BEDFORD, N.H. — Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains have kicked off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season in New Hampshire and Vermont, as Girl Scouts and their troops rally their communities to support this entrepreneurial program.
Every box of cookies sold “provides valuable experiences for Girl Scouts, such as service projects, troop travel, and summer camp for girls across the country,” according to the news release.
Most Girl Scouts are already taking orders in person and online, and can personally deliver cookies to their local customers starting about Feb. 10. Cookies can be shipped directly to buyers starting Feb. 27.
New this year, the Raspberry Rally cookie is exclusively offered through digital channels for direct shipment only, enhancing girls’ e-commerce sales and entrepreneurial skills. This latest approach will help to guide the evolution of the cookie program for the digital future.
Girl Scouts’ newly updated Financial Literacy badges offer entrepreneurial playbooks for every age level. From the Cookie Goal Setter badge earned as a Daisy to the Entrepreneur Accelerator for girls in high school, the Girl Scout Cookie Program teaches girls financial literacy, planning, budgeting, teamwork, innovative thinking, and confident decision making.
There are many ways to purchase Girl Scout Cookies that meet local and state safety protocols this year. Interested consumers should reach out to any registered Girl Scout to learn how.
One may also text COOKIES to 59618, or visit girlscoutcookies.org and look for the Cookie Finder.
There, one can find a local booth to purchase cookies and to donate cookies through the council’s Gift of Caring program, which provides the sweet treats to the military and hometown heroes. Booths are added each week, so consumers are invited to check back often.
Girl Scouts in grades K–12 can start their journey to “fun, friendship, and new experiences” by joining “the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization for girls” at any point in the year, according to the Girl Scouts’ website. Girls can join and adults can become volunteers at girlscouts.org/join.