Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Cookie College Helps Girl Scouts Study Success



GSSI's Cookie College Program is a hands-on workshop that allows Girl Scouts to learn professional and personal skills from area businesswomen.  Topics covered include customer relations, marketing, financial literacy, business management and more!   Knowledge and experienced gained at Cookie College helps prepare girls for a Girl Scout Cookie Program and to implement the five skills that Girl Scout Product Programs help develop: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

The program is Saturday, Nov. 15 at Kaskaskia College in Centralia.  A session for Daisies and Brownies will run from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.  Daisies will earn their Talk It Up badge and Brownies will learn their Give Back Cookie Badge.   A session for Juniors-Ambassadors will run 1-4 p.m.  Juniors will earn their Marketing badge, Cadettes will earn their Cookie CEO badge, Seniors will earn their My Portfolio badge and Ambassadors will earn their Research & Development badge.

The registration deadline for all attendees is Oct. 15.  The cost is $10 per girl, including badge and $1 per adult.

To learn more, contact Product Program Assistant Katie Grayling at 800.345.6858, ext. 2107 or e-mail kgrayling@gsofsi.org