Girl Scouts Louisiana East to kick off 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season
Girl Scouts Louisiana East will kick off the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season in southeast Louisiana on Jan. 19, according to the organization’s news release.
This season a full assortment of Girl Scout Cookies, including fan favorites such as Thin Mints, Caramel deLites and Peanut Butter Sandwich.
“Our Girl Scouts, volunteers and Council staff are gearing up for an amazing 2024 Cookie season,” said Rebecca Pennington, CEO of Girl Scouts Louisiana East. “The generous people of southeast Louisiana have always strongly supported this program, and we are thankful they continue to support the entrepreneurial spirit of our Girl Scouts.”
During this highly anticipated time of the year, girls flex their entrepreneurial muscles and acquire important life skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. All proceeds from cookie sales stay with local councils and troops to power Girl Scouts’ experiences year-round.
This year’s theme, “Unbox the Future,” aims to remove social barriers that often keep girls boxed in. When Girl Scouts sell a package of cookies, they’re doing much more than what’s seen at face value. Girl Scouts are entrepreneurial powerhouses creating a more equitable future for themselves and the world. Every box of cookies sold provides invaluable experiences for Girl Scouts such as service projects, troop travel and summer camp.
Nearly 700k girls participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, which provides vital girl-led entrepreneurial skills that build courage, confidence and character. As a result, girls obtain limitless barrier-breaking futures outside the box with transferable life skills, the news release states.
Girl Scouts can earn a variety of badges and awards to develop valuable business skills including Cookie Business badges, Financial Literacy badges, Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins and Entrepreneur badges.
How to Purchase Girl Scout Cookies
Reach out to a registered Girl Scout to find out how she’s selling cookies. If you don’t know a Girl Scout, beginning March 1 use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder to find a booth and purchase cookies. Girl Scout Cookie season in southeast Louisiana will run from Jan. 19 through March 24.
Beginning Feb. 16, customers who do not already know a Girl Scout will also be able to purchase cookies to be shipped directly to their homes by entering their zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder. This link can also be used to find a local booth, purchase cookies and/or to donate cookies for local community causes.
You can also text COOKIES to 59618 to stay informed about how to purchase Girl Scout Cookies and other exciting Girl Scout news.
Girls can join and adults can become volunteers at www.gsle.org/join.
Girl Scouts Louisiana East is the leading organization for leadership development of girls, grades K to 12, in 23 parishes of southeast Louisiana, including St. Mary and St. Martin parishes. Chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA, GSLE serves over 10,200 girls, with 3,400 adult members. Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.gsle.org.