North Penn Service Unit: Breaking News!

Following the  orders of Gov. Wolfe for the Commonwealth ,  all physical events & activities in the NPSU are suspended indefinitely.

Service Unit Meeting: March 2017 (Reminder)



Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017
Time: 7pm
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale
For more information, visit the NPSU closed FB page.

Please remember: a representative from each troop must be present.


Girl Scout Sunday List

The following is a list of Girl Scout Sunday events happening in the NPSU.  This list is provided by troop leaders and will be updated as information is provided.


Sunday March 12th:
  • Christ Lutheran Church, 2211 Mainland Road, Harleysville (8am Service)
  • St. Johns Church of Christ, 500 W. Broad Street, Lansdale (10am Service: please arrive by 9:50am) 
  • St Maria Goretti Roman Catholic Church, 1601 Derstine Avenue, Hatfield (9:30am Mass; please contact Kris if you will be attending and will be having any faith pins blessed)
  • St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, 51 Lansdale Avenue, Lansdale (11am Mass)
  • Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000 West Main Street, Lansdale (8:15am, 9:30am, and 10:45am Services)


Last Updated: 3/1/17

First Quarter Trainings (Reminder #3)

All trainings take place at Trinity Lutheran Church
Contact Alice for more information and to RSVP.


Brownie Age Level ~ Room 126 ~ Monday, February 27th from 7pm-9pm

Daisy Age Level ~ Room 125-27 ~ Wednesday, March 1st from 7pm-9pm

Indoor Overnight ~ Room 126 ~ Wednesday, March 8th from 6:30pm-9:30pm


Please note that these trainings are open throughout GSEP.  Please make sure to RSVP as soon as possible to secure your spot in these local trainings, should you need them.


Please note that the following FACPR training a SU specific training. Checks should be made the NPSU and registration made directly to Alice.

FACPR ~ Social Hall ~ Sunday, April 23rd from 4pm-7pm

FACPR Training



Click here for the full flyer.
All checks should be made out the NPSU.  This is a SU specific training.  Please direct all questions to Alice.

Reminder: Ice skating

Payment is due by the March SU Meeting.

Click here for more information.

Tea Party


Click here for a printable flyer
Click here for a registration form

Reminder: Baby Sitting/CPR Super Sitter Class

Baby Sitting/CPR Super Sitter Class
Saturday April 29, 2017
9am - 3pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000 W. Main Street, Lansdale.
(Use the entrance closest to Acme. We will be in Social Hall, up the steps and to the right.)
RSVP BY April 6th
Contact Kim

NonScout Registration Form
Scout Registration Form


Super Sitter Info:
 Ages 12 and older. (10 and 11 year olds may take class, but restrictions apply)
 6 hour class includes CPR Adult/child/infant - AED, choking, 15 First Aid topics, and
               9  babysitting skills.
 Open to anyone 12 and older! Tell your friends, they can get certified with you!!
 30-42 participants needed to fill a class!
 You will get a certificate at the end of the class!

The cost is $35 per person. Cost includes a soft pretzel, a water bottle, and pizza. There will be a quick break for lunch half way through the day. Brown bagging is recommended for any other snacks/food/drinks you may want.

Adult classes are available if 5 or more are interested. The cost is $40 and is a 2 ½ - 3 hour class. Pizza not included.

Girl Scout Sunday: Leader Materials

Girl Scout Sunday bulleting covers or inserts are on the website. There is a link for the order form after the files.

