Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Presents Appreciation Pin to Volunteers

The Appreciation Pin recognizes an individual’s exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE). This service, which has had measurable impact on at least one geographic area of service, helps the council reach and surpass its mission-delivery goals for that area.   Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) honored Adult Award recipients, including volunteers who earned the Appreciation Pin, at its Annual Meeting on April 1 at Holiday Inn in Mt. Vernon.

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) volunteers 

who received the Appreciation Pin in 2017:

Warren Carter, SU 111 – Collinsville/Maryville

Lisa Clamors, SU 211 – Waterloo

Buffy Madrid Diefenbach, SU 42 – East Williamson County

Michelle Glascock, SU 207 – Belleville/Swansea

Jodie Herbstritt, SU 207 – Belleville/Swansea

Peggy Hilmes, SU 210 – New Athens/Marissa/St. Libory/Freeburg

Melissa Huckleberry, SU 110 - Highland

Ron Labbee, SU 202 - ClinClair

Nancy Liberman, SU 39 – Lawrence County

Christina McGlasson, SU 110 - Highland

Sherry Sutton, SU 7 – Bond County

Heather Todd, SU 522 – Eastern Coles County

Ronnie Winterich, SU 111 – Collinsville/Maryville

Stacy Young, SU 201 – O’Fallon/Shiloh

Miranda Zerbst, SU 522 – Eastern Coles County

Thirteen Volunteers Receive the Appreciation Pin From Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois

Thirteen adult volunteers were recognized with the Appreciation Pin by Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois during its Annual Meeting on April 9 at Holiday Inn in Mt. Vernon.  

The Appreciation Pin recognizes an individual's exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE).  This service, which has had measurable impact on at least one geographic area of service, helps the council reach and surpass its mission-delivery goals for the area. 

Kudos to the following volunteers for 

receiving the Appreciation Pin:

Christine Bennett, Scott Air Force Base / SU 202 - ClinClair

Jason Dothager, Staunton / SU 107 - South Macoupin

Sarah Drury-Dothager, Staunton / SU 107 South Macoupin

Joanna Espique, Lebanon / SU 202 ClinClair

Emily Myers, Newton / SU 544 - Crawford/Jasper

Marsha Nichols, Centralia / SU 9 - Centralia

Tina Rabe, Ava / SU 60 - Randolph South 

Darcy Rowland, Godfrey / SU 101 Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana

Amy Taylor, Herrin / SU 90 - West Williamson

Vicki Thompson, Red Bud / SU 57 - Randolph North

Honorees Not Pictured: 

Stacey Gerdes, Bartelso / SU 15 - Clinton

Jamie Gross, Glen Carbon / SU 108 Edwardsville/Glen Carbon

Rita Rhodabarger, Effingham / SU 511 - Effingham

Girl Scouts' Appreciation Pin Awarded to 21 GSSI Volunteers

Top volunteers were recognized at Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois' 6th Annual Meeting on March 28 at Rend Lake Resort. GSSI’s 4,500 Girl Scout volunteers play an instrumental role in providing leadership programming and opportunities for more than 14,000 girls in southern Illinois. 

“Girl Scouting in southern Illinois would not be what it is today without the dedication, passion and leadership of all of our volunteers,” said Appoo. “We are honored to present these awards to our exceptional volunteers as they are the driving force behind carrying out GSSI’s mission of building leaders for America. I Can’t Wait To continue working with these amazing volunteers to ensure all girls in southern Illinois can benefit from a premier Girl Scout Leadership Experience,” Appoo added.

The Appreciation Pin recognizes an individual’s exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE). This service, which has had measurable impact on at least one geographic area of service, helps the council reach and surpass its mission-delivery goals for that area. The following volunteers were recognized with the the Appreciation Pin:

Cyndi Addison, SU 21 – East Marion County

Patti Bardle, SU 54 – Perry County

Christina Boyce, SU 108 – Edwardsville/Glen Carbon
Steve Bushong, SU 211 – Waterloo
Jennifer Choma, SU 111 – Collinsville
Crystal Clement, SU 201 – O’Fallon/Shiloh
Miranda Groh, SU 42 – East Williamson County
Virginia Hall, SU 30 – Jefferson County
Deb Hibdon, SU 30 – Jefferson County
Loretta Hilmes, SU 202 – Trenton/Lebanon/Mascoutah/New Baden
Nikki Labbee, SU 202 – Trenton/Lebanon/Mascoutah/New Baden
Debbie McAuliffe, SU 201 – O’Fallon/Shiloh
Amy Parr, SU 85 – Wayne/Hamilton/White Counties
Linda Pennington, SU 24 – Fayette County
Karen Reed, SU 201 – O’Fallon/Shiloh
Jean Schad, SU 201 – O’Fallon/Shiloh
Karen Schmitz, SU 201 – O’Fallon/Shiloh
Marsha Shirley, SU 202 – Trenton/Lebanon/Mascoutah/New Baden
Jennie Smith, SU 66 – Shawnee
Ann Taylor, SU 108 – Edwardsville/Glen Carbon
Nichole Williams, SU 30 – Jefferson County