Girl Scouts will begin taking orders December 19, 2010 for the 2011 sale. Cookie delivery begins March 9, 2011.
The annual cookie sale is part of the Girl Scout Financial Literacy Program - the largest entrepreneurial program for girls in the country.
Each year's cookie program includes age-appropriate educational materials that teach girls these important skills:
- Goal Setting
- Leadership and Business Skills
- Project Planning and Implementation
- Budgeting
- Financial Responsibility
- Social Communication
- Teamwork
- Self-Confidence
- Community Awareness
- Philanthropy
"Through the entrepreneur program, girls gain confidence and a sense of personal empowerment. The business education component is incorporated into the sale to emphasize the development of leadership skills designed to contribute to their life-long success." said GSNEO's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Daisy L. Alford-Smith.
In addition to financial assistance needed to make time-honored Girl Scout programs available to all girls throughout Northeast Ohio; Cookie revenue helps with recruitment and training of adult volunteers who are so critical to the Girl Scout Movement and its success; helps us maintain our camps and outdoor education facilities and allows us to sponsor special events and projects.
ALL OF THE PROCEEDS -- EVERY PENNY -- generated from cookie activities stay in and support Girl Scouting in your area, including the portion that goes directly to the troop/group selling the cookies.
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