Congressman Jim Gerlach, right, was among the featured speakers Sunday in Sanatoga during the second of two dinners for veterans conducted by local Girl Scouts Rosie Brunner, left, and Meagan West.
Lower Pottsgrove's state Rep. Tom Quigley, right, talks with diners at his table.
POTTSTOWN PA – For a second consecutive week, U.S. armed services veterans and active duty personnel and their families responded Sunday (Nov. 15, 2009) to the invitation of two local girl scouts to share a meal and be recognized for their service to the nation, in what was called “A Dinner With The Heroes” in the Colonial Room at Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Sanatoga PA.
Scouts Meagan West and Rosie Brunner of Pottstown area Troop 71425 spent months planning and preparing the meal as the centerpiece of their attempt to earn Girl Scouting’s second-highest honor, a Silver Award. A total of 50 service men and women, and their guests, were invited by West and Brunner to Sunnybrook yesterday and on Nov. 8 to enjoy dinner and receive the Scouts’ praise.
The scouts crafted their own personal tokens of tribute and presented them to each veteran and service member in attendance.
With state Rep. Tom Quigley, who represents Lower Pottsgrove, Limerick and Pottstown, serving as the dinners’ co-sponsor, the service men and women also drew attention from other dignitaries. Limerick congressman Rep. Jim Gerlach arrived for greetings and conversation, and Pottstown Mayor Sharon Valentine-Thomas was among the diners.
Souvenir programs gave every participant a memory to take home.
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