Calling all cookie lovers — the iconic Girl Scout cookies are back for their 103rd season beginning Wednesday.
For more than a century, Girl Scouts across the nation have sold cookies of all sorts to their friends, family and neighbors to raise funds for projects that benefit their local communities and global networks.
In 2020, girls will make career-charting advancements in science and math, be involved in impactful community service initiatives and promote education of essential life skills. Girl Scouts of Central Indiana is encouraging everyone to support these initiatives by purchasing a box of their favorite Girl Scout Cookie variety.
Currently, 420 Bartholomew County girls are involved in Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.
“Every service we offer is subsidized for our members,” said Deana Potterf, chief communications officer of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana. “Our members only pay annual dues of $25, which go to the national organization. It costs families about $100 a year for the Girl Scout experience. The Girl Scout Cookie Program supports the Girl Scout experience in central Indiana.”
Booth sales outside retail stores begin Feb. 14 for those who don’t know a Girl Scout to place an order for cookies. Girl Scouts of America also offers the Girl Scout Cookie Finder app, available on both iOS and Android, to find a cookie booth in your neighborhood.
Also introduced in 2015 is the Digital Cookie online platform, which offers cookies lovers a convenient way to buy cookies from a Girl Scout they know and support the organization at the same time.
Cookies sales will continue through mid-March. Girl Scouts will begin delivering cookies on Jan. 22.
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There are several ways to satisfy your Girl Scout Cookie craving.
- Find a cookie booth. Locate a Girl Scout Cookie sale in your community by entering your zip code in the "Find Cookies" tool.
- Download the app. Looking for cookies on the go? Download the Girl Scout Cookie Finder app for your iOS or Android mobile device.
- Order cookies online. Do you know a Girl Scout? Ask her if you can buy cookies from her online site using the Digital Cookie platform.
To learn more about how to buy your favorite variety of Girl Scout Cookies, visit girlscouts.org/en/cookies/all-about-cookies.html
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Dates to remember:
Jan. 8 – Girl Scouts start taking orders for cookies
Jan. 22 – Girl Scouts start delivering cookies
Feb. 14 – Girl Scout cookie booths begin and run through mid-March
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