Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

My Day Interviewing at National Girl Scout Cookie Day!!!   By Abby A. (the Girl Scout Cadette doing the interviewing... I'm also on the Tagalongs Box) On Friday February 8, 2013, I went into the city to be a roving reporter for National Girl Scout Cookie Day .   Unfortunately, it was the day we were expecting a blizzard.   My day began at about 5:30 in the morning.   That was when the car came, but I woke up at 4:34 in the morning. Our first stop was Fox & Friends .   The new Girl Scout Cookie Truck was there and they interviewed us in the truck.   My sister was also there, along with a Girl Scout troop from Brooklyn.   They were going to work the first cookie truck stop.   They were really nice.   After Fox & Friends, Regan (the other Girl Scout Roving Reporter... she's a Girl Scout from Greater New York) and I started interviewing people on the street. We met Anna Maria Chaves, Miss Teen Kansas, two Brooklyn N...

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...

Friday, February 8 th , 2013 has been declared National Girl Scout Cookie Day ! Girl Scouts and Non-Girl Scouts alike can join in on the fun and festivities on National Girl Scout Cookie Day! Girl Scouts can c elebrate with us by hosting a Cookie Booth Sale, a Cookie Walkabout, or simply going door-to-door that day with your Girl Scout Cookie Order Form. Not a Girl Scout, well you can still participate in the day’s festivities. When Girl Scouts sell Girl Scout Cookies®, they are building practical life skills such as Goal Setting, Decision Making, Money Management, People Skills and Business Ethics. Learning about the #5Skills will help them not only in 2013, but for the rest of their life.  Here are some ways to take part in National Girl Scout Cookie Day… Hold a CookieBooth Sale - a booth sale is when a Troop sets up a table or booth at a public location and displays and sells boxes of cookies directly to customers, allowing them to eat Girl Scout Cookies right ...