Cookie Sale Program 2012
The Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program is much more than a fundraiser. It's a fun way for girls of all ages to earn the money that fuels their dreams, and it's a hands-on leadership and entrepreneurial program unlike any other in the world. The knowledge and skills they learn will serve them for a lifetime. Girls gain a wealth of essential skills, not from a book, but from real-life experiences that build a strong foundation for success.
Girl Scouts will learn the 5 important skills of:
- Goal Setting: Girl Scouts set cookie goals individually and, with a team, create a plan to reach them. They develop Cooperation and Team Building skills along the way.
- Decision Making: Girl Scouts help decide how the team will spend their cookie money, furthering Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills that will help in many aspects of life.
- Money Management: Girl Scouts take cookie orders, handle customers' money and gain valuable and Practical Life Skills around financial literacy.
- People Skills: Girl Scouts learn how to talk to, listen to and work with all kinds of people while selling cookies. These experiences help them to develop Healthy Relationship and Conflict Resolution skills they can use throughout their lives.
- Business Ethics: Girl Scouts are honest and responsible at every step of the cookie sale. Their business ethics reinforce the Positive Values they are developing as Girl Scouts.
You can find out more information on these 5 skills and how they tie into the Girl Scout Leadership Experience by reading information about: The 5 Skills in Action and Practical Tips for Parents. And for parents, check out Cookies 101 - A Parent Guide to the Girl Scout Cookie Sale.
Enrich your Girl Scouts' Cookie Sale Experience! All girls who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program are eligible to earn the annual Cookie Activity Pin, which recognizes the "5 Skills" learned and practiced along the way. Girls can collect a different color pin each year to recognize growth in the 5 skills areas. Click here for more information.
Best of all, girls have lots of fun along the way! All of the proceeds—every penny—from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Cookie Sale Program remain in the area where the cookies are sold. The proceeds are used to benefit girls; part remains with the Girl Scout Troop and part helps GSEIWI continue to offer council-sponsored programs and events.
The Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program can lead to bigger things in business, in society and in life. The 2012 GSEIWI Cookie Sale Program begins on February 11, 2012. Please stay tuned for additional updates on the 2012 sale!
Go High-tech with Your Cookie Sale!
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois are testing out a new payment program for the 2012 Cookie Sale. Troops who are interested in participating in this pilot program will have the opportunity to accept credit cards as payment for packages of cookies. Click here to read more.
A Virtual Cookie Sale Program: Girls will have the chance to get a jump start on their cookie sales! Girls will be able to log in to www.abcsmartcookies.com starting on January 18th to create and send e-cards to friends and family to notify them of the sale. To add to the fun, girls who create and send 12 or more e-cards between January 18th and January 28th will earn a special cookie sale button!
Click here for directions on how to send e-cards.
2012 Cookie Sale Program
We are currently gearing up for the 2012 Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program and are excited to announce that Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois will be using a Direct Sale format to sell cookies for the 2012 Cookie Sale Program. Girls will have packages of cookies IN-HAND to sell door-to-door to family, friends and neighbors. Girl Scouts exchange cookies and payment in one easy step! No more taking orders, waiting weeks and then returning for the delivery and money collection. A Direct Sale Program condenses all that work into one simple step.
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Can't wait to find out what else is new for the 2012 Sale? Here is a sneak preview of some of the exciting new changes.
Other cookie pages: Direct Sales FAQ | Recognitions | Important Dates | Sneak Peek
