2010 Girl Scout Cookie Sale is Underway

2010 GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE IS UNDERWAY

The premier financial literacy program for girls introduces a new cookie this year.

Each year, thousands of girls across North-Central Alabama practice valuable marketing and money management skills while providing the community with their favorite indulgence — Girl Scout Cookies. This year will be no exception. Voted #14 on E! Entertainment’s America’s 101 Guilty Pleasures list, eight varieties of Girl Scout Cookies will be on sale through March 6.

One new cookie is offered this year: Thank U Berry Munch.  These sweet, indulgent cookies are rich with white fudge and cranberries.

Other cookies offered include all-time favorites: Thin Mints, Samoas, Trefoils, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Lemon Chalet Cremes and Dulce de Leche. Each box sells for $3.50. All eight varieties of Girl Scout Cookies contain zero grams of trans fat, meaning that each serving contains less than 0.5 grams of trans fat, according to the FDA definition.

Through the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program, an integral part of Girl Scouting’s Financial Literacy initiative for girls ages 5 to 17, girls manage inventory, set goals, learn money management, and develop their own personal leadership style. Essentially, the girls run their own business. The entire troop sets a goal and creates an action plan leading toward that goal. Girl Scout troops use funds from the cookie activity to fund a service project or to plan for an exciting trip.

Proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program also support council-wide program opportunities for girls, the maintenance of camps, and the recruiting and training of volunteers across the area. Girls will take pre-orders for cookies beginning December 18, with deliveries after February 5. Booth sales at many local stores and supermarkets will start February 12. If eager customers have trouble finding cookies near them, they visit www.girlscoutsnca.org in February for a link to help them find cookies.

Since 1917, the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program has become a famous annual event that has helped girls develop important leadership skills they will use throughout their lives. Whether they are dreaming of becoming a doctor, teacher, businesswoman, president of their PTA, superstar mom or professional athlete, the Girl Scout Cookie Program helps to build the self-esteem they need to reach for the stars.

About Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama
Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama is a United Way community partner and serves more than 13,000 girls and an additional 5,000 in special programs across 36 counties, ages 5-17, who are developing crucial life skills that help them grow courageous and strong so they can make wise choices in today’s world and beyond. For more information, call 800-734-4541 or log on to www.girlscoutsnca.org.

CONTACT:

Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama
Hilary Perry, Director of Communications & Advocacy
OFFICE  205/980-4750 x103 or 800/734-4541 x103
CELL  205/213-8862
hperry@girlscoutsnca.org