GIRL SCOUTS HAS AN APP FOR THAT!

Every year, right around Valentine’s Day, I start to get a
craving for Girl Scout Thin Mints. No substitutes PLEASE!
Naturally I have to wait a few weeks for the “season” to
kick in and then run around asking strangers if their children
happen to be Girl Scouts! But no more. It is definitely
a sign of the times that one can now download an app
that is able to point you to all the nearby locations where
Girl Scout Cookies are being sold. It is a thing of beauty!
iPhone or Android, you will not be denied. What excellent
news for the New Year!
Council launches Cookies4Heroes campaign to donate
10,000 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to first responders
and military
Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council (GSSJC), which
serves Galveston County, enters the next century of Girl
Scouts learning how to be future CEOs. The Girl Scout
Cookie Program® not only teaches girls essential entrepreneurial
skills but also powers amazing experiences
for girls across the United States, including outdoor and
travel opportunities, exposure to STEM and ways to improve
their communities through service projects. This
year, GSSJC is rallying the community to donate more
than 10,000 cases, or 120,000 packages, of Girl Scout
Cookies to first responders who provided relief during
Hurricane Harvey across our 26-county jurisdiction as
part of Cookies4Heroes.
“Following their extraordinary efforts during Hurricane
Harvey, we want to tell first responders across southeast
Texas, thank you,” said Mary Vitek, GSSJC’s CEO. “First
responders have always been very supportive of Girl
Scouts by opening their doors to teach girls about their
profession and the positive work they are doing in our
communities.”
Cookies4Heroes is a program where cookie customers
can support Girl Scouts by purchasing cookies and
donating their purchase. These cookies are then given
by the council to first responders and organizations that
support the military.
To participate in Cookies4Heroes, all customers need
to do is let the Girl Scout who is taking their order know
that they would like their cookies to be donated to Cookies4Heroes.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program begins January 6 and
ends March 25. Cookies will arrive in Houston and surrounding
areas February 10-17, and customers can begin
purchasing cookies at booths February 23. The last day
to purchase Girl Scout Cookies is March 25.
Returning to the starting lineup is the Girl Scout
S’mores™, the most popular flavor to launch in 101 years
of Girl Scouts selling cookies. Consumers can now help
fuel transformative leadership experiences and build
the next generation of entrepreneurs by purchasing Girl
Scout S’mores and favorites like Shortbread, Thanks-a-
Lot®, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Lemonades™, Peanut
Butter Patties®, Thin Mints®, Caramel deLites® and gluten
free Trios.
Almost 1 million Girl Scouts participate in the Cookie
Program in the United States each year, generating
nearly $800 million in sales during the average season.
And all the net revenue raised locally—100 percent of it—
stays within the Council area. Councils use cookie earnings
to power amazing experiences for girls through their
programming, while girls and their troops decide how to
invest in impactful community projects, personal enrichment
opportunities and more.
GSSJC will also celebrate the next century of female
entrepreneurs during National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend
2018. From February 23 to 25, Girl Scout councils
across the country will host events and set up booths for
cookie enthusiasts to get their hands on the iconic treats
and join in on the fun. To find out when Girl Scouts are
selling cookies near you, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org
or use the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app, free on
iOS and Android devices during booth sales February
23-March 25.
We’re Girl Scouts of the USA
We’re 2.6 million strong—1.8 million girls and 800,000
adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter,
Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to change the world.
Chartered by GSUSA to provide Girl Scouting locally, Girl
Scouts of San Jacinto Council, a United Way agency, is
one of the largest Girl Scout councils in the country serving
more than 56,000 girl members and 17,000 adults in
26 southeast Texas counties. For more information, call
1-800-392-4340 or visit www.gssjc.org.