Rock Aboujaoude of Alva, left, and Renee Armsrong of Cape Coral, are recipients of the Girl Scouts of gulfcoast Florida's President's Merit Awards.

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Inc. today announced those that were honored as outstanding Girl Scout members at an annual recognition luncheon held in late January at the Gulf Coast Event and Conference Center on the regional Girl Scout campus. The council has more than 3,000 adult volunteers who serve nearly 11,000 girls in the Gulf Coast counties. Following are the recipients and the awards they received.

THANKS BADGE?

The Thanks Badge is one of the highest national Girl Scout awards an adult can earn. It is awarded for outstanding service to Girl Scouting benefiting the total council and entire Girl Scout Movement.

Lee County:Kathy CobbCape Coral

NATIONAL HONOR PIN

The National Honor Pin is awarded for outstanding service that furthers the council’s goals and which is above and beyond the expectation of a position held in serving to two or more geographic areas or program delivery audiences. The following member received the National Honor Pin:

Name City

Highlands County:Julia NewellSebring

Manatee County:Susan AthertonLongboat Key

Sarasota County:Linda GetzenSarasota

NATIONAL APPRECIATION PIN

Five members received the? ?National Appreciation Pin recognizing their outstanding service that furthers the council’s goals to at least one county or region (a geographic area within a county of the council’s jurisdiction?).

Name City

Sarasota County:Nancy GorskiSarasota

Nancy MavrikasSarasota

Charlotte County: ?Dr. Cecelia HillPort Charlotte

Lee County:Charlene WoolfeFort Myers

Ann CarrasquilloNorth Fort Myers

GREEN ANGEL AWARD

The Green Angel Award is a special leadership award presented by Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida. The award recognizes adults who contribute outstanding support to the council in working directly with Girl Scouts. The following are the Green Angel recipients:

Name?City

Hardee County:?Debbie MorrisWauchula

Highlands County:Yanet SturgillSebring

Manatee County:Michelle DriverBradenton

Sarasota County:Megan JohnsonNokomis

Marjorie AllSarasota

Michael PostmaSarasota

Charlotte County:Julie RitchPunta Gorda

Lee County:Kassandra WhiddenAlva

Michelle DobsonCape Coral

Jackie WebsterNorth Fort Myers

OUTSTANDING LEADERS

Following are Outstanding Girl Scout Leaders recognized by their Girl Scout region for outstanding performance in working directly with girls:

NameCity

Manatee County:Elaine BarkerBradenton

Debbie BeckerBradenton

Cheryl Dicarlo-PowellBradenton

Sarasota County:Traci HawkEnglewood

Denise LaPergolaNorth Port

Gayle McDonaldNorth Port

Joy PurcellNorth Port

Leslie WilliamsNorth Port

Schelly ShaughnessyOsprey

Cathy BernaSarasota

Ryndie BruscoSarasota

Amy GoodsonSarasota

Jasmina HerreraSarasota

Michelle CaninoVenice

Charlotte County:Cheryl HesserPort Charlotte

Tricia StiekesPunta Gorda

Lee County:Denise LewkowiczCape Coral

Cathy SheaCape Coral

Jamie BarkootFort Myers

Charity CondonFort Myers

Amy CalcaginoLehigh Acres

Shari CrouchNorth Fort Myers

Hendry County:Jennifer PachecoClewiston

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS

Following are outstanding Girl Scout volunteers recognized for service to a Girl Scout region or program delivery area beyond the expectations for the position:

NameCity

Manatee County:?Kim CooperBradenton

Patricia RealiBradenton

Diana Vitale-CraigBradenton

Sarasota County:Lisa EbersoleSarasota

Mary Jean WeberSarasota

Donna JohnsSarasota

Belinda FischerSarasota

Candie FogoNorth Port

Katharina HillNorth Port

Lisa MioduszewskiVenice

Mary PeacockVenice

Charlotte County:

Pam MyersPort Charlotte

Mary AldermanPunta Gorda

Hendry County:Laura LoftonLaBelle

Lee County:Wendy CastanedaCape Coral

Lia Kerfoot Cape Coral

Jeanne GolomEstero

Alexia HedlundFort Myers

Maryanne LamonFort Myers

GIRL SCOUT PINS FOR YEARS OF SERVICE

The following volunteers were honored for the dedicated years of service and commitment to making Girl Scouting possiblel. A total of 1,410 years of Girl Scouting council-wide was acknowledged at the recognition luncheon (includes Five- and Ten-Year Pins awarded, but not listed here)

55-YEAR PIN

Sarasota County:Jerry BaggettSarasota

50-YEAR PIN

Collier County:Marsha AllemanNaples

45-YEAR PIN

Collier County:Marti ShusterNaples

35-YEAR PIN

Lee County:Shari Shifrin-CrouchNorth Fort Myers

Charlotte County:Linda EzzellPunta Gorda

30-YEAR PIN

Sarasota County:Sue ZimmermanSarasota

Lee County:Mary HarderNorth Fort Myers

25-YEAR PIN

Sue JonesCape Coral

Debbie McDowell-TateNorth Port

Collier County:David AllemanNaples

20-YEAR PIN

Manatee County:Darlene HaasBradenton

Sarasota County:Linda StorySarasota

Charlotte County:Kristin AbranowskiPunta Gorda

Jennifer LeePunta Gorda

Lee County:Barbara AllenFort Myers

Tracy HarderNorth Fort Myers

15-YEAR PIN

Manatee County:Maureen HudsonParrish

Sarasota County:Beverly BeishlinSarasota

Jill Delano Sarasota

Heather StockSarasota

Lee County:

Lauren CobbCape Coral

Langley DeanCape Coral

Anita PartridgeCape Coral

Mary LarkinFort Myers

Liefje MarshallFort Myers

Edwina SandersFort Myers

Kelleen SchrickelFort Myers

Leslie ThaggardFort Myers

Charlene WoolfeFort Myers

Joan YoungLehigh Acres

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida recognizes the outstanding service given so generously by these award recipients. Girl Scouting could not exist without adult volunteers and Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida is truly grateful for the dedication and commitment of these award recipients, a spokeswoman said.

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida is chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA and serves nearly 1,000 girls in Manatee, Hardee, Highlands, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry, and Collier counties.