Because selling cookies is fun for girls…and it's a great win-win
activity:
Girl Scouts practice life skills, like goal setting, money management,
and teamwork.
Customers get a great product and get to support girls in their own
community.
All of the proceeds support Girl Scouting in the local community.
These
activities are directly related to our purpose of helping all girls
realize their full potential and become strong, confident and resourceful
citizens.
WHAT YOU
ARE REALLY BUYING:
The
cookie proceeds allows the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada to
provide the Girl Scout Program to every girl, everywhere. What the program
gives back to the community are the girls with healthy self-esteem and
confidence, enhancing decision-making and communication skills, strong
values and a commitment to citizenship and public service.
Speaking to customers: acquiring communication skills.
Cookie Shops: developing self-confidence and teamwork.
GIRL
SCOUT COOKIE® HISTORY
Girl
Scout Cookies® are a familiar part of American culture. For more than 90
years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic support of their families, have
helped ensure the success of local Girl Scout Cookie activities. From its
earliest beginnings to its current popularity, Brownie, Junior, Cadette
and Senior Girl Scouts who sell cookies have fun, develop valuable life
skills and "make the world a better place" by helping to support Girl
Scouting in their communities. Girls are proud that their efforts provide
resources for their local Girl Scout councils and for their own Girl Scout
troops/groups.
The cookie sale
dates back to 1917 when Girl Scouts baked their own cookies and
sold them from baskets to their neighbors. As membership in Girl
Scouting grew, so did the cookie sale. In 1934, Philadelphia's
council initiated the first documented council-wide sale of
commercially baked cookies. Two years later, the first national
cookie sale was held.
VARIETY OF COOKIES
Here are the
2008 yummy varieties:
Remember all of our Girl Scout Cookies are
trans-fat free!
Click
on the cookies for nutritional facts.
NEW!
LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING SMART CHOICES, INCLUDING
EATING A BALANCED DIET, CONTROLLING PORTIONS, AND
GETTING PLENTY OF EXERCISE AND SLEEP. OUR NEW GIRL
SCOUT COOKIE MAKES IT EASY TO SNACK SMART BY DOING
THE CALORIE COUNTING FOR YOU! EACH CARTON CONTAINS
FIVE READY-TO-GRAB-AND-GO 100 CALORIE PACKS FULL OF
CRISPY CINNAMON SWIRLS. CINNA-SPINS WILL GIVE YOU
THE ENERGY YOU NEED TO FUEL YOUR ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
FULL OF FUN AND FRIENDS. WAY TO SNACK!
HEART-WARMING SHORTBREAD COOKIES DIPPED IN RICH
FUDGE AND TOPPED WITH AN EMBOSSED THANK YOU MESSAGE
IN ONE OF FIVE LANGUAGES!
SAVORY SLICES OF SHORTBREAD WITH A
REFRESHINGLY TANGY LEMON ICING.
THIN CHOCOLATE WAFERS DIPPED IN A RICH CHOCOLATY
COATING WITH A BURST OF PURE PEPPERMINT!
DELICATE VANILLA COOKIES DRENCHED IN CARAMEL,
SPRINKLED WITH TOASTED COCONUT AND LACED WITH COCOA
STRIPES.
CRISPY
VANILLA COOKIES LAYERED WITH REAL PEANUT BUTTER AND
BLANKETED WITH A CHOCOLATY COATING.
DELICIOUSLY SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHED BETWEEN
CRUNCHY OATMEAL COOKIES!
THIS SCRUMPTIOUS SHORTBREAD IS A TRADITIONAL
FAVORITE WITH A BUTTERY, LIGHT FLAVOR THAT TASTES
GREAT.
Find out more by
contacting Kathy McCarthy, Program Product Sales Manager, at
kmccarthy@gssn.org or at
775-322-0642, ext. 242.
HOW TO ORDER GIRL SCOUT
COOKIES®: Door-to-Door Sale Dates
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