a one of a kind award, award pins are designed and made in Western Pennsylvania.
Adequate time should be allowed to ensure that the artisan has the time she/he needs in order
to complete this task.
9) Following presentation, awardee may be additionally recognized through other mediums, such
as the GSWPA website and social media, Volunteer Kudos, and news releases to local
community newspapers or publications.
10) The designated GSWPA staff person will ensure that the award information is entered in the
volunteer’s record in Personify.
11) The designated GSWPA staff person will notify membership managers when volunteers are
nominated.
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