The Thanks Badge recognizes and adult whose performance is truly outstanding and benefits the total council or the entire Girl Scout movement.
Criteria
- The candidate is a registered Girl Scout adult volunteer or staff member.
- The candidate has provided outstanding service that benefits the total council or entire Girl Scout movement.
- The service is so significantly beyond expectations that no other award is appropriate.
Nomination
An individual or group familiar with the candidate’s performance submits an application or a narrative account of the candidate’s accomplishments to the Adult Development Director by February 18th. The narrative documents the service and its scope and impact to the council’s Recognitions Committee.
Four individuals or groups familiar with the service performed provide letters of support, to be submitted with the nomination.
Click here for the Thanks Badge Nomination Form.
Approval
The Recognitions Committee; facilitated by the Adult Development Director; reviews all nominations and letters of support for awards presented at the council level. Their recommendation for each award nomination is given to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors gives final approval for this award.
Form of Recognition
The Thanks Badge is a gold-filled enamel disc that can be used as a pin or worn on a ribbon or chain.
Presentation of Award
The Thanks Badge is presented at the TIGSC’s Annual Meeting, held on the second Monday in May each year.
Examples of Potential Candidates
- An adult who establishes a successful collaboration with a local museum or science center that results in increased program opportunities for girls from all parts of the council.
- The chair of the council’s fund development committee who develops and implements a plan that significantly increases the percentage of adult generated funding for the council.
- The director of a successful council or regional wider opportunity that results in increased extension and retention of older girls and significant positive publicity for the council.
