As we embrace April, Volunteer Appreciation Month, we’re thrilled to highlight the extraordinary dedication and passion you bring to Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming. Your commitment to nurturing and empowering each Girl Scout is truly inspiring. It’s your unwavering support and enthusiasm that help these young trailblazers discover their potential and grow into confident leaders. Balancing life’s demands while dedicating time to our Girl Scouts is no small feat, and we are deeply grateful for everything you do.
Please submit your choice of a quilt pin or quilt patch no later than Sunday May 3rd.
SPECIAL NOTE: The pin and patch are exclusive gifts, available only to our adult volunteers and lifetime members. This year will be the last of the collection, so be sure to make your selection! This offer is non-transferable and limited to one gift per volunteer.
Thank you for all that you've done and continue to do to support girls!
We'd like to express our gratitude to every thoughtful volunteer who has given their time and talents to Girl Scouts.
Dedicated, Patient, Visionary
Liz stepped up to be the Service Unit Manager this year with such gusto, and from the get-go was able to make all Troop Leaders in the area feel involved and invested in their service unit!
Liz is excellent at seeing the best way something needs to be done and implementing it. She is great with communication, event planning, and making the area troops feel supported.
Enthusiastic, Welcoming, Trailblazer
As a former Girl Scout, Anika stepped up this year to lead a new troop in Hardin where there was a desperate need for girls in the area to access Girl Scouts.
She is always enthusiastic and welcoming to new girls in her troop. Her willingness to serve the girls in her area so they can experience Girl Scouts in the best way makes her a wonderful new leader!
Welcoming, Enthusiastic, Fearless
Briana successfully runs a thriving troop in Wyoming's Byron/Powell area. In a community that has needed a troop for a long time, Briana stepped in to provide the girls in the area with an excellent Girl Scout experience!
Briana is always welcoming to new girls in her troop and is open to new opportunities to make sure her girls have the best experience possible.
Dedicated, Organized, Fun
For the past three years, Danielle has led the Bozeman Service Unit even though she doesn't have a troop or a daughter in Girl Scouts. After her daughter went to college, Danielle and her husband moved to Bozeman for a military assignment. Upon moving, she promptly volunteered to be the Service Unit manager.
Danielle always has new ideas and brings lots of experience.
Dedicated, Community-oriented, Kind
When Chiara moved to Whitehall there were no Girl Scout troops. She single-handedly started a troop for multi-level girls and has maintained this troop for the last three years. Without her, we would not have Girl Scouts in Whitehall.
She excels in event planning, is involved in her community in many ways, and is always planning something fun to do.
Dedicated, Happy, Helpful
Yvonne has managed our cookie delivery for the past few years and has done an amazing job sorting and getting out over 20,000 packages of cookies in a single afternoon.
She is great with organization and has simplified our cookie program making it easy for others to participate.
Welcoming, Organized, Kind
Melissa has enthusiastically welcomed several new Girl Scouts to her troop this year!
Melissa is a gem of a leader who keeps her troop well organized and works hard to engage her Girl Scouts and their families! The Helena Girl Scout community is better with her in it.
Dedicated, Giving, Passionate
When we did not have anyone to help communicate with Council or to receive the fall products and cookies for Butte, Teresa stepped up and became our dependable go-to! Without her, fall products or cookies would not have been delivered locally.
Teresa is an incredible Troop Leader and has been an amazing asset to the Butte Service Unit, making the Girl Scout experience rich for the girls in her area.
Dedicated, Positive, Genuine
Jen started a troop in a community where there were no other Girl Scouts. She has welcomed girls from all backgrounds, schools, and ages to her troop with a generous and open heart. She has gone above and beyond to give the gift of Girl Scouts to her community.
She has created a fun and positive atmosphere where girls are thriving and having fun, and volunteers are equally engaged.
Engaged, Fun, and Exemplary
Vera has led her troop since 2019! She is a very engaged and active volunteer and participates in just about all of our Council programs and Service Unit activities. She volunteers her time to help share important information and coordinates activities for Missoula-area Girl Scouts.
She excels at highlighting how fun Girl Scouts is!
Fun, Go-getter, Dedicated
Alyssa has been with Girl Scouts for 17 years and has volunteered in almost every possible way from being a Troop Leader, to Service Unit Manager, offering precious garage space to the cookie program, organizing day camps, building leadership opportunities for girls, and mentoring new Troop Leaders - Alyssa goes above and beyond to support Girl Scouts. The best part? She does it with a positive attitude and a friendly smile!
Alyssa excels at keeping things moving forward!
Action-oriented, Welcoming, Adventurous
Gretchen founded her troop in Lolo this year and has brought fun, outdoor activities, and girl-led opportunities to Lolo.
Gretchen brings the fun wherever she goes!
