Girl Scout Cookie sales begin
Girl Scouts Louisiana East kicked off the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season on Jan. 20. Girl Scout Cookie season in southeast Louisiana began Jan. 20 and ends March 19.
New to the 2023 cookie season is the online exclusive Raspberry Rally, a thin, crispy cookie infused with raspberry flavor and dipped in the same chocolaty coating as the Thin Mints.
“We are excited for the 2023 Cookie season to be our first normal season since the start of the pandemic,” said Rebecca Pennington, CEO of Girl Scouts Louisiana East. “As always, the southeast Louisiana community continues to support our Girl Scouts year over year, and we are excited for the opportunities our Girl Scouts will have during this program in 2023.”
Consumers can support local Girl Scout troops by purchasing cookies to enhancing girls’ e-commerce sales and entrepreneurial skills.
Girl Scouts are may be selling cookies via the Smart Cookie online platform for direct shipment or local delivery.
Beginning Feb. 17, consumers can enter their zip code to purchase cookies online from a local troop for direct shipment or donation to local causes. Consumers can also visit the cookie finder at girlscoutcookies.org to locate a local booth to purchase cookies or use the Cookie Finder app.
Girl Scouts is excited to welcome Planet Oat Oatmilk as a national sponsor of the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie Program. Girl Scouts champion millions of girls as they learn, grow and thrive through adventure, and Planet Oat Oatmilk is supporting those efforts.
According to GSLE, the Girl Scout Cookie Program is the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. Girl Scouts’ newly updated Financial Literacy badges offer entrepreneurial playbooks for every age level. From the Cookie Goal Seller 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.
How to purchase Girl Scout Cookies this year:
—If you know a registered Girl Scout, reach out to her to find out how she’s selling cookies in ways that meet local and state safety protocols.
—You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to be among the first to receive information about Girl Scout Cookies and to find out about other exciting Girl Scout news.
—Visit the Girl Scout Cookie Finder online to find a booth near you, to purchase cookies for direct shipment to your home, or to donate cookies to local causes.
—Use the Cookie Finder app to purchase cookies at a booth near you starting March 3.
Girl Scouts is open to grades K-12 and offers a journey to fun, friendship and new experiences. Girls can join and adults can become volunteers at www.gsle.org/join.
Girl Scouts Louisiana East serves 23 parishes of southeast Louisiana including St. Mary and St. Martin. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.gsle.org.