Represent GSEP in the Sunoco Welcome America 4th of July Parade
Attention Troop Leaders! You are cordially invited to march in the Sunoco Welcome America Philadelphia July 4th Parade on July 4, 2009 at 11:00AM in Philadelphia’s wonderful historic district! GSEP has already been accepted for participation, and we hope to have a large number of Girl Scouts representing our Council. The parade route is about one mile long, and will proceed in front of Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the National Constitution Center. The parade assembly area is in locations close to the parade start, in amongst shade trees, making for a pleasant assembly process. If your troop wishes to participate, please mail this application to the address on the form. In addition, please email Debbie Jacobson at djacobson@gsep.org so that we know you will be participating.
Adult Camping Weekend
Friday, August 14 - Sunday, August 16
at Camp Tweedale
Don’t miss a weekend of Girl Scout fun designed for every adult who is a Girl Scout at heart. Over the years, the Adult Camping Weekend has grown to become a beloved tradition of the Girl Scout family. This is your opportunity as a Girl Scout alumna to come together and participate in great activities, dine on delectable home cooked cuisine, and “make new friends but keep the old.”
In a word, it’s all about FUN! Download the registration form. For more information please contact Missy Johnson at mjohnson@gsep.org or 215.564.2030, ext. 1020.
2009 Fall Adult Leadership
Weekend at Camp Laughing Waters
September 25, 26, and 27th
Join us at the 2009 Fall Adult Learn and Lead Weekend for Arabian Nights. Whether you are a new troop leader who wants to learn the basics of Girl Scouting or someone who has years of experience as a Girl Scout Volunteer, there will be workshops here for you! For those people attending this event for the first time, there is a special introduction to the weekend on Friday evening. You will meet with other first-timers and learn more about the weekend. Click here to download the schedule and Registration Form.
The National Girl Scout
Pen Pal Network
Are you interested in expanding your troops friendship circle? Girl Scouts is all about making friends. And there’s no better way to expand your troop’s circle of friends than to join the Girl Scout Pen Pal Network. The National Girl Scout Pen Pal Network connects Brownie, Junior, and older girl troops with girls across the country to form lasting friendships. As participants in this program, troops (not individuals) are asked to correspond with pen pals for at least one year after the link is made. To participate, fill out our Pen Pal Request Form. Troops should not contact other councils directly.
Is your troop from another council?
Please contact the Pen Pal Coordinator at your council. In order to ensure girls' safety, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania will only match girls from other councils who have come through their council's Pen Pal Coordinators.
Pen Pal Guidelines
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania is a member of the National Girl Scout Pen Pal Network. We are able to make links with troops in other Girl Scout Councils in the United States, depending on availability.
- Daisies are not eligible for pen pals.
- All troops matched through the Girl Scout Pen Pal Network are expected to maintain correspondence for at least one year.
- Pen Pal troops are not currently available through the network in Hawaii or Alaska.
- Correspondence is for troops, not individuals. Leaders may not give personal contact information of participating girl scouts.
- Occasionally a pen pal match can be made for a single Juliette; however this process can take up to 2 months.
- It is okay to exchange pictures through the pen pal network.
How to get started
- The troop decides together if they want to be a pen pal with another troop in the US.
- Complete the Girl Scout Pen Pal Request Form.
- Wait while the Council finds a troop that is looking for a pen pal. This generally takes 2 weeks.
- You will receive a notification email from the Pen Pal Coordinator that includes how to contact the pen pal troop's leader.
- You can choose to write a letter or email from the whole troop OR each girl and leader can write her own.
Questions? Please contact Danielle Andrews at dandrews@gsep.org, or 215.564.4657 extension 1024.
It’s more fun with a friend–
and you’ll earn a patch!
All currently registered girls in the current membership year can earn and receive a Bring a Friend patch. Please share this patch program with all girls in your troop. This is a great way to invite new girls to experience all of the positive aspects that Girl Scouts has to offer! Download the form here.
