Girl Scouts of California’s Central
Coast (GSCCC) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announced that a new cookie,
Caramel Chocolate Chip, will join the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie® season
lineup, as a gluten-free offering with limited availability in select areas.
More than just delicious cookies, the Girl Scout Cookie Program®
fuels girls’ development of entrepreneurial and essential life skills, and the
cookie earnings power amazing experiences for girl members.
The largest girl-led
entrepreneurial program in the world, the Girl Scout Cookie Program is proven
to help the majority of girl participants develop five essential life and
business skills, fostering the next generation of women who are entrepreneurs
and business leaders. A recent Girl
Scout Research Institute study found that 85 percent of girls
surveyed learned how to set goals and meet deadlines, 88 percent became
effective decision-makers, 88 percent learned to manage money, 85 percent
gained people skills, and 94 percent learned business ethics—all through the
Girl Scout Cookie Program. Two out of three girls surveyed (66 percent)
developed all five skills while doing amazing things for themselves and their
communities.
Each
and every purchase of Girl Scout Cookies—100 percent of the net revenue, which
stays local—is an investment in girls and their leadership capabilities, both
now and in the future. And
Girl Scouts in the Ventura County area are able to do incredible things thanks
to their cookie earnings.
“The Girl
Scout Cookie Program plays a powerful role in developing financially savvy girl
leaders,” said GSUSA CEO Sylvia Acevedo. “Girl entrepreneurs learn valuable
interpersonal and business skills via the cookie program that help them become
successful in their future careers, no matter what path they choose. My
experience selling Girl Scout Cookies taught me to be creative, enterprising,
and persistent, and helped me build self-confidence and resilience. When you
buy Girl Scout Cookies you are not only helping girls become business
trailblazers, you’re also helping them power their Girl Scout adventures and
ensuring they have access to the cutting-edge leadership experiences and
opportunities that only Girl Scouts can offer.”
Girl Scouts of California’s Central
Coast will offer the gluten-free Caramel Chocolate Chip cookie, which joins
classics like the Thin Mints®, Caramel deLites®, and
Shortbread varieties. Caramel
Chocolate Chip features rich caramel, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and a hint of
sea salt in a chewy cookie. The new cookie is offered only in select Girl Scout
council markets for as long as supplies last, and it can only be purchased from
a registered Girl Scout. Like other
similar consumer products, gluten-free cookies may be priced higher than other
Girl Scout Cookies, reflecting the cost of production.
This
July, GSUSA also announced
30 new badges now available exclusively for Girl
Scouts ages 5–18 that not only enhance the one-of-a-kind Girl Scout experience,
but also address some of society’s most pressing needs, such as cybersecurity,
environmental advocacy, mechanical engineering, robotics, computer science, and
space exploration. In a safe all-girl space, Girl Scouts develop important soft
skills, including confidence and perseverance, as well as hard skills, setting
them up for success and preparing them to take action for a better world.
To learn more about the
Girl Scout Cookie Program and find out when Girl Scouts will be selling cookies
near you, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org.
About GSCCC
Girl Scouts of
California’s Central Coast serves over 10,200 girls across six counties and is
committed to making the Girl Scout Leadership Experience available to girls in
ways that impact their lives both in the moment and into the future. Girls
participate in troops, individual projects, council events, day camps, resident
camps and more. A variety of leadership, outdoor skills, and Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) based programs and events
provide girls with opportunities to learn and explore in fun and informative
ways. To join or volunteer in Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara or Ventura County, visit: http://www.girlscoutsccc.org.
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