The activity of selling cookies is directly related to our purpose of helping all girls realize their full potential and become strong, confident and resourceful citizens. By participating in the annual cookie program Girl Scouts… 

• Get practical life skills like goal setting, money management and teamwork.
• Learn key entrepreneurial skills like public speaking.      
• Provide customers with a great product that supports girls in their own community.        
• Directly benefit since all the money raised by the cookie program stays in the local community

Many successful business women today say they got their start selling Girl Scout Cookies. Girls practice useful life skills like planning, decision-making and customer service. During cookie activities, girls are members of a team working towards a common goal, with each girl striving to do her best. 

Every Girl Scout troop/group is encouraged to set realistic goals, such as planning field trips and community service projects, to accomplish during the year. The money earned from cookie activities helps the troop/group achieve its goals. 

So when your local Girl Scouts come calling with this year’s best-selling cookies, remember you’re saying hello to tomorrow’s business leaders.