One of your favorite seasons is here again! Not Christmas,
spring, or winter, but yes, Girl Scout Cookie season!
Beginning January 14, Girl Scouts Louisiana East's cookie
presales will start, and their booth sales will begin February 25. The cookie
sale will conclude Sunday, March 13. The Girl Scout Cookie program also gives
us a big surprise of their newest cookie: Adventurefuls™.
To make sure the community stays safe during this challenging
time, Girl Scouts Louisiana East and Girl Scouts of the USA kick off the new
2022 season Girl Scout Cookie season nationally with many Girl Scouts selling
in creative, socially distant, and contact-free ways. With the ongoing
pandemic, girls are still adapting to their sale methods, so the happiness of
Girl Scout Cookies remains through the most extensive girl-led entrepreneurship
program. Additionally, beginning Friday, January 14, GSUSA will make online
orders accessible nationwide. Those who do not know a Girl Scout can still have
the chance to purchase from a local troop directly shipped to their homes or
donate to local organizations.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program not only sells its
cherishing cookies, but the program also has long taught girls how to run a
business via in-person booths, door-to-door activity, and manage the Digital Cookie®
platform online, which was launched in 2014 by GSUSA. Whenever COVID-19 hit in
the middle of 2020, the girl scouts in southeast Louisiana were inspired to act
by hosting canned food drives, sewing masks for the communities, and donating
cookies to frontline workers. Girls as young as five years old embraced their
entrepreneurship by staying connected to their communities and constantly
having fun by participating in the cookie program this year. In addition, the
proceeds from every purchase stay local with its troop and its council to
operate Girl Scouts' essential leadership programming.
Furthermore, new materials will be provided as part of
the cookie badge program to support girls as they continue to run their cookie
business profile and via social media, helping them excel and be well equipped
for selling during these times.
"Our Girl Scout Cookie sellers had a strong year in
2021, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Love for Girl Scout Cookies remained
strong, and we anticipate an even better year in 2022. Our Girl Scouts are
excited to continue engaging girl-powered and innovative approaches to the
cookie program. We hope our communities will support their local Girl Scouts
with the same energy and excitement as they have in years past," Rebecca
Pennington, CEO of Girl Scouts Louisiana East, said in a press release.
Freshly, it'll be possible for people who may not know
a Girl Scout to purchase Girl Scout Cookies online for shipment to their door.
Starting on January 14, customers can enter their zip codes into the Girl Scout
Finder to find a local troop to purchase from through the Digital Cookie
platform for direct shipments and donations to local organizations. This new,
contact-free way has allowed the local girls to keep their safety and
skill-building at the top of their minds.
Girl Scout Cookie season is recognized from Friday,
January 14 to Sunday, March 13. Consumers can show their support by purchasing
the all-time favorite cookies: Thin Mints®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Shortbread®,
along with the new Adventurefuls™ cookie: an indulgent, brownie-inspired cookie
topped with caramel-flavored crème and a hint of sea salt. Adventurefuls™ gives
consumers a new-found and delicious option while enjoying cookies such as Thin
Mints® and Caramel deLites®. Though social distancing measures may keep family
and friends apart, the shared joy can continue through more than a few
different ways.
If you know a Girl Scout, reach out to her to see how
she sells cookies with the local and safety protocols. The Girls will be taking
preorders starting Friday, Jan.14, by sharing personalized URLs with friends
and family through email and social media.
If you do not know a Girl Scout and need to enter your
zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder, visit girlscoutcookies.org,
text COOKIES to 59618 (message and data rates may apply. Text STOPGS for STOP,
HELPGS for help), or use the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app for free on
iOS or Android devices to find socially distant or contact-free cookie booths
if they are available in your area.
According to a press release, Girl Scouts Louisiana
East is grateful to local businesses for opening space outside their retail
locations for Girl Scouts to sell cookies in a safe and socially distant manner
when allowed by local COVID-19 guidelines.
