It's almost January, which in western Pennsylvania means one thing: It's Girl Scout Cookie time! Here are the top 10 reasons why it's a great time to sell Girl Scout cookies!
- Recognitions! Girls will hoot over this year's owl-themed lineup of great goodies for go-getters! Fancy a FitBit? Admire the American Girl Doll of the Year? The hottest must-haves are choices for top sellers in 2017!
- Keep the fun going! Troops can use cookie proceeds to pay for girls’ memberships through Early Bird registration in the spring.
- Earning and learning! The proceeds troops earn from the Cookie Program funds camp, travel, events, programs, uniforms, community service and more!
- New Girl Scout S'mores Cookie! The favorite campfire treat is now
a Girl Scout Cookie--and they'll be available for customers to buy and
try starting Jan. 6. Find out more about the Girl Scout S’mores™ cookies.
- Treats for troops! Take donations to send cookies to men and women in the U.S. military and local veterans groups through Operation: Sweet Appreciation!
- It's tradition! Girls 2017 marks the 100th year of the first known sale of cookies by Girl Scouts! Find out more about this major milestone.
- Cookie Troop 100! To celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies, one lucky troop from EVERY council across the
country will win $100 each and one VERY lucky troop will win $3,000 to
support their Take Action project! Check it out!
- Digital Cookie! Girl Scouts can reach customers near and far--and gain 21st century business skills--through their very own online sales sites on Digital Cookie. Girls who pair Digital Cookie with traditional sales sold 76% more cookies than girls who did not sell cookies online!
- Mad skills! Girl Scouts find the G.I.R.L.
(Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ within to do awesome things for
herself and for her community through the development of the five essential skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and
business ethics.
- Girl-powered! The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the world! What's sweeter than that?
