THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE

Everybody loves Girl Scout cookies. They practically sell themselves -- as long as there's a Girl Scout standing behind the sweet treat… that's where you come in. Whether you're a leader, a volunteer, or a girl, one of the privileges of your membership in Girl Scouts is to participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Sale, the nation's premier entrepreneurship program for girls.

Girl Scout cookies cost only $4 per each sweet and delicious box. For each box sold, 60 cents is placed in a troop/group or Juliette Service Unit fund. Cookie money may be used toward an adventure trip, outdoor or educational experience for you and your sister Girl Scouts. The cost of the cookie and packaging are paid to the baker and ALL of the remaining profit remains in the council to support every Girl Scout member. Money is invested in council program delivery, Camp Greene Wood, Camp River Trails and financial assistance.

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The Nation's Premier Entrepreneurship Program for Girls

While selling cookies, you learn successful business methods and practical entrepreneurial skills. These skills include:

• Leadership Development
• Ethical Decision-Making
• Presentation Skills
• Working as Part of a Team
• Setting Goals
• Developing Plans for Reaching those Goals
• Interpersonal Communication
• Customer Service
• Financial Literacy
• Money Management

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Girl Scouts sell cookies as a program activity to earn money and as a service to the entire council. Daisy Girl Scouts do not participate in this program activity. All money from the Girl Scout Cookie Program goes to support Girl Scouting in Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana - Lisle Regional Service Center.

Leaders usually select cookie program managers before the end of September. But if your troop has just organized, you are still eligible to participate in the spring cookie booth sales. Contact Christine Keyser, program manager. Posters are available to help you market your booth sales. Ask your booth sale merchant to post this information ahead of time so people know when you'll be selling cookies at that location.

Costumes are a great way to promote sales in your cookie booth. If you wish to reserve a costume, use the Loan Equipment Requisition.

• Cookie Costume Use (ONLY AVAILABLE DURING BOOTH SALES)

Girl Scout cookies make sweet gifts! Think of those businesses and organizations that might benefit by purchasing cookies by the case: real estate and title companies; car dealerships; hotels; furniture and appliance stores; even blood banks.

To access the order entry system, click here.

The following cookie program resources help Managers and Service Unit Managers handle the salee:

For TROOP Managers (a volunteer at the Troop level who organizes the girls' cookie orders)

• ABC Baker Cookie Flier
• Cookie Program Order Entry System Flow Chart
• Troop Manager Delivery Procedures
• Delivery Sites
• Cookie Cupboard Sites (April)
• Polar Bear Sales Information
• Spring Booth Sale Site Schedule
• Goal Achiever Patch Form
• Municipal Solicitation Guidelines
• Program Sales Permission Slip
• Troop Manager Guidelines and Procedures
• Troop Manager Schedule of Events
• Windshield Card/Delivery Instructions

  For SERVICE UNIT Managers (a volunteer at the Service Unit level who organizes troop orders within their service unit jurisdiction)

• Service Unit Manager Guidelines and Procedures
• Service Unit Manager Schedule of Events

  Booth Sale Schedules

• Polar Bear Booth Sale (January)
• Spring Booth Sale (February-March)
• April Booth Sale Site Schedule (April)

  To learn more about the Girl Scout Cookie Program - the nation's largest entrepreneurial program for girls, click here.