How does the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Activity benefit girls?
The activity of selling cookies is directly related to our purpose of helping all girls realize their full potential and become strong, confident and resourceful citizens. Through the Cookie Sale Activity, girls will have the opportunity to: Learn the importance of goal-setting and develop plans to achieve a goal. Understand how their efforts contribute to the overall good of their council and Girl Scouting. Put the ethical standards of the Girl Scout Promise and Law into practice. Learn about entrepreneurship and basic business and financial planning. Develop high levels of self-esteem, self-reliance and personal achievement. Heighten their career awareness. Develop interpersonal and teamwork skills. Customers get a great product and get to support girls in their own community. And all of the proceeds support the Girl Scout Program in the local community. Learning Life Skills Many successful business women today say they got their start selling Girl Scout Cookies. Girls practice usefu
