volunteers

Girl Scout Alumna Honored for Commitment to Service

May 11, 2011

On Monday morning, students at Glen Burnie Park Elementary School filed noisily into the school gym and sat criss-cross, fiddling with shoe laces and chattering excitedly as they waited for the day’s assembly to begin. “Today we’re here to honor someone who once sat where you did,” Theresha Zablonski, Principal of Glen Burnie Park, told the students. “Amber was not so different from you, attending her classes, listening to her teachers, working hard to get good grades, and learning about the world. […]

Fulfilling a Passion for Service with AmeriCorps

April 19, 2011

Last week, we caught up with some AmeriCorps volunteers working out at Camp Conowingo. The team has been busy cleaning up camp sites and trails, painting Bell Manor, and making other improvements in preparation for the camping season. Whenever we ask a team of AmeriCorps volunteers what inspired them to join, each of the individual responses echo a commitment to service and a desire to help others. When asked whether AmeriCorps service is worth all of the hard work and the year […]

A Special Thanks to Our Volunteers during National Volunteer Week

April 14, 2011

This National Volunteer Week we’d like to give a special ‘thanks’ to all of our wonderful volunteers. The amazing things that thousands of girls in our community accomplish would not be possible without the adult volunteers who donate their time and talents to serve the girls in their community. Girl Scout volunteers can get involved in many ways other than as troop leaders. Women and men, young and old, can share their passion for a particular hobby, become a mentor for an […]