Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

Outdoor Skills & Fun Weekend
September 17-19, 2010 at
Camp Mosey Wood
Take your troop camping & get trained at the same time! This program is intended for new leaders and volunteers that need Outdoor 102 - Cooking & Fires, and Outdoor 103 - Overnight Camping. While adults are training, their troops of Daisies, Brownies and/or Junior Girl Scouts will participate in a G.S. Wide Game of camping skills under the direction of experienced program staff. Adults may attend with or without their troop. Register through the Prgram section of E-Council. Download the flyer for more details.

It's almost time for F.A.L.L.!
October 1-3, 2010
It's time once again for the Fall Adult Lead and Learn Workshop Weekend. At this, the first adult leadership development event for the 2010-11 membership year, you can find out about Journeys, acquire new skills to use with girls, add more Girl Scout experiences to your resume, and network with volunteers from all nine counties. Download the course schedule and registration form and mail it back today! Deadline to register is September 10.

For Adults Only! Enjoy a weekend full of laughter, fun & relaxation at the 20th Annual Adult Camping Weekend at Camp Tweedale, August 20-22. Activities include swimming & smoothies by the pool, canoeing & kayaking on the lake, and NO COOKING! Plus, place bids on delightful silent auction items. The proceeds from this event benefits the GSEP Older Girl Scholarship Fund. Click here to download the registration form.

Adult Recognitions for 2010
Over 200 attendees enjoyed dinner at the Spring Ford Country Club in Royersford, PA. Cheers and joyful sounds were heard as GSUSA and GSEP Awards and Recognitions were bestowed upon our tireless volunteers and friends. Click here to download the program that lists all the recipients. Click here to see photos from the event!

GSEP Troop History Project
Girl Scouts will be 100 years old on March 12, 2012! We have a long history and you’re a part of it! Click on the link to check out GSEP’s Troop History Program sponsored by the History Committee. Record your history as part of the Troop History Project and share your troop’s stories and accomplishments as you connect with the past. Learn about former Girl Scouts in your troop and what they did way back when! Be creative and work with your leader to Discover your troop’s history, Connect with Girls Scouts’ past and Take Action to record for posterity, the highlights of your troop and make plans for your future history! Each participating troop will receive a certificate and a ribbon for the troop flag and each girl will receive a Troop History Project patch. For more information please contact Jean Harlow c/o the Valley Forge Service Center, (leave a message for a return phone call) 610.933.7555. Submissions are due by December 31, 2010!

Sign up now for Upcoming Events!
You can sign up for events and programs in several ways. Download the Program Resource Guide and the Program Event Planner below to find GSEP Sponsored events for 100 or more girls. Fax or mail in your completed registration form or register online through E-Council. Financial Aid is also available. You may also click here to see the current GSEP's Program Partners. This is a listing of all the great program resources in your community with great ideas for trips, projects and educational activities.

The Program Event Planner 2009-10
The Program Event Planner contains Council-sponsored events and registration information, and will be posted online quarterly. It is intended as a companion piece to the Program Resource Manual. You can look for new editions of the Event Planner online, every 3 months, with new and exciting seasonal and special things to do. If you would like a printed version of the Event Planner, please email Danielle Andrews at dandrews@gsep.org.
Program Event Planner, Daisy/Brownie
Program Event Planner, Junior
Program Event Planner, Cadette
Program Event Planner, Senior/Ambassador
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Program Resource Guide
The Program Resource Guide is available for download now. Keep the Guide all year long as a comprehensive reference. It contains information about GSEP including: Leadership Milestones, Special Interest Groups, Registration, Product Sales and Council Shops. Click here to download the Program Resource Guide.

The Bronze Award Packet
Go for the Bronze! Download the Manual to assist you in achieving this leadership milestone. Click here to just download the Final Report.

The Silver Award Packet
Go for the Silver! Download the Manual to assist you in achieving this leadership milestone. See related forms below.
Silver Award Final Report
Silver Award Project Proposal
Silver Award Fact Sheet

Girl Scout Gold Award Book
Go for the Gold! Download the Manual to assist you in achieving this leadership milestone.See related forms below.
Gold Award Final Report
Gold Award Project Proposal
Gold Award Fact Sheet

To register for the Bronze, Silver or Gold Info Workshops, please use the Program Event Calendar in ECouncil.

All the PDF forms on this page have been "Typwriter Enabled" in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
This feature allows you save the form to your computer, fill out the form, and email it to it's final destination. If the form requires a signature, you will need to print the form out and sign it. Click here to see instructions on how to use this feature.

Council Try-Its and Badges
Brownies, discover the Flower Frenzy and Marine Animals Try-Its. Juniors, there is a Marine Animals badge for you too!
Flower Frenzy is all about discovering the world around you and taking a closer look at flowers. The Marine Animals Try-It and badge are perfect for learning more about life under the sea and how you can work with dolphins, whales and other sea creatures.

Terms and Conditions
Return Policy
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Affinity Program Partners
Use your Girl Scouts Membership Card to get discounts at participating retail partners. Check back often--more partners join our Affinity Network all the time. Click here to see the listing.

GSEP Forms and Publications
are 'Going Green'
GSEP launched a "Go Green" initiative this year to create an organization that is environmentally responsible and to do our part to protect our girls and the environment for years to come. Part of this initiative includes responsible paper consumption. In addition to eliminating paper cups and installing recycling bins at all of our service centers, we now offer the majority of our forms and publications electronically on our website. Most publications become available online 3 weeks before they are printed. Some publications are made available only in limited quantities. Contact your Membership Services Representative to request a printed copy of a form or publication and they will provide it within 7-10 working days. Thank you for your support as we work to become more environmentally responsible.

Berks/Lehigh Valley Service Centers
Linda Mikle, lmikle@gsep.org, 610.791.2411, ext. 1522

Delaware County Service Center
Lisa Doyle, ldoyle@gsep.org, 610.328.3100, ext. 1300

Jane Seltzer Service Center
Susan Schmalzried, sschmalzried@gsep.org, 215.745.1717, ext. 1200

Shelly Ridge Service Center
Kaye Nicol, knicol@gsep.org, 215.564.2030, ext. 1018

Valley Forge Service Center
Kathy Jermacans, kjermacans@gsep.org, 610.933.7555, ext. 1457

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 Kandace Keefer at kkeefer@gsep.org, or 215.564.4657 extension 1024.

Approved Trip Venues
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Plan a Birthplace Heritage Visit
The Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center is located in downtown Savannah. It was the Gordon family home where Daisy Gordon (Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon) was born on October 31, 1860. In 1965, it became Savannah’s first designated National Historic Landmark. The Birthplace is one of the most popular house museums in the United States and welcomed its two-millionth visitor in 2001. Throughout the year, Girl Scout troops have the opportunity to meet other troops from all over the country and share activities. Visitors always include a mixture of families, individuals, whole Girl Scout troops, alumnae Girl Scouts, and the touring public from all over the world! Find out more...

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.