
Vacation? More like stay-cation! See her travel her native state through GSHPA’s new Camp Excursions!
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania (GSHPA) invites all Seniors
and Ambassadors to attend our NEW, three-day long Camp
Excursions for a weekend “away” in their very own home state!
Camp Excursions offer older girls the opportunity to explore
unique areas and activities available right in Pennsylvania. While
many girls have opportunities to travel with their families, schools,
sports teams or places of worship, Girl Scout travel experiences
provide girls freedom of exploration in an all-girl environment that
help them foster travel competency. GSHPA Camp Excursions are girls’
stepping stones to becoming future independent travelers – following
the Girl Scout
travel progression
model , girls will gain the confidence to adventure locally,
domestically and even internationally!
Sign your girl up
for her stay-cation at
Camp Happy Valley July 29-31
where she'll explore downtown
Gettysburg, visit a nearby
wildlife preserve, make a pit
stop at Kings Gap State
Park and participate in a
paranormal
investigation with professional ghost hunters. We also
encourage girls to sign up for an action-packed weekend at
Camp Small Valley Aug. 19-21
where they'll get up close and personal with animals at
Lake Tobias Wildlife
Park, explore the cultural attractions of downtown
Harrisburg and experience the intersection
of art and the outdoors at the
Ned Smith Center for
Nature and Art.
Overcrowded beaches and
expensive air fare? That’s so last summer. An adventure-filled weekend
with her best Girl Scout gal pals? She won’t want to miss it.
Looking for more summer activity inspo? Check out our
list
of top five outdoor activities girls can do with
GSHPA this summer!
GSHPA Mission Moments
Fulton County girls lead the way as outdoor Trailblazers.
Dauphin County Cadettes give back to local humane society.
Cadette Girl Scouts from Troop 10734 in Dauphin County selected the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area as their “Give Back” charity. The girls shopped for donation items from the shelter’s wish list and used their money management and decision-making skills to decide how much of their Cookie Season proceeds they wanted to use.
GSHPA GUIDANCE ON PARTICIPATION IN MARCHES
At Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, we support girls who choose to raise their voices on causes they support. We strive to help each girl tap into her leadership potential and use her voice to build a more just community. We respect the rights of each individual girl and adult member of our Movement to make their own decisions regarding participation in demonstrations, protests or marches in support of causes they care about.
Girls and troops may wear Girl Scout uniforms or t-shirts ONLY if participation is linked to a specific Take Action Project in pursuit of a Girl Scout Journey or Highest Award. This is to ensure individual personal opinions and actions are not interpreted as opinions and actions of our council as a whole. We encourage all members to be mindful of the possibility of violence and require parental permission for any girls or troops that want to participate in demonstrations, protests or marches.