Area volunteers honored by Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada

Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada (GSSN) have announced this year’s recipients of both their volunteer awards and those for the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), and several are from South Lake Tahoe, Zephyr Cove, Truckee and the Carson Valley.

They will be honored during Volunteer Recognition & Award Ceremony on Saturday, April 21 at the Peppermill Hotel and Casino in Reno. The ceremony is GSSN's way of thanking and celebrating their amazing volunteers and the priceless love they give girls every day through unwavering dedication to their success.

Winners:

Heritage Award
Reba Rove-Hammond – Sparks, Nev.

Innovation Award
Shelly Martinez – South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

New-Found Treasure Award
Casey Rizzo – Dayton, Nev.
Monica Walker – Reno, Nev.

Outdoor Trailblazer Award
Terri Kolstrup – Reno, Nev.

GSUSA Thanks Badge II
Cookie Bible – Zephyr Cove, Nev.

GSUSA Volunteers of Excellence
Dawn Evans – Zephyr Cove, Nev.
Michelle Sandborn – South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Maria Rodriguez – Sparks, Nev.
Lydia Carrillo – Truckee, Calif.
Sherry McCormick – Reno, Nev.

5+ Years of Service to Girl Scouts
Kasea Aanestad – Reno, Nev.
Kathi Amrhein – Carson City, Nev.
Cassandra Grieve – Sparks, Nev.
April Hammond – Fallon, Nev.
Cecelia Hill-Cromer – Sparks, Nev.
Autumn Janoss – Dayton, Nev.
Amber Joiner – Reno, Nev.
Natalia Martinez – Reno, Nev.
Sherry McCormick – Reno, Nev.
Kelly Millinger – Dayton, Nev.
Carol Merideth – Reno, Nev.
Angela Mora – Reno, Nev.
Jennifer Obritsch – Sparks, Nev.

15+ Years of Membership in Girl Scouts
Kathi Amrhein – Carson City, Nev.
Cookie Bible – Zephyr Cove, Nev.
Yvonne Brown – Gardnerville, Nev.
Melissa Cardoso – Reno, Nev.
April Hammond – Fallon, Nev.
Carol Merideth – Reno, Nev.

Emerging Service Unit
Eastern Sierra Service Unit – Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

Every day, Girl Scout volunteers make it possible for girls in our communities to enjoy and benefit from an adventure-having, skill-building, lead-taking, life-changing good time. It’s undeniable: without our volunteer's commitment to in every girl, we couldn’t and wouldn’t be the largest girl leadership organization in the world. But we are.

For more information on preparing girls for a lifetime of leadership by becoming the mentor they need as a volunteer, visit www.gssn.org/volunteer.