A Quarterly Newsletter from Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
PG. 2-3
SUMMER 2014 EDITION
Connections Gold Award’s
• Leadership Updates • Pencil Us In
ROI (Return on INVOLVEMENT)
• Invest in Girls
PG. 4-5 • Conquering Colorado
PG. 6-7 • Volunteer Kick-Off Convention • Camp Archbald Dining Hall Grand Opening • Cirlce of Friends
ABOVE & AT LEFT: The Gold Awardees were officially welcomed to the elite alumnae of Girl Scouts when they were honored on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Founders Hall at Milton Hershey School in Hershey.
DID YOU KNOW? The number of awardees has increased from 79 in 2013 to 91 in 2014-making it a record breaking year?
Volunteering over $190,000* worth of community service hours, the 2014 Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania’s (GSHPA) Gold Award class made a community impact in a big way. We can calculate the Gold Awardees’ monetary impact; however, it is impossible to truly sum up the impact they had on the people they helped, the volunteers they led, and the communities that they call home. The Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout can achieve. On average, this remarkable accomplishment takes girls about two years from begin-
8,000 hours X $24.91 per hour
$199,280
worth of community improvements ning to end to complete. The Girl Scouts who are “going for the Gold” take an issue that they are passionate about and create a plan to change it that highlights their talents and builds skills like communication and leadership. The girls also inspire others to join their cause!
“Excitement about a project is contagious,” said Laura Steele of Newport in Perry County, “Once you spread the excitement, you wind up with a lot of people willing to help out with their own special talents.” These are just 91 Girl Scouts out of 24,000+! Imagine impact that our Girls Scouts across the entire council is making for Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania! With your help, volunteering, donating or even talking to a Girl Scout about “going gold” we can continue to encourage girls to be the leading humanitarians of their generation. * According to Independent Sector, one hour of community service is valued at $24.91 in Pennsylvania.