Starting Friday,
February 27, Celebrate the Positive Impact Girls Make on Their Communities Through
the Girl Scout Cookie Program
National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, which has become a national
holiday for Girl Scout Cookie fans, kicks off this Friday, February 27, and
runs through March 1, 2015. Girls across the country will sell cookies at
booths, door to door, and through Digital Cookie, the first national digital
platform that enables girls to learn 21st-century skills while selling cookies
through their own personalized cookie websites or face-to-face using a mobile
transaction app. The 2015 Cookie Weekend will mark the 98th year of Girl Scouts
selling cookies and learning the basic skills and acumen they need to be
leaders in business and sales, manage their personal and family finances, and
gain self-sufficiency and confidence handling money.
One hundred percent of the net revenue raised through Girl Scout
Cookie sales stays with local councils, and girls decide how their troop cookie
money is spent. This year’s National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend will celebrate
girls across the country who use their cookie revenue to fund projects that
impact their communities in amazing ways. It will also celebrate the essential
“5 Skills” each #cookieboss learns through the cookie program: goal setting,
decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics.
In addition to classics like Thin Mints and Samoas/Caramel deLites, cookie lovers can seek out three new cookie
varieties this cookie season. The two new gluten-free offerings include Toffee-tastic, buttery cookies with
toffee bits, and Trios, made with real peanut butter, chocolate chips, and whole
grain oats. The third new cookie, Rah-Rah Raisins, is an oatmeal raisin
cookie with whole grain oats, plump, juicy raisins, and Greek yogurt–flavored
chunks. Not all varieties are available in every market, so contact your local
council to inquire about the cookies they will carry this season.
Consumers who celebrate National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend are
encouraged to ask girls how they give back to their communities with cookie earnings,
and what they learn by selling cookies. Those who want to share via social
media the fun they’re having on Cookie Weekend are asked to use the hashtag
#cookieboss and tag @girlscouts.
This season, Girl Scouts have
experienced an unexpected spike in Girl Scout Cookie demand and are
working to ensure every order is delivered in a timely manner. At this time,
some councils are experiencing delays receiving their cookies, and those
councils are exploring options, like extending the dates of their cookie sales,
to both help consumers get their cookies and enable girls to reach their sales
goals.
To learn more about the new cookie varieties and find Girl Scouts
selling cookies near you, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org or use the newly enhanced official Girl Scout Cookie
Finder app, free for your iOS or Android phone or mobile device.