Sincere, Community-minded, Confident
Lacy decided her community needed Girl Scouts and she made it happen by bringing Girl Scouts back to Sanders County! She models the leadership qualities we hope to see in Girl Scouts.
She excels at bringing people together and building a Girl Scout community.
Compassionate, Kind, Resilient
Kathy has been a solid presence in the Libby Girl Scout community for many years and continues to embody the spirit of Girl Scouts in her current role as a Troop Leader.
Kathy excels at forging connections with her Girl Scouts and continues to provide mentorship and a strong community for her troop.
Organized, Enthusiastic, Kind
Serenity provides opportunities for her troop to follow their interests by collaborating with other troops and by supporting troop volunteers.
Serenity is very organized and has welcomed many new Girl Scouts into her troop over the last year. She has continued to work on growing her troop sustainably by connecting with parent volunteers and providing excellent troop structure.
Perseverant, Kind, Resilient
April took on a group of Daisies and Brownies after a larger troop needed to separate. April worked to build a new troop, connected with her co-leaders and new Girl Scout parents, and welcomed new Girl Scouts into her troop. Troop 3010 is now a community where parents are involved and active with their girls, and the troop is empowered to reach outside of their comfort zone to try new things. This troop community wouldn't exist if April hadn't been willing to start from scratch and build up a new troop!
April has empowered her co-leaders and parents to take a larger role in planning trips and outings for the troop.
Kind, Inclusive, Organized
Helen does it all as a Service Unit Manager: she organizes cookie season, plans service unit activities, collaborates with other volunteers, and works with other service unit members to foster a strong and resilient Girl Scout community in Eureka.
Helen is welcoming and collaborative.
Dedicated, Passionate, Resilient
Jenn is so passionate about what Girl Scouts can do for girls and how it enriches their lives, that she never turns a girl away from her troop. She is dedicated to making sure any girl who wants to be a Girl Scout can be.
She always upholds Girl Scout traditions as well and makes Girls Scouts fun and exciting.
Enthusiastic, Energetic, Passionate
Bonnie started as a Troop Leader three years ago and role models how to be a dedicated Girl Scout. She is a very busy mom with young children who are all very active in their community and she makes Girl Scouts a priority for her family.
She is so great at juggling life and being a great leader.
Passionate, Hardworking, Dedicated.
Jody leads separate troops and took on the role of Service Unit Manager last year. She brings lots of Service Unit events to Havre.
Jody is so great at being present where she is. She is a busy mom with a full-time job and volunteers with other children's activities, but when she is at Girl Scouts she is all about Girl Scouts! Her ability to juggle it all is impressive!
Giving, Family-oriented, Caring
Ondrea ran several troops in Montana City and was solely responsible for their existence and success. As her daughters aged out of Girl Scouts, she has since moved from Troop Leader into taking over as Cookie Manager for the Helena area Service Unit.
Ondrea is welcoming to all girls and flexible with supporting the Girl Scout community.
Welcoming, Collaborative, Resilient
Nicole ran a troop formation and recruitment in Sidney. She continues to donate her time and energy to growing the Girl Scout community in Eastern Montana and to making her community a better place.
Nicole actively works to provide opportunities for her troop outside of Sidney. She's ready and willing to make good things happen for her troop and her community and readily welcomes new Girl Scouts into her troop.
Optimistic, Personable, Resourceful
Elisabeth works to make new experiences and opportunities happen for her troop!
She's enthusiastic and always seems ready to learn more about the opportunities available.
Kind, Independent, Organized
Jennifer does it all, and she does it well! With the help of her co-leader Brandi, Jenn plans and leads meetings, organizes trips, coordinates cookies, and mentors the girls in her troop. As the leader of the only troop in a small community, she is independent and creative in planning activities and meetings.
Jennifer continues to give her girls opportunities to grow and experience new things in their community and beyond. She's resilient and kind and her community is fortunate to have her!
Welcoming, Optimistic, Kind
Jenn heads up a troop of 24 girls and is always willing to welcome a new girl into the troop!
Jenn provides her troop with a space to grow and learn, and opportunities to learn more about the world beyond their community. She creates a welcoming community for her Girl Scouts, and Malta is a better place for it.
Go-getter, Caring, Energetic
Kristin excels at being a Troop Leader by making sure everyone is involved and goes above and beyond when coming up with fun troop activities and field trips.
She is so friendly and willing to listen to each girl and helps guide them to do/try their best. Each meeting is so much fun. She is phenomenal with planning field trips and keeping constant communication with parents. Because of her dedication, her Girl Scouts and adult volunteers have a total blast.
Smart, Ambitious, Action Taker
As soon as we get the materials for any product season, Angie is always on top of everything including; training, reminders, goal setting, delivery, and preparedness for all actions.
She is always on top of everything that needs to be done, especially when it comes to both fall product and cookie sales. She knows what she is doing and doesn't let anything stop her or the Troop girls. She helps them with their goals and keeps motivating them to go get 'em.
