Gift of Caring
Girl Scout Cookies
Family Guide
Your Favorite Cookies. Your Favorite Causes
The Cookie Program helps your daughter connect with her community. Last year, over 149,000 boxes were distributed to worthwhile causes. A virtual gift of caring that sends cookies donated by customers directly to the Capital Area Food Bank for distribution to over 700 partner agencies and sites. Troops select a local cause or group they are passionate about to receive cookies donated by customers.
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Heroes
Supports USO Washington providing cookies for our military at local airports and veterans’ hospitals in the Greater Washington Region.
NEW COOKIES!
Introducing two new flavors: Gluten-Free Toffee-Tastic and Rah-Rah Raisin Troops have the opportunity to sell the new gluten-free cookie, Toffee-Tastic through the Council pilot. They will be available to troops that choose to offer this cookie during booth sales.
All-time favorites are back! Thin Mints Samoas
Benefits of the Cookie Program
% increased money management skills
% developed people skills
% set goals and created objectives to reach them
2015 Cookie Season Dear Girl Scout Family, Thank you for supporting our Cookie Program. This Program is girl led and when families are involved, girls succeed. The Cookie program is open to all Girl Scouts (Daisy to Ambassadors). There are many ways you can help. Join your troop’s volunteer committee to find out how you can help your daughter’s troop, from chaperoning a cookie booth to helping at cookie deliveries. The Cookie Program is an essential way Girl Scout troops fund their activities. By participating, your Girl Scout will learn valuable business and life skills, and learn financial independence by earning the funds necessary to enjoy her Girl Scout experience. Girl Scouts set goals in order to accomplish their plans; from travel, to camping and even to fund their community service project, all financed by the money earned selling Girl Scout Cookies. The Cookie Program also ensures that we have a strong Council to support the delivery of the best Girl Scout program. It allows us to maintain eight camp properties to give all girls the opportunity to enjoy outdoor learning and adventure. It also provides the resources to deliver excellent training, both online and in person to our dedicated volunteers, and supports our members throughout the region. The Girl Scout Cookie Program plays an integral role in developing girls’ leadership skills. Take a look at some of the impact this program has on our girls. I thank you in advance for your support. Yours in Girl Scouting,
Lidia Soto-Harmon Chief Executive Officer
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Build Leaders
Much more than a way to raise money, the Cookie Program is a hands-on leadership and entrepreneurial program. Here are a few examples of how participating in the Cookie Program teaches Girl Scouts skills that will help them grow into leaders in their own lives, leaders in business and leaders in the world:
1. Goal Setting
Your Girl Scout sets cookie sales goals individually and with her team, creates a plan to reach them, and develops Cooperation and Team Building skills all along the way!
2. Decision-Making
Your Girl Scout helps decide how her team will spend their cookie money, furthering her Critical Thinking and Problem Solving skills that will help her in many aspects of her life.
3. Money Management
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How Families Can Help Important Dates
Order Taking Begins Booth Sales Begin GS Cookie Weekend Cookie Sales End
� Listen to her practice her sales pitch � Review cookie materials together � Help her set practical and useful goals about what she wants to learn and earn � Have fun with her!
How to Support Your Troop: � Go to the Troop Family Cookie Meeting � Sign and return all permission slips � Provide transportation for order and delivery � Help your Girl Scout network with family and friends, but let her do
Your Girl Scout takes cookie orders, handles customers’ money and gains valuable and Practical Life Skills around financial literacy.
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Get Social Share photos of you going door-to-door or at booth sales. Let us know when you reach a goal. We want to celebrate you!
5. Business Ethics
Your Girl Scout is honest and responsible at every step of the cookie sale. Her business ethics here reinforce the Positive Values she is developing as a Girl Scout.
“the ask” so she can learn important business skills � Get permission at your place of work, worship or other locations � Keep her involved in any approved work place opportunities to sell cookies
It’s the fastest and easiest way to safely take orders online and then deliver and collect money in person. Ask your Cookie Manager to activate your account.
4. People Skills
Your Girl Scout leaders how to talk to, listen to and work with all kids of people while selling cookies. These experience help her develop Healthy Relationship and Conflict Resolution skills she can use throughout her life.
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% of female business owners were Girl Scouts