Every year, Americans of all ages look forward to Girl Scout Cookie Time, when young girls take the country by storm selling tantalizing treats in well-known flavors. From Thin Mints to Tagalongs, Girl Scouts develop their selling tactics year after year, and camp out on neighborhood sidewalks, in front of grocery stores, and at their parents’ offices hoping to make a sale. The limited-time offer means that the cookies are always hot commodities. Part of the costs from the sale of each box are given to the Scout’s local troop, while the remaining money helps to fund summer camps, training and adult volunteers. But what exactly is Girl Scouts of the USA and why should you feel good about your decision to invest in awareness promotional products like tasty cookies? Keep reading for fun facts that you can “sink your teeth into”…
The $700 million Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girls-led business in the country, managed by Girl Scouts of the USA, and benefits young women who join the leadership organization by teaching them life skills, such as leadership, responsibility, and teamwork, through various activities and projects. Troops nationwide set individual and group cookie goals to fund their activities for the year, including community service efforts, summer camps, and travel. Their hard work and your cookie purchases afford them the opportunity to stay involved with the national Girl Scout organization and their local troop, bettering their futures and inspiring them to achieve their goals. Who would have thought that awareness promotional products such as boxes of delicious cookies could impact the lives of so many young women?
Now that we know the truth about where the money from Girl Scout cookie sales ends up, we can all feel less guilty about indulging in the calorie-laden goodies… Or at least that is what I will be telling myself when my box of Samoas is delivered!
Dana
Team Lead- Social Media