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The Outstanding Volunteer Award is for someone who is a registered Girl Scout adult and serving in a capacity other than a troop leader, has received appropriate training for the position held, or has demonstrated competence for the job, or both, has given service beyond the expectations of the position, for example: has managed a successful event on three or more occasions beyond the local area, has run day camp so successfully that participation has increased over a two-year period, has given outstanding management service, has been an outstanding liaison for girls registering individually, has long tenure with the service unit, showing a consistently high level of performance and has helped retain or increase girl membership in the service unit/geographic area.

The Outstanding Leader Award is for someone who is a registered Girl Scout, has been a troop leader for at least one full year, has completed the appropriate council training, or has demonstrated competence in girl-adult partnership, communication, membership development, pluralism, and program delivery, and has demonstrated outstanding performance as a leader and whose work with girls has exceeded expectations.

The Green Angel Award is for someone who has been a registered Girl Scout for at least 3 full Girl Scout membership years (a membership year is Oct. 1-Sept. 30), has received the Outstanding Leader Award, has continually performed as an outstanding leader, has continually participated in training (beyond the required basic two courses), and has continually demonstrated girl leadership and girl planning in troop activities.

The Pathlighter Award recognizes Girl Scout Troop Leaders and Assistant Leaders who have demonstrated enduring outstanding troop leadership. The nominee must have served continuously as a Troop Leader or Assistant Leader for a minimum of seven (7)full membership years and have previously received the Outstanding Leader Award and the Green Angel Award.

The President's Award is for those service units in which team members are registered adult Girl Scout volunteers, have all completed appropriate training at least every three (3) years, delivered the Girl Scout program effectively to the area, resulting in the continuity of 75% of the troops/groups or of the retention of troop/group leadership, reached or surpassed the overall girl membership goal for the area as agreed upon by the team and council, reflects the diversity of the geographic area or service unit, cultivates contacts in the community, such as through scheduled talks to civic groups, sponsorship agreements, or community profile updates, to retain and increase girl and adult membership, submits council-required reports on time, maintains ongoing communications with each troop/group and with leaders utilizing a variety of methods (meetings, mail, telephone) that serve the needs of area adults, maintains ongoing communication with girls registered individually in the area, and encourages adult participation in fund development and has increased annual giving support to the council.