Kind, A Go-getter, Excellent
When we first got this troop started, she decided to take the bull by the horns and get everything done and ready quickly so when we were able to register enough girls, she had meetings prepped and ready, location down, training done, and was super excited for everything to get started.
Cassandra's exuberance for all things Girl Scouts is super awesome and we love to see such enthusiasm and commitment from our leaders. She puts her heart into everything that she does and it's hard to not pick up that excitement and run right alongside her to the finish line. She is always willing to reach out and help, a truly dedicated leader and an excellent example for our Sheridan Girl Scouts.
Leader, Friendly, Enthusiastic
During this cookie season, whenever someone would post that they were looking to buy cookies in the local Newcastle Facebook groups, Morgan would reply with details about how to order cookies from a local Girl Scout. She sprang into action to help people get what they needed quickly while remaining fair to all Girl Scouts.
She is always looking for fun things to do and communicates well with the other local leader. She takes pride in having her troop help do great things in the community while having fun at the same time.
Kind, Organized, Energetic
Jordan stepped up this year to be Casper's Service Unit Manager and is doing an amazing job! She is wonderful in this position and will be a strong leader for Casper Girl Scouts!
Jordan is very excited to learn and grow in her new role!
Organized, Helpful, Fun
Rita has done an amazing job organizing and executing cookie deliveries each year! She has created amazing partnerships for cookie delivery and is very communicative with Troop Leaders about what they need.
Rita is also so helpful and engaged during Service Unit meetings! She is always there to support new leaders and provides resources and ideas for the Service Unit.
Welcoming, Proud, Dedicated
Shelia is always willing to help with recruitment and Girl Scout activities.
Shelia does a wonderful job helping Hanna Girl Scouts accomplish amazing projects and learn new things!
Organized, Energetic, Adaptable
Anita is a new troop leader this year and has done an amazing job of engaging her troop and conducting meetings! As an educator, she is energetic and excited to lead her troop.
She excels with troop leadership.
Energetic, Adaptable, Willing
Tiffany stepped into this leadership role with no hesitation and has been an amazing support system for the troop! She is kind and fun and does a great job with the troop!
She is amazing at helping girls!
Dedicated, Prepared, Ambitious
Mandy is always ready and willing to do whatever it takes to support Girl Scouts in Saratoga!
Mandy is excellent at balancing all the things in her K-7th-grade troop.
Motivated, Sincere, Fun
Kelci stepped up to be the first Service Unit Manager to support our updated Service Unit structure since Wheatland has expanded to three troops!
She is great at leading the way!
Hardworking, Creative, Patient
Nicole seamlessly stepped into the role of Service Unit Product Manager as Wheatland expanded to three troops.
She is great at helping everyone understand all things product and asking for support when she needs it.
Organized, Enthusiastic, Passionate
Liz preps Troop Leaders for cookie season so well in Cheyenne and it is amazing for doing so!
Liz helps all Troop Leaders balance cookie season in Cheyenne.
Driven, Helpful, Bright
Katelyn stepped in to co-manage the Laramie Service Unit and is filling a much-needed role for all the local volunteers!
She excels at helping where needed!
Helpful, Inspiring, Fun
Jess is always willing to go the extra mile for any Evanston Girl Scout and enjoys working with all of them.
Jess excels at being incredibly organized and creative.
Hardworking, Dedicated, Role Model
Margaret is willing to help the girls in her service unit succeed in whatever way she can.
Margaret is great with creativity and organization.
Conscientious, Caring, Dependable
Angelique does an amazing job with the wide game each year at Outdoor Adventure Camp.
She is a great multitasker.
Energetic, Self-motivated, Hardworking
Tabitha started a multi-level troop in a town that didn’t have a troop for at least 10 years.
She is very hardworking and gets everything that needs to be done, done!
Dependable, Hardworking, Enthusiastic
Angie is dependable and has been the Product Manager in Rock Springs for several years.
She has excelled at making sure everything gets done efficiently and correctly!
Dependable, Open-minded, Supportive
Brittany pitches in and always says “yes” whether it’s helping at an event, planning a troop adventure, or anything else that needs support – she’s there!
She is adaptable and always up for a Girl Scout adventure.
Organized, Crafty, Dedicated
Leanne has been a leader for three years and has stepped up! She helps manage Service Unit cookies and is a Troop Leader.
She excels with organization!
Generous, Helpful, Dependable
When asked to manage cookies for the first time for her daughter's troop, Jennifer didn't hesitate and supported 23 girls!
She is dependable and always willing to help!
Skilled, Organized, Loyal
When Deanna's daughter graduated from high school and left Girl Scouts, instead of also leaving Girl Scouts, Deanna started her own troop!
Deanna is organized, and detailed and always makes sure our spreadsheets and information are correct!
