Volunteer Appreciation | Volunteer Essentials | Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan

Girl Scouts wouldn't exist without volunteers like you.

Your first step as a troop leader may lead to other volunteer opportunities once this year is over.

What begins with Girl Scouts speaking up at a troop meeting can go all the way to speaking in front of their city council for a cause they champion—and they will have your support to thank for that. Your volunteer role makes a powerful difference.

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When you're ready for more opportunities, be sure to let the GSSEM Member Support team know how you'd like to be a part of Girl Scouts' lives in the future whether in the same position or in other, flexible ways.

Are you ready to organize a series or event? Take a trip? Work with Girl Scouts at camp? Work with a troop as a yearlong volunteer? Share your skills at a council office while you're working behind the scenes? The possibilities are endless and can be tailored to fit your skills and interests.

Volunteer Spotlight
GSSEM spotlights volunteers regularly in our GirlTalk blog. showcasing their exemplary leadership. If you'd like to spotlight a volunteer. please visit www.gssem.org/spotlight to access the Volunteer Spotlight Nomination Form.

Volunteer National Awards
Do you know an amazing volunteer who goes above and beyond? If so, please nominate them for one of the five Volunteer National Awards! Honorees are invited to the annual Volunteer National Awards banquet held in the spring. The Volunteer National Awards nomination form is available at www.gssem.org/nominate. The Volunteer Experience team can also help you identify thoughtful ways to informally recognize volunteers. For more information on both formal and informal recognitions, check out www.gssem.org/volawards and the Volunteer Recognition Information Packet.

Volunteer Mixers
Please also join us at one of the Volunteer Experience team's mixer events to connect with volunteers in your area! Check the event calendar for dates and more information.

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Without our passionate and dedicated volunteers, there would be no Girl Scouting. That's why we celebrate National Volunteer Month every April and turn up the party as we ring in National Girl Scout Leader's Day on April 22.

Girl Scouts also celebrates National Volunteer Week, which falls on the third day of April. What can we say—we love our volunteers.

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