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Are you interested in starting the Journeys? If so, email your name, phone number, grade level of your troop(s) and
Service Unit name to Marion Barnes.
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.
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Girl Scouts Making Headlines
May 30, 2008
City home to first U.S.
Cambodian Girl Scout troop
By Melissa Dribben
Philadelphia Inquirer
At the corner of Sixth and Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia is a construction site. You have to walk around a chain-link fence to reach the front yard, which is filled with rubble and a couple of hulking Asian dragon statues, giving you the distinct impression that whatever is going to happen here won't happen for quite a while.
But then, you enter the building at the south end of the lot. This is the Bra Buddha Ransi temple. And inside, you witness a subtle but profound transformation in the city's character, the neighborhood's identity, and the lives of seven girls. Read more
May 28, 2008
Girl Scout Receives Medal of Honor for Rescuing Neighbors from Fire
Girl Scout Alicia Rohr, 10, of Troop 4911 in Greater Coatesville, was awarded the Girl Scout Medal of Honor, Wednesday, May 28, for her heroism in saving the lives of her next-door neighbors from a nearby forest fire. Ann Meredith, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP), during an evening ceremony at King's Highway Elementary School in Coatesville, presented Alicia with her medal.
Alicia is the first girl in the GSEP Council to receive this lifesaving honor. Lifesaving awards have been part of the Girl Scout program since the beginning of the movement in the United States. Lifesaving awards are a form of recognition given to a registered Girl Scout who has saved or attempted to save human life under circumstances that indicate heroism or risk of her own life. They are reserved for those Girl Scouts who have performed heroic acts beyond the degree of maturity and training to be expected at their age.
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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.
