Come to the Scout Party
at Dorney Park!
May 18, 2008
383 Dorney Park Road
Allentown, PA
Bring the whole family and all your friends for a fun filled private party at Dorney Park. This is a great activity for troops and individual families. Free parking and all you can eat food buffet from 12 pm to 5 pm. Season passes cannot be used on that day. You can still get tickets by faxing this form by noon on Friday, May 16th. You may purchase tickets with cash or credit card at the Lehigh Valley Service Center until 3pm on Saturday, May 17th. No tickets will be available for purchase at the park on the day of the event!
Research Results!
The results of GSUSA’s groundbreaking research as a re-affirmation of the Girl Scouts’ core leadership development model and mission, and insights from CEO Ann Meredith on the survey, has appeared on more that a dozen news web sites including Forbes, Pittsburgh Business Journal and Marketwatch. Read the report.
GSUSA National Council Session
October 30-November 2
Indianapolis, IN
View information on attending the GSUSA National Council Session as a visitor.
Cookies Are Still on Sale!
Stop by one of our Council Retail Shops to buy cookies. Find a location near you.
Girl Scouts Making Headlines
Scouts Gather Bundles
for Moms and Babies
Sydney Kaplan, 8, with Brownie Troop 719 in Penn Wynne juggles packages of diapers while she organizes baby items during an April 12 Baby Bundles event at Narberth Borough Hall. Read more...
Scouts Throw Baby Shower
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania's Downingtown Service Unit held a baby shower on April 19 to kick off the Baby Bundles service project that ran in the month of April. Read more...
Gold Awards Ceremony
Nearly 100 Girl Scouts from our Council received the Gold Award at the first of two ceremonies held by Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. The Gold Award is the highest measure of a girl’s achievement as a future leader. Two of the girls who earned the award, Erica Silber of Troop 21083 and Dianna Koziatek of Troop 2157, are seen at event.
Area Girl Scouts Hold a
Fun-and-Fundraiser Swap Meet
This is a big weekend for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, who will be hold in a two-day memorabilia swap meet at their Valley Forge service center. Read more...
Take the Lead Still Making News
Today’s edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer features a photo display in the society column on the March 3 Take the Lead awards, including photos of honorees Dr. Amy Gutmann and Lisa Nutter, her husband, Mayor Michael Nutter and several of our Girl Scouts. Don't forget to look for the "More images" link. In addition, the Philadelphia Tribune highlighted the March 3 Take The Lead awards in a photo display featuring Mayor Michael Nutter, honorees Lisa Nutter and Valerie Ferguson.
A Cookie-Selling Superstar
Today’s edition of the Philadelphia Weekly features an article about Girl Scout Keighley Young’s cookie sales campaign and her success in selling 1,614 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, exceeding her goal of 1,500 boxes. Way to Go, Keighley!
Honoring women of courage,
confidence and character who make the world a better place.
Held in the spring to honor the time of our beginning ninety-five years ago, our three awards ceremonies capture the past, present and future of the Girl Scout mission in a unique way. At each ceremony, which is hosted entirely by our Girl Scouts, hundreds of corporate, civic and philanthropic leaders honor their peers for their extraordinary leadership and community service. Click on the event dates below for more information.
In Philadelphia
March 3, 2008
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Take The Lead event had the highest attendance and brought in the most donations in our Council's history. We received a tremendous amount of news coverage from media outlets including 6ABC (clip), CBS3, NBC10 (clip), Philadelphia Magazine, The Philadelphia Tribune, The Philadelphia Sunday Sun, City Suburban News and Main Line Times. To view the CBS3 news report, go to their web site and enter "Girl Scouts" in the search engine or see pictures of the party on Philadelphia Magazine's web site. Click here to see even more photos from this event.
In Berks County
March 11, 2008
Sheraton Reading Hotel
Attended by over 355 distinguished guests, the Berks County event exceeded its donation goal. Our phenomenal honorees left a lasting impression on our girls and the funds raised from the event will ensure that Girl Scouting will continue its legacy of building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. See photos from this event.
In the Lehigh Valley
April 30, 2008
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Fogelsville
5:00 PM
Four women of the Lehigh Valley were honored for their extraordinary examples of leadership by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania at the 10th Annual Take the Lead Honoring Women of Distinction ceremony. The awards were presented to women who have reached the highest levels of achievement in their respective fields. Girl Scouts (pictured) also sold Girl Scout cookies at the fundraising event.
