WORCESTER—Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts kicks off the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season this weekend, the annual event in which Girl Scouts unbox their futures as young female entrepreneurs through the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. The season in which any friend with a kid in Girl Scouts will undoubtedly be pushing those Thin Mints, Do-si-dos and Samoas better than any used car salesman.
People get the cookies and the girls get to flex their entrepreneurial muscles and acquire important life skills such as money management, team building, public speaking and decision making. All proceeds from cookie sales stay with the local council and troops to power a variety of Girl Scouts’ experiences year-round.
This year’s theme, Unbox the Future, “aims to remove social barriers that often keep girls boxed in,” said the announcement. “When bold, goal-getting Girl Scouts sell a package of cookies, they’re doing much more than what’s seen at face value. Girl Scouts do more than sell delicious treats—they’re 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.”
This season, cookie lovers can enjoy the full assortment of Girl Scout Cookies, including fan favorites such as Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs and Do-si-dos as well as Trefoils, Lemon Ups, Adventurefuls, S’mores, and the gluten-free Toffie-tastic.
According to the announcement, nearly 4,000 girls in central and western Massachusetts participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Girl Scouts can earn various badges and awards to develop valuable business skills including Cookie Business badges, Financial Literacy badges, Cookie Entrepreneur Family pins and Entrepreneur badges.
Seventeen-year-old Girl Scout Ambassador Savanna will sell Girl Scout cookies for the very last time this season. She’s been at it 13 years having sold her first box of cookies as a Girl Scout Daisy.
“Cookies took me places,” Savanna said in the release. “Cookies have helped me go to camp every summer, they have taken me on a whale watch tour and to the aquarium, and a weekend horseback riding trip with my troop and even helped me go to Europe with my Girl Scout troop.”
Cookies also helped Savanna give back to her community.
“I liked making tallies each time I sold a box and then seeing the tallies add up,” she continued. “My favorite memories are at cookie booths asking strangers to buy cookies. I actually liked when they said no at first but then I was able to change their minds by suggesting they donate them. Every year my troop contributes to donated boxes of cookies to our local heroes. We drop them off to our first responders in town which is my favorite part. It’s fun to see their reactions when you bring in boxes of Girl Scout cookies and we get to say thank you.”
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. If you don’t know a Girl Scout, check out your local council’s Girl Scout Cookie Finder to find a booth and purchase cookies.
· 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. Learn more about the Terms and Conditions and the SMS Privacy Policy.
For more than 100 years, Girl Scouts and their enthusiastic supporters have helped ensure the success of the iconic annual cookie program—and they’ve had fun, developed valuable life skills and made their communities a better place every step of the way. Girl Scout Cookie season in central and western Mass runs mid-January to mid-March.
Girl Scouts in grades K–12 can start their journey to fun, friendship and new experiences by joining the world’s largest entrepreneurial organization for girls at any point in the year. Girls can join and adults can become a volunteer at www.girlscouts.org/join.
