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Calendar October 2022
April 2023 Volunteer Appreciation Month
01 The Girl Scout Membership Year Begins
TBD Take the Lead Berks County
07–09 Fall Leadership Weekend
TBD Take the Lead Lehigh Valley
15 Service Unit Cookie Program Training
22 Girl Scout Leader Day
25 Gluten Free Orders Due by Troop
TBD Outdoor Skills Sampler
31 Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday ☙
May 2023
TBD Take the Lead 2023 Girl Role Registration Oct. 13– Fall Product Program Nov. 13
November 2022 07 Troop Initial Cookie Orders Open in ABC Smart Cookies 15 Scholarship Applications Open
01 Silver Award Proposal Deadline for Current 8th Graders 06 Annual Meeting 29 Memorial Day: All Shops and Regional Locations Closed TBD Silver Award Ceremony TBD Gold Award Ceremony
TBD Volunteer Awards Ceremony 23-24 Thanksgiving: All Shops & Regional Locations Closed 28 Deadline for Troop Cookie Home Delivery Requests
December 2022
June 2023 19 Juneteenth: All Shops & Regional Locations Closed TBD Spring Renewal Registration Ends TBD Camp Begins
July 2023
02 Troop Initial Orders Close in ABC Smart Cookies Dec. 24– All Shops and Regional Locations Closed Jan. 01
January 2023 06–15 Cookie Initial Orders Pick-Up and Home Deliveries
04 All Shops & Regional Locations Closed GSEP Summer Camps Open 18–20 56th National Council Session in Orlando, FL 20–22 Phenom in Orlando, FL
August 2023
16 GSEP MLK Day of Service 19 Cookie Program Begins 22 Women's Leadership Summit 31 Scholarship Applications Deadline TBD MY24 Girl Delegate & Advisor to the Board Applications Due TBD Service Unit Camporee Lottery Opens for Fall 2023 (tentative) TBD Round 1 GSUSA Destination Applications Due
February 2023 18–19 National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
TBD Adult Camping Weekend TBD Fall Kickoff TBD Nominations for Volunteer Awards Due
September 2023 04 Labor Day: All Shops & Regional Locations Closed TBD Gold Award Final Report Deadline for Current 12th Graders 30 Silver Award Reflection Deadline for Current 8th Graders
22 World Thinking Day
30 Bronze Award Deadline for Troop Leaders to Register Current 5th Graders
TBD GSUSA Destinations Begin Rolling Admission
TBD Delegate Training
March 2023 Women's History Month
TBD Fall Delegate Council Meeting
TBD Spring Renewal Registration Begins TBD Take the Lead Greater Philadelphia 12–18 Girl Scout Week 12 Last Day of Cookie Program 22 Spring Delegate Council Meeting TBD Gold Award Proposal Deadline for Current 12th Graders
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All programs, events, and dates are subject to change based on potentially evolving COVID-19 pandemic regulations. Please visit the events calendar on our website for a full and updated list of our council-wide events.
