The 2014 Girl Scout Cookie
Program is here! Girl Scouts of Southern
Illinois (GSSI) will kick off the cookie program January 10-12 during the first
Cookie Booth Weekend of the season. At these Cookie Booths, customers can
purchase cookies directly from girls at various locations throughout southern
Illinois. Traditional cookie order
taking begins on January 11 and continues through January 25, with Girl Scouts
taking orders for the delicious treats--which will be delivered in late
February. To get connected to a Girl Scout in your area, please call 800.345.6858
or visit http://bit.ly/CookieFinder. Customer demand for Girl Scout Cookies following
delivery has been high historically, so additional Cookie Booth Weekends will be
held Feb. 28-March 2, March 7-9 and March 14-16. Find Girl Scout Cookie Booths in your area
using the Girl Scout Cookie app or Little Brownie Baker’s Cookie Locator at http://cookielocator.littlebrownie.com/.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the
largest girl-led business in the country and generates immeasurable benefits
for girls and their communities. Girls
who participate in the 2014 Girl Scout Cookie Program benefit from “learning by
earning” and develop five valuable life skills – goal setting, decision making,
money management, people skills and business ethics. Girls then use their proceeds to support
their chosen activities for the year, to fund community service and leadership
projects, to attend summer camp or to travel to destinations near and far. In addition, proceeds from the program help
GSSI recruit and
train adult volunteers, provide financial assistance so Girl Scouting is
available to all girls, improve and maintain camp properties and develop and
deliver quality program activities for girls.
The Girl Scout Mission is: Girl
Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a
better place. Today’s Girl
Scouts not only enjoy camping and crafts, but they also explore math and
science and learn about diversity, good citizenship, leadership and
teamwork. Girl Scouting is the place
where girls experience the fun, friendship and power of girls working together.
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois serves
14,000 girls and 4,800 adult volunteers in more than 40 counties in southern
Illinois. Girl Scouting has inspired
more than 50 million girls and women since its founding in 1912. Girl Scouting is focused on providing a
premier Girl Scout Leadership Experience for girls in the 21st
century, while ensuring the traditions and values that have been core to Girl
Scouting since its beginning remain strong and relevant.
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is a
not-for-profit organization supported by various United Ways throughout the region. Girl Scouts is a Proud Partner of United Way.