All of the information is up along with additional GS week materials. They can be found
and

Girl Scout Sunday and Girl Scout Sabbath give girls an opportunity to be recognized as a Girl Scout at their place of worship. Girls may also perform a service, such as greeting, ushering, or doing a flag ceremony. Girl Scout Sunday and Girl Scout Sabbath is also a great opportunity for Scouts to organize a service project or other activity for the congregation. See below for a list of suggested activities, such as hosting a cookies and milk party after the service with Girl Scout cookies to try and buy! Girl Scout Sunday/Sabbath patches for your troop are also available at all of our GSEP shops!
Have a great idea for Girl Scout Sunday/Sabbath? Tell us about it at communications@gsep.org or share photos of your Girl Scout Sunday/Sabbath activities with us on Facebook.
For more information on Girl Scouts & Faith, please click here:
http://www.girlscouts.org/en/about-girl-scouts/girl-scouts-and-faith.html

Pot of Gold

Register now for our spring training event, Pot of Gold, and save your spot for our most coveted workshops of the year! Whether you're brand new to Girl Scouts or you've been http://files.constantcontact.com/2d392f07001/440cfcf9-676a-496c-8545-5e92d86b963c.jpg
a volunteer for years, Pot of Gold is a great networking event, where you'll learn and share best practices with other volunteers like you!



What: Pot of Gold
When: Saturday, March 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: Spring-Ford 9th Grade Center (400 South Lewis Road, Royersford, 19468)
Cost: $25 per person
Featured workshops:
  • Journey program ideas
  • Roundtable discussion with the Placement and Recruitment teams and Service Unit Managers
  • Required trainings
  • Basket weaving
  • Bird Houses made from recycled trash
Check out the complete list of workshops here and register here. Registration closes on Thursday, February 23, at 11 p.m. Workshop confirmations will be available via your Online Registration account. Please bring a bagged lunch, lunch will not be provided. 
Email Tracey Bunch with questions. The Pot of Gold Committee and the Training and Development staff look forward to seeing you at Pot of Gold 2017!

First Quarter Trainings Reminder (#2)

All trainings take place at Trinity Lutheran Church
Contact Alice for more information and to RSVP.


Junior Age Level ~ Room 126  ~ Wednesday, February 22nd from 7pm-9pm

Brownie Age Level ~ Room 126 ~ Monday, February 27th from 7pm-9pm

Daisy Age Level ~ Room 125-27 ~ Wednesday, March 1st from 7pm-9pm

Indoor Overnight ~ Room 126 ~ Wednesday, March 8th from 6:30pm-9:30pm


Please note that these trainings are open throughout GSEP.  Please make sure to RSVP as soon as possible to secure your spot in these local trainings, should you need them.



Service Unit Meeting: March 2017



Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017
Time: 7pm
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale
For more information, visit the NPSU closed FB page.

Please remember: a representative from each troop must be present.

3rd Annual Spring Fling


RSVP by 5/17.  Click here for the registration form.

It's Your Story Journey in a Day: REG CLOSED

Due to an overwhelming response, registrations for the April 1st, It's Your Story JIAD program are closed.  Thank you for your participation in this event!

Save the Date: Tea Party

Troop 737 will be hosting a Tea Party on May 20th from 2 to 4 at Saint John's Church, Lansdale.  The cost is $5 a person; if you bring items for blessing bags for the homeless, you will get an extra raffle ticket.

More information will be forthcoming.

Last Call: Girl Advisor and Girl Delgate positions (deadline 2/16)

GSEP is still accepting applications for the Girl Advisor and Girl Delegate position. 

Girl Advisors
The position of Girl Advisor to the Board of Directors is a leadership opportunity for a current 10th and 11th grade Girl Scouts to participate in the responsibilities of the Board and provide girls’ perspectives on policy decisions to the board. The position is a non-voting position and nominees will be elected by GSEP’s Delegate Council at the annual meeting on Saturday, May 6, 2017, for a one year term. Two or three girls will be selected to serve.

