Starting the Troop When her family moved to Flint, GGSEM volunteer Amy Adams felt compelled to begin a Girl Scout troop to help her first-grade daughter make new friends. As a…
Volunteer Spotlight: Melissa Zimmerman
Troop Time is Family Time Spending time with her daughters was the number one reason Melissa Zimmerman of Novi is a volunteer with Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan. Extended Family…
Volunteer Spotlight: Tarcha Wilson
A Girl Scout Smile It was the look on her daughter’s face that convinced Tarcha Wilson to step up and lead Troop 77882. Through no fault of the girls, the…
Volunteer Spotlight: Melinda Holmes
This super trooper deftly handles two troops at once. When Melinda Holmes decides to do something, she really puts her all into it. Take, for example, her wish to have both her…
Volunteer Spotlight: Megan McConnell
Girl Scouting has been a part of Megan McConnell life for as long as she can remember. Her grandmother was a troop leader in the 1950s and her mom was…
Volunteer Spotlight: Angela Bridges
When she was first approached by her daughter’s Girl Scout troop leader about helping lead the troop, she initially demurred and turned it down. She was busy volunteering with a…
Volunteer Spotlight: Kathy Swan
A lifelong Girl Scout continues the family tradition. As long as she can remember, Kathy Swan has been involved with Girls Scouts. “Since I was born, service was instilled in…
Volunteer Spotlight: Heather Shields
Volunteering helped Heather Shields do more than spend time with her daughters—it allowed her to fulfill a childhood dream of being a Girl Scout. In recognition of her work with…
Volunteer Spotlight: Kathy Smith
Kathy Smith, a long-time volunteer, has more to offer. While she may be the focus of the first Volunteer Spotlight of the new year, it is not Kathy Smith’s first…