Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Cookie Business Badge Guide for Volunteers By participating in the Girl Scout cookie program, girls learn to think like entrepreneurs, gain confidence, and hone in on their unique set of skills. To help them get there, troop leaders and cookie managers can utilize the hands-on activities built into the Cookie Business badges, available at every Girl Scout level!  Use the following guide, to help you start the discussion with your Girl Scouts about what Cookie badge they want to earn during this year’s cookie program. Daisies (K-1) My First Cookie Business  Find out how to sell cookies and get your customers excited for cookie season.  Cookie Goal Setter Decide how you will use your money, set goals, and share them with real customers.   Brownies (2-3) My Cookie Customers Find out how to get new customers and keep them coming back. Cookie Decision Maker Think like an entrepreneur by making decisions for your cookie business. Juniors (4-5) My Cookie Team Bring your dif...

2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program 500+ Club Girl Scouts of Nassau County would like to thank all families who participated in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. You have given your children an opportunity to learn about goal setting, decision making, people skills, money management and business ethics, which are known as “The 5 Skills”, a key element of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Congratulations to our 2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program 500+ Club 5000+ Boxes                       Isabella I.             Massapequa Association                              2000+ Boxes                ...

Girl Scouts of Nassau County Girl Scouts Give Girl Scout Cookie Sales Tips Recently, we asked a group of Girl Scouts who participate in the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Chorus to create a video on Girl Scout Cookies . This is what they decided to do… During the 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Booth Sale Kickoff, three Girl Scouts from the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Chorus asked other Girl Scouts and Girl Scout Volunteers what tips they had for selling Girl Scout Cookies.   The answered they received included: Be Confident Always Be Polite Smile Let people know that Girl Scout Cookies are more than just a treat! Get the Customers Attention Set Goals and Discuss those Goals with Your Family Know Your Product Tell Customers the Price Say “Hi” Click here to find Girl Scout Cookies Near You! 

Today is National Girl Scout Cookie Day!! For the last couple of days, you have probably been hearing a lot about Girl Scout Cookies, especially this morning.   Well that is because TODAY has been declared National Girl Scout Cookie Day and it is our goal to let the world know that Girl Scout Cookies aren’t just yummy! The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the world, generating $780 million in annual sales and by buying Girl Scout Cookies directly from a Girl Scout, girls learn skills that are essential to leadership, to success, and to life.    National Cookie Day is finally here!!!   Here are just a few things we have going on today in our Council…   Morning Show Appearances : Girl Scouts from Nassau County will appear on Fox and Friends , Good Morning America , CNN, and a few girls will appear on the Couch .     Roaming Reporter :   We have a GSNC Media Girl acting as a Roaming Reporter in NYC in...