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Girl Scout Dues Hit Historic High: PA Council Says Girl Scout Dues Hit Historic High: PA Council Says
Girl Scout Dues Hit Historic High: PA Council Says Membership fees or dues to join Girl Scouts have risen to a historic high, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22.  The decision to raise the dues is not just local, but came as a result of "12 hours of thoughtful deliberation, the national delegates of Girl Scouts, representing councils across the country, including representatives from Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania," GSHPA wrote.  The increase will go into effect in the next membership year.  The membership dues for girls will increase from $25.00 to $45.00 for the membership year 2026 and to $6…

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by Jillian Pikora
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FIRED! Girl Scout Counselors Using Male Pronouns With PA Camper: Officials FIRED! Girl Scout Counselors Using Male Pronouns With PA Camper: Officials
Fired! Girl Scout Counselors Using Male Pronouns With PA Camper: Officials Multiple counselors were fired from their positions at a summer camp after they began calling a camper by male pronouns and attempted to keep this from the full-time Girl Scout staff, according to an official statement from the Central Pennsylvania council on Wednesday, July 24. The incident which led to the dismissal of temporary camp staff, most of whom are college students, happened at Camp Small Valley in Halifax, PA, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania explained. The incident was as follows, according to a statement sent to Daily Voice from GSHPA: "Recently, it came to …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Girl Scout Rescued After Becoming 'Inverted' On Ropes At Camp Small Valley Girl Scout Rescued After Becoming 'Inverted' On Ropes At Camp Small Valley
Girl Scout Rescued After Becoming 'Inverted' On Ropes At Camp Small Valley A Girl Scout was rescued after becoming "stuck and inverted, several feet in the air, while attempting to transverse a High Line Obstacle course," at Camp Small Valley on Thursday, July 28, authorities say.  Rescue Company 1 of the Harrisburg Bureau responded to the call of the upside camper around noon, the department says.  When the company arrived at the Scout Camp, they found that camp staff had already stabilized the girl, who had been upside down for "several minutes," according to a statement released by the rescue company. Firefighters used "ropes and riggings to safely lower the…

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by Jillian Pikora