I was surprised last month to receive the Girl Scout Honor Pin.

This is the description of the award:
The Honor Pin recognizes an individual’s exemplary service in support of delivering the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE), which has had measurable impact on two or more geographic areas of service, allowing the council to reach and surpass its mission-delivery goals. The award is given in the form of a pin.

This is quite an honor, literally.

Other leaders and GS Council staff had to nominate me for this award. I read their letters of nomination. It was truly humbling. Most of us volunteer because it’s something we want to do, or it involves our kids, or something we’re really supportive of. We don’t volunteer because we think we’re going to get a medal, trophy, or pin. It is truly an honor to receive this award.

The awards were handed out Council-wide at a luncheon in VT that was the same day as the Children’s Museum race, so I was not able to go. I was able to meet up with DeeDee Rice from the Girl Scout Council at a Dover leader’s meeting at Margarita’s where she presented me with my pin and the GS Appreciation pin to Dover leader Lisa Glover.