Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Alyssa Parker, Troop Cookie Manager for Troop 2268 How do you get your troop excited for the Cookie season? Before beginning the cookie season, we prepare the girls by talking about the power of our team. We discuss all that we can do for our troop and others if we have a successful selling year. We emphasize the importance of having a partnership between the girls and their parents. Being able to gain the support of the parents is a key component. Next, we set up a whole meeting to discuss what we will do with the proceeds that we make from cookie sales. We decide on a trip or two, and then figure out how many boxes that each girl would have to sell in order to earn those trips. Finally, we will talk about ways we can use the proceeds to either host a meeting or event for a younger troop or support to a charity. How does the troop set their goals for the season? The girls have set their goals based on their interests in where they would want to travel to as a group. We look at all the...

“Last cookie season I earned the 4,000 box reward, a trip to Savannah, Georgia. I went over the summer with my mother and had a lot of fun. While there, I visited the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, the Gingerbread House, the Savannah Botanical Gardens and all 22 Squares in Savannah. I learned many new facts there too like, Savannah is one of the most haunted cities in the U.S. I had a great time and would love to go back!” - Isabella I. Troop 2185 Isabella has been GSNC’s top seller for 4 years in a row and she’s already set her goal so she can earn the top reward again this year—a trip to Niagara Falls! Will you be joining her? It takes a lot of effort to sell so many boxes of Cookies , but Isabella is a real entrepreneurial G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker and Leader)TM. In 2017 she worked hard with her Leader and Troop Cookie Manager to not only reach her own goals, but to support the Five Skills (Goal Setting, Decision Making, People Skills, Money Management an...

Every Girl Scout is amazing, and when we come together for fun, friendship and purpose in the Girl Scout Cookie Program® we are unstoppable! This year, we’re celebrating the strength, value and spirt of teamwork powered by the Girl Scout Cookie Program ®. As the country’s largest girl-led business, it’s a unique, hands-on way for girls to develop essential skills that will help them grow into leaders in all aspects of life. Many successful businesswomen and community leaders say they got their start selling Girl Scout Cookies. The Cookie Program also funds your Troop’s activities, and it helps support our council’s financial assistance, girl programs, Volunteer training and facilities maintenance – including our newly renovated Service Center and our beautiful Camp Blue Bay . All proceeds stay here in Nassau County. Best of all, our girls look forward to the Cookie Program every year because of the fun activities, exciting opportunities…and the chance to take charge....