Local Girl Scout Members Earn President’s Volunteer Service Awards
May 30, 2024
Syracuse, N.Y. (May 30, 2024) — Five Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) Council members earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award for service to their communities in 2023, giving 534 collective hours of service. As a certifying organization, GSNYPENN identifies eligible members as potential recipients, verifies their service hours and distributes the awards.
Volunteer service included presenting activities at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, hosting a tea party for local Girl Scouts, running a maker space at a local school, delivering supplies to area food banks and chaperoning a trip to New York City for older Girl Scouts to attend a United Nations tour to learn about U.N. careers.
“We are very proud of our GSNYPENN Council members who earned President’s Volunteer Service Awards this cycle. They truly embody the Girl Scout mission of making the world a better place,” says GSNYPENN CEO Julie Dale.
The following GSNYPENN members earned President’s Volunteer Service Awards:
- Ann Marie Derecola of Syracuse, N.Y. – Adult Level, Bronze, 109 volunteer hours
- Emily Chilson of Sayre, Pa. – Young Adult Level, 171.5 volunteer hours
- Kira Reed of Jamesville, N.Y. – Adult Level, Bronze, 163 volunteer hours
- Rayna Reed of Jamesville, N.Y., a student at Christian Brothers Academy – Teen Level, Gold, 109 volunteer hours
- Lauryn Werner of Romulus, N.Y., a student at Romulus Central School – Teen Level, Bronze, 53 volunteer hours
The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes outstanding volunteers within certifying organizations who have earned distinction through community service in a 12-month period or throughout a lifetime. This presidential honor was founded in 2003 by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to recognize the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. The award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too.
GSNYPENN serves Girl Scouts in grades K-12 across 26 counties: Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Oswego, Otsego, St. Lawrence, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne and Yates in New York and Bradford and Tioga in Pennsylvania. Annual membership is just $25; financial assistance is available. To start your Girl Scouts adventure, visit gsnypenn.org/join. To become an adult volunteer, learn more at gsnypenn.org/volunteer. To help make Girl Scouting possible in your community, visit gsnypenn.org/donate.
(All photos and graphics used with permission, courtesy of Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways)
