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Selling Girl Scout Cookies!

2008 Info | The Cookie Sale | Benefits | Cookie Managers

2008 Information

  Girl Scout Cookie Door Hanger Order Card (.pdf format)

  SU 70-2 Cookie Booth Locations (.pdf format)

Troops in the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital conduct the Girl Scout Cookie Sale from January 4 through March 29, 2008.

The sale is broken down into three parts:

  • January 4 to January 26 - Initial orders are taken.
  • January 27 to February 28 - Catch-Up Orders
  • February 29 to March 29 -Booth Sales

Eight varieties of cookies are available and sell for $3.50 per box. The troop profit for every box sold is $0.60 or $0.65 cents depending on the incentive plan chosen by the troop.

Use the links in the yellow highlighted box to the right to contact the SU Cookie Managers or to visit the Girl Scout cookie pages.

The Cookie Sale

For over 70 years, Girl Scout cookie activities have helped girls learn invaluable skills, such as decision-making, money management, and delivering on a promise. These activities are directly related to our mission of helping all girls realize their full potential and become strong, confident, and resourceful citizens.

Each girl's participation in cookie activities is voluntary. Most Brownie, Junior, Cadette, and Senior Girl Scouts enjoy the experience and look forward to taking part in these fun activities each year. Daisy Girl Scouts must wait until they are Brownie Scouts to sell Girl Scout Cookies. Adults must monitor, supervise, and guide the sale activities of all age levels, and girls always use the buddy system.

Benefits to Girl Scouts

Selling Girl Scout cookies is a fun program activity that teaches girls how to set realistic goals, work as a team, manage money, and be entrepreneurs. Each troop or group that sells cookies earns money for its treasury and plans how to spend that money to achieve its goals. The proceeds are used for field trips, service projects, and other activities. In addition, Girl Scouts can earn age-appropriate proficiency awards as part of their experience with cookie activities.

On a broader scope, girls benefit by participating in a wide range of Girl Scout activities made possible by the local council with proceeds from its annual cookie activities. "Cookie proceeds" helps to provide the financial assistance needed to make Girl Scouting available for all girls, to fund special events and other program opportunities, to keep event/camp fees for all members to a minimum, to improve and maintain camp and other activity sites, and to recruit and train volunteer leaders.

Troop Cookie Managers

Cookie Manager Training Dates:

  • Sunday, November 11, 9:30 - 11:30 AM, Kathy Blackburn's home
  • Monday, November 12, 7:00 = 8:30 PM, Kathy Blackburn's home