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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.
May 7, 2008
Gold Awards Ceremony
Doylestown Patriot
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.
April 30, 2008
Scouts Gather Bundles for Moms and Babies
By Jon Nimerfroh, Mainline Times
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
Community Corner
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...
April 13, 2008
Influences: Ann Meredith
by Charles Fox
Sunday’s Edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer featured a profile of our CEO Ann Meredith, as well as a photo of her taken in the GSEP Museum at Shelly Ridge. The article appeared in the Influences column, of the Currents section and was titled, “What shapes the minds that make the news.” Download a PDF of the article.
April 11, 2008
When altruism makes a leader
by Annette John-Hall
A newly released Girl Scout study on leadership made me think about a quote from Hillary Clinton years ago that landed smack dab in the sweet spot of the American feminist debate.
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April 3, 2008
Area Girl Scouts Hold a
Fun-and-Fundraiser Swap Meet
by KYW's Al Novack
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...
March 31, 2008
Give a Baby a Bundle and Give Them a Future
The Earth News
(posted March 12th)
In Pennsylvania, 176,259 or 19 percent of young children live in poor families below the federal poverty level of $21,200 for a family of four. Read more...
Friday March 27, 2008
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.
Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008
Girl Scouts raise over $70,000 and honor women of distinction
BerksMontNews.com
By Courtney McEachern; Westside Weekly Editor
Thin mints, samoas and shortbread cookies were the main dessert at the 12th annual Take the Lead Honoring Women of Distinction Award presentation on March 11 at the Sheraton Reading, Wyomissing.The Girl Scouts of Eastern PA received over $70,000 and honored local leaders at the ceremony.
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March 13, 2008
Be prepared: Amy Gutmann...
Jewish Exponent, Stars of David
by Michael Elkin, Arts & Entertainment Editor
Be prepared: Amy Gutmann, prexy of the U. of P., had a chocolate covered mint moment the other day, receiving a Take the Lead Award from the Girls Scouts of Philadelphia at ceremonies held at the Four Seasons.
March 12, 2008
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.
March 12, 2008
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 2,008 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, exceeding her goal of 1,500 boxes. Way to Go, Keighley
March 9, 2008
Girl Scouts to Honor
Four Berks County Women
Reading Eagle this past weekend featured an advance report on the March 11, 2008 Take The Lead Honoring Women of Distinction event in Berks County. Read more...
March 3, 2008
Take The Lead Event a Huge Success
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.
February 27, 2008
Gutmann honored by PA Girl Scouts
By Emily Babay
University President Amy Gutmann will receive a leadership award from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania on March 3 at the organization's 22nd annual Take the Lead awards ceremony. Read more...
February 2, 2008
Girls Scout Cookies? Check the Web
By Peter Mucha
Inquirer Staff Writer
Apparently, Ann Meredith is one smart cookie.
On the job less than a year as chief executive officer of the local Girl Scouts, she turned a half-baked idea into a handy tool to help the scouts and their customers: The online Cookie Booth Locator. Read more
February 4, 2008
More Than Just Cookies
The new Girl Scouts need some new leaders
By LEIGH ZALESKI
Philadelphia Daily News
VETERAN GIRL Scouts troop leader Linda Lane once managed eight troops at two different churches. She called meetings, organized events, completed paperwork, ran the annual cookie sale and monitored the girls' progress toward earning badges. She did it all with virtually no involvement from their parents.Read more...
January 2, 2008
Board Chair Andrea Kramer Featured in Main Line Today
One Smart Cookie
Merion’s Andrea Kramer propels the region’s Girl Scouts into the future.
Girl Scouts of the USA will celebrate its 96th birthday in March, one month after its annual cookie drive. But until we see those Thin Mints cropping up, most of us won’t devote much thought to the group behind the product. Read more...
September 27, 2007
Girl Scout Mural is Dedicated
The Girl Scout 95th Anniversary Mural, Where Girls Grow Strong, was recently dedicated before a group of proud supporters including sponsors, community partners and neighbors. Read more.
August 22, 2007
Girls look to past to create their future
Girl Scouts Emilee Kemmerer, Raelynn Seriani, and Kerrie Balcom are quoted in the Bucks County Courier Times. Read more.
August 9, 2007
Girl Scout Mural Dedication Rescheduled
Mark you calendars! The date for the Girl Scout 95th Anniversary Mural, Where Girls Grow Strong, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 26th at 5:30 pm. The dedication will be held at 1422 Callowhill Street in Philadelphia where the mural is proudly displayed on the Creative Book Manufacturing Co. building owned by the Kopacz Family. Read more.
April 30, 2007
Regional Girl Scout Councils Merge to Create New Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA – On Saturday, April 28, 2007, 444 delegates from the Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley, Girl Scouts-Great Valley Council and Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania voted to approve the historic merger of the three councils into one new, high-capacity council, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.
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