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Top 10 Reasons to Buy Girl Scout Cookies

Buying Girl Scout cookies does a world of good!

Here are our top ten reasons to buy these delicious treats.

10. Girl Scout cookies are delicious! Choose from eight tasty varieties, including the best-selling Thin Mint and the new, gluten-free Toffee-tastic. There’s bound to be at least one flavor you can’t resist.

9. You’re supporting the largest girl-run business in the world and fueling tomorrow’s business leaders. Eighty percent of all female business owners participated in the Girl Scout Cookie Program.

8. Your support stays local. All of the net revenue raised through the Girl Scout Cookie Program—100 percent of it— stays with the local council and troops.

7. You’re helping girls ...
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6 Tips to Reach Your Cookie Goals!

Everyone take a deep breath and give yourself a pat on the back for surviving the initial order phase of our council’s cookie sale. You’ve been championing your girls throughout the sale and teaching them important skills like business ethics, money management, and customer service.

Mission accomplished, right?

But what if your troop (or daughter) hasn’t reached ...
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Venture Out-An Outdoor Resource

The great outdoors: a place of adventure, wonder, and immense potential for Girl Scout fun!

Girls have been exploring the outdoors with us for over a hundred years and thanks to the More Than S’mores research from the Girl Scout Research Institute, we know that Girl Scouts benefit immensely from their time outdoors.

But what if you’re not an outdoors woman? ...
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Make this Cookie Season a Business Badge Season!

Girl Scout cookies are coming!

Why not go beyond selling cookies with your troop and make this a badge cookie year? Check out our Cookie Business Badges on the Girl Scout Badge Explorer for your age level and help girls build their financial skills and increase their business savvy as they reach for the stars (and their cookie goal) this cookie season!

The Financial Literacy badges help reinforce these ...
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Girl Scout Traditions: The Purpose Behind Arts and Crafts

Arts and crafts have been a part of Girl Scouts since the beginning. There’s a reason that the Artist Legacy badges such as Brownie Painter and Ambassador Photographer and the Craft badges like Junior Jeweler and Senior Textile Artist are so popular: girls love to create!

But as adults we sometimes ask: is there a purpose or a benefit to all these arts and crafts?

Are the girls building useful skills? Are they really growing their confidence with each ...
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Inspiring a New Generation of Women In Science

At Girl Scouts we want to inspire girls to ask questions, explore the world around them, and make a difference. And pursuing a career in a science field does just that! As one young girl said “as a kid I asked a lot of why questions, and I found that science and math usually were the answers, the coolest answers, to all of my why questions”. Check out this video from the Continue Reading

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AWESOME Doesn’t Happen By Accident. Nominate an Awesome Volunteer Today!

In our busy and hectic world, time is a precious gift. And it’s a gift that you, our awesome volunteers, give in abundance to support girls… because you believe in them! In the spark that each giggle, each project, and even each chore ignites as they grow and become our future.

Girls are doing great things because of the time and effort our volunteers pour into them. And that’s awesome!

We know you don’t do it for praise or awards, but each ...
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