(WNY News Now) – Brace yourselves for the sweetest season of the year as the Girl Scouts of Western New York (GSWNY) announces the launch of its highly anticipated Cookie Season. Across the region, thousands of girls are ready to showcase their entrepreneurial spirit and invite their local community to savor their favorite Girl Scout Cookies.
This year’s Cookie Season brings not only the delight of classic treats like Thin Mints®, Adventurefuls, Caramel deLites®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Lemonades, Toast-Yays, and Trefoils but also an opportunity to contribute to the development of essential leadership skills. Over the next few months, Girl Scouts undergo a transformative journey, learning five skills crucial to leadership, success, and life:
Goal Setting: Girl Scouts learn how to set goals and create a plan to reach them.
Decision Making: Girl Scouts learn to make decisions on their own and as a team.
Money Management: Girl Scouts learn how to create a budget and handle money.
People Skills: Girl Scouts find their voice and build confidence through customer interactions.
Business Ethics: Girl Scouts learn to act ethically, both in business and in life.
Our Girl Scouts are thrilled to embark on another exciting Cookie Season. The Girl Scout cookie program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world. We have a unique program model. Girl Scouts gain financial empowerment skills while taking the lead with hands-on activities. They develop money skills through understanding budgeting, investing and financial planning. They discover the courage to fail and the confidence to keep trying, while understanding how to create an independent future. And our beloved Girl Scout cookies makes their journey to financial Empowerment and Entrepreneurship even sweeter. Stop by one of our cookie booths this season and meet our next generation of young business Entrepreneurs,” expressed Mary Jo Brown, Chief Program Officer at GSWNY.
All cookie varieties will be priced at $6.00 per package, with 100% of all proceeds staying local within Girl Scouts of Western New York. Each package continues to support our mission to empower girls GSWNY will continue to provide a subsidy for online direct shipments to your home when you purchase 4 – 24 packages of cookies with a flat shipping rate of $7.99. These cookies are available for purchase and can be shipped nationwide in the United States.
How to Purchase Girl Scout Cookies This Year
If you know a registered Girl Scout, reach out to her to find out how you can purchase cookies.
Don’t know a local Girl Scout? Visit http://www.gswny.org/findcookies
You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to be among the first to receive information about Girl Scout Cookies and to find out about other exciting Girl Scout news.
Beginning February 17th, enter your zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder at http://www.gswny.org/findcookies to find a booth near you, to purchase cookies from a local Girl Scout troop for delivery, or to donate cookies to local organizations.
Visit http://www.gswny.org/findcookies for more information.
Cookie Share Program
Through the Cookie Share Program, Girl Scouts offer their customers an opportunity to give back and purchase cookies to be donated to the local Military, First Responders and Veterans.
Customers can donate to Cookie Share on a girl’s order form or her online store link.
Both the Girl Scout and her troop will receive credit for every box you donate to Cookie Share! Proceeds fund troop trips, programs, uniforms, and more!
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