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Volunteers Recognized by Girl Scouts of Nassau County
Garden City, NY April 4, 2012 – Girl Scout volunteers were honored and recognized at the 20th annual Adult Recognitions Ceremony on March 18, 2012 at LIU – Post Hillwood Commons.
"Our Adult Recognitions Ceremony is a way for us to show our great appreciation for the wonderful standout volunteers we have here in Nassau County," said Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director of the Girl Scouts of Nassau County. "We are very proud of these women that devote so much of their time, talent and energy to our Council and we are very pleased to present these awards to them in honor of all they do to help us continue to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.”
At the Adult Recognitions Ceremony the Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s Board of Directors recognized its volunteers with several awards, including The Girl Scouts of the USA Thanks Badge, The Girl Scouts of the USA Honor Pin, The Girl Scouts of the USA Appreciation Pin, The Girl Scouts of the USA Years of Service Pin, The Girl Scouts of the USA Tenure Pin and the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Continuing Service Award.
The following volunteers were honored:
The GSUSA Thanks Badge -
Diane White – Valley Stream
Margaret Stacey – Locust Valley
Cathy O'Reilly – Hewlett
The GSUSA Honor Pin -
Theresa Edelman – Hicksville
Gloria Baca – Hicksville
Debbie Vespo – Bethpage
Dafna Adler – West Hempstead
Lisa Burke – Oyster Bay
Ruth Bigman – Glen Cove
Chris Bonczyk – Hicksville
Vito Genova – Franklin Square
Sharon Haley – Woodbury
Wanda Jackson – Baldwin
Karen Lombardo – Roslyn Heights
Judith Marrazzo Jann – East Norwich
William Mays – Merrick
Eric Rogers – Westbury
Deborah Schiff – Dix Hills
Laura Smiros – Oyster Bay
Daniel Yngstrom – Merrick
The GSUSA Appreciation Pin -
Patricia Montesdeoca-Sarju – Baldwin
Susan Garfinkel – Plainview
Diane Volberg – Farmingdale
Sarah Ayers – East Meadow
Lorraine Baltusis – East Meadow
Marie Draper-Fraioli – Levittown
Joy Geist – East Meadow
Brenda Kenny
- Westbury
Stephanie Neus – Farmingdale
Teresa Soto – East Meadow
Celia Haynes-Lowe – Far Rockaway
Kerry Couture – Garden City
Cheryl Hatala – Glen Cove
Susan Rogers – Farmingdale
Allison Woessner – Farmingdale
Kimberly Weaver – Freeport
Therese Baranello – Williston Park
Audra Fordin – Roslyn Heights
Patricia Hackenjos – Williston Park
Theresa Lally-Del Sorbo – Syosset
Denise Bochetto – Massapequa
Mary Ann Kovaluskie – Massapequa Park
Deborah Meehan – Massapequa
Laura Tammaro – Massapequa Park
Susan Battaglia – Merrick
Diance Danielsen – Merrick
Lori D'Antonio – Merrick
Maria Fonte – Rockville Centre
Gloria Hagerstrom – Bethpage
Christine Camardella – Levittown
Dara Blitz-Taskale – Manhasset
Jeanine Di Lillo – Port Washington
Sona Hyde – Port Washington
Donna Russo – Port Washington
Keisha Gorham-Sains – Uniondale
Tara Bowers – Seaford
Joy Gilbert – Seaford
Stasia Alvarez – Glen Head
Petrice Kaider – Sea Cliff
Kathleen Lavin – Glenwood Landing
Alison Santoro-Smith – Glen Head
Lillian Chajkewicz – West Hempstead
Ellen De Mott – West Hempstead
Josephine Detz – Franklin Square
Carol Grassi – Franklin Square
Debbie Ventimiglia – Franklin Square
The GSUSA Years of Service Pin -
Debra Ieraci – Glen Cove
Carol Ross – Farmingdale
Terry Creighton – Bellerose Terrace
Pat Linsner – Floral Park
Theresa Danks – Rockville Centre
Elana Wills – South Hempstead
Wendy Neus - Farmingdale
The GSUSA Tenure Pin -
Pat Amoroso – Merrick
Kathleen Murphy – Massapequa Park
Paula Quinn – Port Washington
Kathleen Sands – Marlborough
Andrea Surless – East Meadow
Tracey Wargo – Massapequa
Maureen McPartlan – Mineola
Joy Geist – East Meadow
Bonnie Campbell – Wantagh
Stephanie Neus – Farmingdale
The Girl Scouts of Nassau County Continuing Service Awards -
Elizabeth Alford – North Bellmore
Josephine Capizzi – Baldwin
Edith Van Keuren – Baldwin
Nancy Rosenbaum – East Meadow
Jeanette Rotolo – East Meadow
Peggy Berta – Floral Park
Jo Ann Kohler – Floral Park
Patricia Linsner – Floral Park
Denise Betts – Farmingdale
Laura Andreacchi – New Hyde Park
Raleigh Brown-Meyer – Port Washington
Fran D'Alessandro – Port Washington
Miriam Lopez – Rockville Centre
Deborah Barbieri – Glenwood Landing
Maureen Imbesi – Garden City
Anne Marie Spensieri-Fidis – West Hempstead
JoLynn Tripp – Franklin Square
Lauren Burke – Oyster Bay
Certificate of Appreciation -
Colleen Wright - Bellmore
Carolyn Bove – Massapequa Park
Sharon Haley – Woodbury
