Volunteer Appreciation Resources | Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast

Brighten a volunteer’s day by saying thank you. 

Girl Scout volunteers deserve to be celebrated for their creativity, care, and dedication! We’ve curated a set of fun and creative ways for you to show your gratitude all year long.

April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month
National Volunteer Week: April 18–24, 2027
Troop Leader Appreciation Day: April 22

A Gift from the Heart

Nothing says “you’re awesome!” like a handmade gift coming from the heart, so let’s get creative! Follow this activity to make a one-of-a-kind gift for someone special.

Gifts of Gratitude

Looking for the perfect gift to say thanks? Choose from these fun options and so much more available from the GSUSA Shop or browse unique items in our own GSCCC Shop!

Click on the social sharing images below to download and then write your own heartfelt note when posting!

Girl Scout volunteers are caring, dedicated, creative and so appreciated!

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Celebrate your favorite Girl Scout volunteers with a straight-from-the-heart card, available to personalize and print, or send electronically. Click the image to download a fillable PDF.

Fill in the PDF and then print or email it to your favorite Girl Scout volunteer!

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Ask each of your troop sisters to make a two- to three-second video that shows her:

Catch a paper airplane that flies in from the right side of the screen
Smile at the camera
Toss the airplane off-screen to the left
String the videos together so it looks like each person is tossing the airplane to the next girl.
Make a final short clip of one girl opening the airplane to reveal a thank-you message to your troop leader(s).

Share the video during your troop meeting as a surprise!

Consider these options:

Ask everyone to use a white 8.5 x 11” sheet of paper to make their individual planes so they match; don't break the illusion!
Ask for a second short clip of everyone waving and saying thank you to string together at the end.
Enlist someone in your troop leader’s family to give them flowers or another small gift when the surprise is revealed!

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Smile and just say thank you!
Send a handmade card, or create a scroll with a thank you proclamation signed by your group.
Give a bouquet of daisies.
Cover your community with signs that say “Thank You, Girl Scout Leaders!”
Write a letter thanking your leaders by name for their commitment to girls in their community.
Display a thank-you flyer on their lawn, mailbox, or front door and tie balloons to it.
Place a thank-you flyer on their car at work.
Take a volunteer’s picture and send it to the local newspaper along with a thank you note.
Bring your leader a treat, like coffee with a note that says, “Thanks a LATTE”—what other cute sayings can you come up with for a gift?
Present leaders with homemade gifts from the girls and their families.
Hold a recognitions ceremony.
Record girls thanking their leaders and send it to radio stations or post online.
Host an appreciation dinner (maybe even as a pot luck).
Make a financial contribution to Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast in honor of your volunteer.
Present your volunteer with a heart-shaped pin or something special from the GSCCC shop.
Organize a special outing for leaders to relax (i.e. movies, theatre, sporting event, spa, etc.).
Give a mug full of chocolate hugs and kisses as an appreciation gift.
Present your volunteers with appreciation certificates.
Thank volunteers for lending a “hand” by having girls trace their hands on a poster and decorating it.
In appreciation for time given by volunteers, give the gift of thyme along with a recipe.
Send a small token of appreciation and attach a famous inspirational quote or proverb.
Give a festively wrapped Girl Scout Cookie box stuffed with thank you notes from girls, families, and cookie customers.

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Download a coloring sheet or a double-sided postcard for girls to color and send in the mail, or deliver in person, to that special volunteer leader!

Download PDF of Appreciation Postcards to Color

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Aquí hay algunas maneras divertidas para que usted y su Girl Scout demuestren su amor a un voluntario excepcional.

Tarjeta de agradecimiento - Imprime esta tarjeta personalizable y dásela a tu Girl Scout para que llene los detalles. Así se la puede dar a su voluntaria/o favorita/o como muestra de su agradecimiento.
Hoja para colorear - Imprime esta hoja para que tu Girl Scout la coloree. Al terminar su obra de arte, se le puede dar a su voluntaria/o favorita/o como muestra de su agradecimiento.
E-cards en español disponibles aquí.

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