Benefits of Participation

The Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program is an important program activity in Girl Scouting giving girls the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of valuable life skills, such as:

  • Communication Skills
  • Financial skills - money management and budgeting
  • Entrepreneurial skills - time management, inventory control, problem solving, marketing and customer service
  • Goal-setting and planning
  • Teamwork
  • Honesty and integrity
  • Responsibility
  • Self-reliance and self-confidence
  • Contributing to the good of others

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Important to Note...

For this coming membership year, 2007-2008, the Cookie Sale Program will be handled through the Highland Service Center, as it has been.

One major change is that our cookies will be sold for $4.00 a box. This had long been anticipated. Keep in mind that Girl Scouts of the Calumet Council has not increased the price of a box of cookies since 1996. We thought the chart below would help put the increase into perspective.

 

Item

1996 Price

2007 Price

Increase
Stamp $0.32 $0.41 28.3%
GS Cookies $3.00 $4.00 33.3%
BMW 328 $29,780 $42,873 44%
Subaru Wagon $14,999 $31,864 112.5%
Gas $1.25 $3.25 160%
 

The value* of a box of Girl Scout cookies:
Serving Size 1 box

Cost: $4.00
Amt. returned to Girls: $3.12
 
Services to Girls
46.6%

Special Programs and Events
Volunteer Development
Camp Programs
Council Publications
Financial Assistance

Rebates Returned to Troops
18.4%
Individual Girl Recognitions
3.5%
 

Patches
Cookie Recognitions
Cookie Credits

 
Operation of Council facilities
10.6%
  Service Center
Camp property 		 
Cost of Cookie Program
21.9%
 

Amount paid to Cookie Baker
Bad debt, bounced checks, etc.

* % of values are based on 3,300 Girl Scouts in our community developing courage, confidence and character, and making the world a better place by using a meaningful set of values, The Girl Scout Promise and Law, to guide their actions.

Girl Scout Cookies
$4.00 per box

Initial Orders - 9/28 - 10/18

Delivery - 11/5 -11/18

Booth Sales - 10/26 - 11/18

Questions - Contact the Product Sales Coordinator