 This year's sale
offers eight cookie varieties -- Thin Mints,
Caramel DeLites, Shortbreads, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Patties,
Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Shout Outs and Thanks-A-Lots. The
Shortbread box will come in a special box this year to mark Girl
Scouting's 100th anniversary, which will officially occur on March
12.Every year, thousands of girls gain valuable knowledge while
providing the community with a special treat. The cookie sale is an
integral part of Girl Scouting's business and economic literacy
initiative for all girls ages 5 to 17. Girls develop essential
skills such as goal-setting, decision-making, money management,
people skills and business ethics.
Operation Cookie Share returns this year. This allows customers
to not only support their local Girl Scouts, but also show their
support for our military. When customers are asked if they would
like to purchase cookies, they will also have the option to purchase
additional boxes for military troops. This is the third year for the
program, which has resulted in a total 145,164 boxes being delivered
to military troops. Operation Cookie Share will run from pre-sales
ordering throughout the cookie drive.
Operation Cookie Share is in conjunction with the Adopt-a-Soldier
program sponsored by State Farm's military affinity group, an
employee resource group that supports the military and their
families.
The Girl Scout cookie drive has become a well-known annual event
that helps girls develop important leadership skills they will use
throughout their lives. The activity provides finance, marketing,
and public speaking skills, along with valuable experiences that
build a girl's self-confidence to help her develop her own personal
leadership style.
"Many successful businesswomen today say they got their start
selling Girl Scout cookies," said Pam Kovacevich, CEO of Girl Scouts
of Central Illinois. "Girls practice useful life skills like
planning, decision-making and customer service. It's always exciting
to see girls developing skills they might not realize they are
developing while it's happening."
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Proceeds from the sales of Girl Scout cookies remain local. This
revenue is used to directly benefit girls by supporting troop
activities and allowing the council to provide year-round
programming on topics of community service, outdoor education,
financial literacy, science and the arts. Proceeds also provide
support for training adult volunteers and financial assistance to
make Girl Scouting available to all girls.
For more information about Girl Scouts of Central Illinois or the
cookie sales, go to www.girlscouts-gsci.org or contact Erica Douglas at
877-477-4757, ext. 1506
[Text from file received from
Girl Scouts of Central Illinois]
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