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Girl Scout Cookie Program
Girl Scout cookies are a familiar part of American culture. For more than 80 years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic support of their families, have participated in the country’s premier entrepreneurial and economic literacy program. Cookies will be sold January 9 through March 28, 2010. In February, troops will begin selling cookies at “Cookie Booths” outside neighborhood grocery stores.
Why buy Girl Scout cookies? Because your support:
- Helps girls develop courage, confidence and character
- Teaches girls about teamwork, goal-setting and fiscal responsibility
- Helps troops raise funds for community service projects, troop activities and more
Next time you hear, “Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?” know that your support is developing future leaders who will make the world a better place!
Purchasing Girl Scout Cookies
Enjoy delicious Girl Scout Cookies and support a worthy cause! If you’ve been unable to purchase cookies from a Girl Scout in your area, call 1-888-GS-COOKIE to find a troop near you. Also, visit Cookie Finder to locate a “Cookie Booth” in your neighborhood.
If you would like someone to contact you about Girl Scout Cookies, please complete the form below.
More information on the Cookie Sale:
- General information about the sale
- Where does the money go?
- Quick Cookie Bites
- Cookie Sale Volunteers Make it Happen
- Nutritional Information
- ABC Cookie Bakery web sites:
Where does the money go?
All of the revenue earned through the Girl Scout cookie program benefits our community and Girl Scouts in San Jacinto Council. The volunteer board of directors determines how the Council's share of the proceeds is spent. Among other things, at the Council level, proceeds are used to:
- maintain campsites
- provide financial assistance to girls
- offer training for adult volunteers
- keep camp and program fees at a minimum
- support special initiatives, such as offering Girl Scout programs in underprivileged communities like public housing facilities and detention centers
Less than a third of the selling price of a package of Girl Scout cookies goes toward the actual cost of the cookies. This means that more than two thirds of every Girl Scout cookie purchase goes toward programs and services to benefit girls. A portion of that goes directly to the troop/group selling the cookies.
Each Girl Scout council’s volunteer board of directors determines the baker, the price per package of cookies, how revenue will be used to provide vital services in the community and how much money will be returned to troops/groups selling cookies for their projects and activities.
Within our Council, approximately half of the operating budget is funded by the Cookie Sale. The price for a package of cookies is $3.50. Troops receive 56 to 63 cents of every cookie package they sell. Service units receive 3 cents per package. Troops/Groups and Service Units decide how they want to spend their bonus money.
The national organization receives no funding from the cookie sale.
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