Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

How to Make the GSEP World a Better Place: Effective Girl Scout Governance
Are you interested in learning more about the Girl Scout democratic process? Or about how to influence GSEP policy and strategic direction? Would you like to know about governance best practices? This interactive session, How to Make the GSEP World a Better Place, will cover the Bylaws, Board, and Delegate Council roles. GSEP strives to have a vibrant and transparent governance process and this session will help you to successfully participate in decisions. This session is strongly recommended for current GSEP Delegates even if you have previously attended delegate training but is open to any Girl Scout member age 14 or older.

Who Should Attend?
Any GSEP member age 14 or older who is interested in governance and the Girl Scout democratic process. It is recommended that all Service Unit Delegates, Service Unit Alternate Delegates and Girl Delegates attend even if you have previously attended training. The session will include updates on current governance practices. Session dates offered are:

Thursday, February 25
Rescheduled for Tuesday, March 16
due to weather
7pm-9pm, Lehigh Valley Service Center

Monday, March 15
7pm-9pm, Shelly Ridge Headquarters

Register via eCouncil. Questions? Contact Olivia Selinger, Director of Governance, at oselinger@gsep.org or 215-564-2030 ext. 1040.

For more details, see Article II of the
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Bylaws.
2009 Blue Book of Basic Documents:
This contains all of the GSUSA governance documents.

Applications for Girl Delegates
are now being accepted
Girl Delegates are voting members of the GSEP Delegate Council and must be age 14 by May 22, 2010. The application and one reference are due by March 31, 2010. Click here for more information and the application and reference form.

2010 Delegate Meetings
Please reserve the dates below for the Spring Delegate Meetings and the 2010 Annual Meeting. Click here for a copy of the letter detailing the Spring Deleagte Meetings and here for the RSVP form.

2010 Spring Delegate Meetings

Saturday, April 10, 2010
First Presbyterian Church, 9am–11am
3231 W. Tilghman Street
Allentown PA 18104

Saturday, April 10, 2010
Valley Forge Service Center, 2pm–4pm
100 Juliette Low Way
Valley Forge PA 19482

2010 Annual Meeting

Saturday, May 22, 2010
Penn View Christian School, 10:30am–Noon
420 Godshall Road
Souderton PA 18964

Congratulations to our 2009-2010 Girl delegates. Click here to see a listing.

Next GSUSA National Council Session
November 10–13, 2011 in Houston Texas

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Our Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Girl Scout Promise and Law

The Girl Scout Promise and Law are shared by every member of Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Promise is the way Girl Scouts agree to act every day toward one another and other people, and the Law outlines a way to act towards one another and the world.

The Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

The Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout

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Board of Directors
Officers
Ann Thornton Field, Esq., Chair
Deb Walters, First Vice Chair
Catherine A. Pullen, Vice Chair
Stacy Broad, Secretary
Donna-Marie Daday, Treasurer
Barbara A. Hill, ex-officio, nonvoting

Members-at-Large
Andrea A. Agnew
Angela Ahmad
Frances A. Aitken
Michele Box
Michael J. Cox
Pamela DeCampli
Ann Donley, CPA
Carol McCullough Fitzgerald
Bonnie J. Hall
Irene Horstmann Hannan
Maria T. Kraus
M. Shawn Puccio
Dianne Rotwitt
Judith Schwank
Sue Tantsits
Karen Walters
Carol Watters

Girl Advisors
Amelia Herbst
Amanda Howell
Sierra Ragsdale-Miller