The power of the Girl Scout Cookie ...
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest, girl-led entrepreneurial development program
in the world. The experience not only equips our next generation of leaders with essential
business skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and
business ethics, but the program also allows Girl Scouts as young as kindergarten to serve
their communities, participate in empowering life experiences, and grow their confidence.
Erie County Troop
36002 saved their
product sales proceeds
to fund a whitewater
rafting trip.
Achieving the dream — cookies create adventure
Erie County Cadette Troop 36002 set a goal of 1,000 boxes of cookies last year to help fund
an excursion to Ohiopyle to hike, sleep in tents, and go whitewater rafting—an activity that
had been on their Girl Scout bucket list for several years.
Since that time, the troop saved proceeds from magazine, nuts, and cookie sales, and
thanks to the support of their families, friends, and community, their trip was fully funded.
And even though they spent two rainy nights in tents, this group of girls took on a new
adventure that they’ll never forget.
Finding her strength
Beka Ferris is now a second-year Daisy in Allegheny County,
and her mom, Jennifer, says that before Girl Scouts Beka
was shy, reserved, and easily intimidated. Because of the
support of her troop and the Girl Scout Cookie Program,
Jennifer watches in amazement as her daughter tackles
new opportunities in Girl Scouts and beyond.
After her first year of Girl Scouts, Beka gained the courage
to approach all her teachers—on her own—to ask for their
support in the cookie program. Additionally, last year in
Beka’s gymnastics class, she showed no interest in learning
to climb to the top of the rope like the others. This year?
She tried over and over again until one night Beka told her
mom, “I am climbing to the top tonight.” Then, she did, and
she felt completely proud.
Supporting others
Girl Scout Daisy and Brownie
Troop 21970 hosted a blanket and
cookie drive at their local library.
The girls set a goal to collect 50
blankets to donate to Children
and Youth Services of Clarion
County and SAFE of Clarion
County, which is a domestic
violence shelter.
The troop tripled their goal by
collecting 150 blankets, and
additionally, they collected over
100 boxes of cookies for donation.
Troop 21970 chose this project
because the girls wanted to
help other kids feel secure
and warm and to give them a
special, sweet treat.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program and Troop 52745 in Allegheny
County have helped Beka grow and find her strengths.
50,517
boxes of cookies were donated last year in just western Pennsylvania to
GSWPA’s Operation: Sweet Appreciation (OSA). OSA is an initiative that
sends Girl Scout Cookies to military men and women who are serving
overseas and to local veterans’ organizations.
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