Rosemarie Tait – North Bellmore
Joan Monestero – North Bellmore
Randi Meltzer – Bellmore
Dianne Danielsen – Merrick
Lori D'Antonio – Merrick
Addys Reilly – Merrick
Rita Marie Smith – Merrick
Tanya Tolentino – Wantagh
Leanna Giaquinto – North Merrick
Amanda Dias – West Hempstead
Olen Dias – West Hempstead
Agnelo Dias – West Hempstead
Cynthia Friedman – Floral Park
Kavita Gera – East Meadow
Sejal Gera – East Meadow
Carlie Mendoza – East Meadow
Carmel Mendoza – East Meadow
Christina Mendoza – East Meadow
Allison Yang – Manhasset
Michelle Wong – Manhasset
Jillian Wong – Manhasset
Priscilla Wong – Manhasset
Tricia Keskinen – Baldwin
Randi D'Ambrosio – Wantagh
Basia Damsker – Wantagh
Kathleen Murphy – Massepequa Park
Sydney Renwick – Mount Vernon
Nancy Wolinski – Manhasset
Tracey Wargo – Massapequa
Colleen Stark – East Meadow
Colleen Wright – Bellmore
Susan Young – Port Washington
Eva Barahona – Maspeth
Gina Young – Maspeth
Sophia Dhaliwal – Maspeth
Ingrid Matias Chungata – Maspeth
Diana Pena – Maspeth
Thresia Harris – Maspeth
Cynthia Baux – Maspeth
Bianca Aponte – Maspeth
Arlene Barksdale - Maspeth
The GSUSA Thanks Badge is the highest award in Girl Scouting. It recognizes service so significantly above and beyond the call of duty. This pin is given to an individual only once, and fewer than 200 are given annually across the country. The Thanks Badge recognizes volunteers actively giving service impacting the Council or the entire Girl Scout movement and who have taken a leadership role at the Council level in one or more of the following areas; increasing membership growth and retention, increasing program opportunities, developing broad participation in policy – influencing through the democratic process, and ensuring inclusive behavior is recognized, understood and practiced at all levels.
The GSUSA Honor Pin recognizes volunteers actively giving outstanding service by significantly contributing to one or more Council goals in membership growth and retention, fund development, or increased community visibility in two or more geographic areas.
The GSUSA Appreciation Pin recognizes volunteers actively giving outstanding service meeting one or more of the Council goals in membership growth and retention, fund development, or increased community visibility in at least one geographic area.
The GSUSA Years of Service Pin recognizes an adult member registered with Girl Scouts of the USA for her/his active volunteer service at five-year intervals. Volunteers with 25 or more years of service were recognized.
The GSUSA Tenure Pin recognizes an adult member with the Girl Scouts of the USA for total membership years as a girl and/or adult in Girl Scouting. Registered members a total of 25 years or more, including both girls and adult membership years.
The Girl Scouts of Nassau County Continuing Service Award was be presented to volunteers that were nominated after receiving the Appreciation, Honor or Thanks Badge and have continued service for an additional five years. The Award Pin depicts a tree as a symbol of continuity, continued growth and service to Girl Scouts of Nassau County. All awarded volunteers actively recognize, understand and practice the values of inclusive behavior.
A special Certificate of Appreciation was also awarded to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience Trainers, Volunteers Serving Wait Listed Girls, The GSNC Asian Task Force, Gold Award Mentoring Committee and the Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. Gamma Epssilon Graduate Chapter for futuring the work of the Girl Scouts in Nassau County.
Girl Scouts of Nassau County builds girls of courage, confidence and character. Girl Scouting in Nassau County creates an accepting and nurturing environment, which gives girls a chance to build character and develop leadership skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them throughout their lives, like strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. In order to get girls there, Girl Scouts has declared 2012 the Year of the Girl in a move to rally the nation around the cause of girls' leadership. With almost 21,000 girl and 7,000 adult members, Girl Scouts of Nassau County has become the preeminent organization and leading authority for girls. The organization, now in its 100th year, continues to make the world a better place one girl at a time.
For more information on the Girl Scouts of Nassau County call Donna Rivera Downey 516 741-2550 at ext. 260, or visit www.gsnc.org.
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