Since 1917 (1917!), when Girl Scouts in the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, sold homemade cookies in their high school cafeteria, the Girl Scout Cookie Program has helped young cookie sellers grow into caring, perceptive, can-do leaders.
Girl Scout troops and councils also benefit! With proceeds from what is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world, troops and councils bring the WOW to what Girl Scouts experience—giving them opportunities that excite, delight, and unite them as they find their way in the world.
Thanks to cookie proceeds, troops and councils fund all kinds of amazing service projects as well as keep Girl Scouting affordable for all families.
And let’s not forget our customers, who win with each delicious cookie purchase—relishing their favorite sweet treat as they keep young entrepreneurs’ businesses afloat and the Girl Scout movement thriving.
Let’s dig in further.
Girls learn how to set goals and create a plan to reach them.
Girls learn to make decisions on their own and as a team.
Girls learn to create a budget and handle money.
Girls find their voice and build confidence through customer interactions.
Girls learn to act ethically, both in business and life.
The Cookie Program Matters for Girl Scouts.
With proceeds from the cookie program, councils...
Make Girl Scout Cookie season a family affair. Earning Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins makes spending time with family even sweeter.
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