All interested girls should complete the application (docx version or pdf version) and provide two references (docx version or pdf version). The application and references must be received via email or postmarked no later than Thursday, February 16, 2017.
You can also apply using the online application!  If you would like to submit an online application, please click here.
Girl Delegates
Girl Delegates will also be elected by the GSEP Delegate Council at the annual meeting on Saturday, May 6, 2017. This position is for a one-year term, from the end of the annual meeting on May 6, 2017, through the end of the annual meeting in 2018. During their term, Girl Delegates become voting members of the GSEP Delegate Council. Girls may serve in this position for three consecutive terms. All girls must be a registered and active member of GSEP, age 14 or older at the time of their election. Girl Delegates are required to travel to three meetings a year: the fall and spring delegate meetings and the annual meeting. Delegates are expected to be open minded and good communicators and should be prepared to:
·         Share their knowledge with girls and adults involved in Girl Scouting.
·         Talk to girl and adult members to learn their opinions about governance issues important to Girl Scouts.
·         Share their opinions and suggestions in a positive and collaborative fashion at Delegate Meetings.
All interested girls should complete the application (docx version or pdf version) and provide one reference (docx version or pdf version). The application and reference must be received by email or postmarked no later than Thursday, February 16, 2017.
You can also apply using the online application!  If you would like to submit an online application, please click here.

Annual Father Daughter Dance


Saturday, March 25, 2017
1pm-4pm
Mater Dei Gym, Lansdale
$22 per couple ($8 for each additional GS)
RSVP by March 2nd.
Make checks payable to Troop 71182.  Contact Cheryl with questions.

Baby Sitting/CPR Super Sitter Class

Baby Sitting/CPR Super Sitter Class
Saturday April 29, 2017
9am - 3pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000 W. Main Street, Lansdale.
(Use the entrance closest to Acme. We will be in Social Hall, up the steps and to the right.)
RSVP BY April 6th
Contact
Click here for registration form

Super Sitter Info:
 Ages 12 and older. (10 and 11 year olds may take class, but restrictions apply)
 6 hour class includes CPR Adult/child/infant - AED, choking, 15 First Aid topics, and
               9  babysitting skills.
 Open to anyone 12 and older! Tell your friends, they can get certified with you!!
 30-42 participants needed to fill a class!
 You will get a certificate at the end of the class!

The cost is $35 per person. Cost includes a soft pretzel, a water bottle, and pizza. There will be a quick break for lunch half way through the day. Brown bagging is recommended for any other snacks/food/drinks you may want.

Adult classes are available if 5 or more are interested. The cost is $40 and is a 2 ½ - 3 hour class. Pizza not included.

Save the Date: Father-Daughter Dance

Mark your calendars for the annual Father-Daughter Dance!

March 25, 2017
1pm-4pm

More information will follow as soon as it is received.

February 2017 Meeting Minutes

Please click here for the minutes to the February 2017 meetings.

Super Sitters Class

Super Sitters FACPR Babysitting Course
for girls 12+

Date: April 29, 2017
Time: 9am-3pm
Cost: $35 each
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale - Social Hall
Contact Kimmie for more information

February 2017 Meeting Agenda

The agenda for the February 2, 2017 meeting can be found here.

Ivy League Scout Event

The Ivy League invites your Girl Scout Troop to attend the 2017 Ivy League Basketball Tournaments on March 11-12 at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The tournaments will consist of the top four Ivy League teams in both men's and women's basketball, which have combined for six NCAA Tournament wins in the last seven years. In addition, there will be a shoot around open to the public with all qualifying teams on Friday, March 10. As a token of our appreciation we are offering Girl Scout Troops discounted ticket prices for the 6:30pm women’s semifinal game on Saturday March 11 AND the women’s championship game on Sunday, March 12 at 4:00pm. Walk-up tickets will be sold for $10 each for these games ONLY. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis so please contact the Palestra box office to confirm ticket availability at (215) 898-6151. Please respond to this email if your troop will be attending. We will recognize all confirmed Girl Scout Troops in attendance on the video board in the Palestra.
For more information about the tournaments, shoot around schedule, and to learn more about securing your ticket to the FIRST EVER Ivy League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments please visit www.ivymadness.com. All-session tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 am. We hope you can join us for all of the action at the Cathedral of College Basketball as we crown the teams earning a berth to March Madness!

Morgan Rupp
Assistant Executive Director, Championships & Sports Administration
The Ivy League
228 Alexander St. Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 258-6426
morgan@ivyleaguesports.com

Upcoming Events

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