Girl Scout Cookie Program Tips for Talking Girl Scouts
This cookie season, show cookie customers how the iconic Girl Scout Cookie Program (the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world!) prepares girls in their communities to lead, learn, and succeed, all while making it possible for them to embark on amazing adventures, form a lifetime of memories, and unleash the power to change the world!
When talking to cookie customers about the sale and why girls participate, make sure to: • Tell them about all the things girls are learning by selling Girl Scout Cookies, like goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. • Share your girls’ sales goals and what the troop plans to do with its cookie proceeds in the coming year. (PRO TIP: Knowing how troops use cookie money is what customers really want to hear about when they consider supporting your sale and stocking up on cookies!) • Remind them that 100 percent of cookie proceeds stay local. The money raised through the cookie sale helps your council power unique, amazing experiences for girls year-round. And the best part? The girls get to decide what they’ll spend their hard-earned cookie cash on—it’s their world!
Girl Scouts is about so much more than cookies. Everything a Girl Scout does centers on four program pillars: science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); the outdoors; life skills; and entrepreneurship. Plus, this year we added new badges in STEM and the outdoors to up the adventure and the learning! Girl Scouts is the only place where girls can work toward and earn the Gold Award—one of the most prestigious awards for girls in the world! Earning a Girl Scout Gold Award is a great boost when it comes to applying for college and scholarships, establishing a lifetime network, and so much more! Younger girls can also complete their Bronze and Silver awards as they work up to the Gold. All three awards give girls the chance to do powerful things while working on an issue that’s captured their interest in a big way—here, there’s nothing she can’t accomplish! Sensitive Issues at Girl Scouts
When discussing these topics with girls, families and customers, remind them that 100% of the Cookie Money stays local (with your troop and Badgerland). No Cookie Money goes to Girl Scouts of the USA. We support the girl who supports the cause, which means we support girls’ freedom to make choices that speak to them. Girl Scouts as an organization does not take a stand on these matters, however, we’ll always encourage girls to identify and advocate for issues important to them. Note: if working with the media and they ask about these topics, please direct them to [email protected] and the Badgerland team would be happy to answer their questions.
Why does Girl Scouts use palm oil in its cookies? The world’s food supply is intricately tied to the use of palm oil and is found in many baked snacks sold in the United States. GSUSA’s licensed bakers tell us it continues to be necessary to use palm oil in our cookies to ensure their shelf life, to bring you the highest-quality product, and in order to avoid using trans fats. Although we continue to explore other alternatives, at this time there are no viable ones.
Why are Girl Scouts holding in-person cookie booths at this time? Is it safe? To ensure that members of our troop and our Girl Scout Cookie customers stay safe, we are taking care to follow all health and safety guidelines issued by the CDC and the guidance provided by our Girl Scout council. We are constantly monitoring the situation and will stop in- person sales if needed for the safety and security of our girls, customers, and the general public.
What’s Going On with Boy Scouts? Girl Scouts is and has always been a completely separate and independent nonprofit organization from Boy Scouts. We have never been affiliated or partnered with any other youth- serving organization. Girl Scouts is the best leadership experience for girls in the world, period— designed specifically with, by, and for girls. And research shows there’s no better place for her to discover her full potential.
PRO TIP: Always stay positive. Don’t put other organizations down. Simply raise Girl Scouts up!
Why Should I Buy Girl Scout Cookies? When you buy Girl Scout Cookies, you support my Girl Scout troop and others throughout the community. Girls and troops use profits from their cookie sale to pay for amazing experiences— from awesome trips to community projects to outdoor adventures. Through your support, you help Girl Scouts build essential skills as they begin to think like entrepreneurs and learn to take the lead, both now and in the future. Girls gain these skills from working with others, setting goals, and connecting with customers. It’s about the experience a girl has running her very own cookie business, gaining five essential skills (goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics) as she learns to think like an entrepreneur. Because proceeds from your purchase stay local, within the Badgerland Council, you also help create positive change in your community.
Any questions? Reach out to [email protected].