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Girl Scout Cookies Are Back!
Girl Scout
Cookies Go Digital and Become Even More Irresistible
January 7, 2016
Dayton, OH— If there’s anything that can make cracking open a box of
fresh Girl Scout Cookies even better, it’s knowing that you’ve
contributed to helping empower girls with the skills, strength,
abilities, and drive they’ll need to become accomplished women who
benefit themselves, their families, and their communities.
Starting January 8, it’s easier than ever to get your hands on
delicious Girl Scout cookies. In addition to the traditional methods of
taking orders, orders can also be taken through a program called,
“Digital Cookie,” where a Girl Scout you know can invite you, via
email, to purchase cookies online with a credit card through her
personalized website. Traditional booth sales begin March 4 and run
through the end of March.
“Digital Cookie is great news for girls. It has forever changed
the Girl Scout Cookie–selling experience, bringing our legendary cookie
program into the twenty-first-century and providing our girls with a
fun, engaging new way to learn the skills that will drive the future
economy,” said Roni Luckenbill, chief executive officer for Girl Scouts
of Western Ohio. “This initiative is a first step in preparing girls to
be leaders in the high-tech, fast-paced, e-commerce world of today.”
Eight varieties of cookies are offered this year: Thin Mints, Samoas,
Tagalongs, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Savannah Smiles, Rah Rah Raisins, and
Toffe-tastics. New and in limited quantities this year, the gluten-free
variety, Toffee-tastics, are indulgently rich, buttery cookies with
sweet, crunchy golden toffee bits. The cookies are selling for $4 per
box, except for Toffee-tastics, which are $5.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-run business in the
world. Girls learn skills such as goal setting, decision making, money
management, people skills, and business ethics. They work together with
their fellow troop members to decide how to use the funds they raise,
including once-in-a-lifetime travel, buying supplies for service
projects, attending summer camp, and much more. All Girl Scout Cookie
Program proceeds stay in the community.
Girls wishing to join Girl Scouts and participate in the Girl Scout
Cookie Program can visit gswo.org/join or call the regional Girl Scout
Service Center at 888.350.5090.
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