Girl Scout Cookies

It’s Girl Scout cookie time!  My daughters look forward to this exciting and fun activity each year as being a part of the Girl Scouts.  As much as we enjoy ordering (and receiving!) our favorite kinds of cookies, there are also great benefits for the Girl Scouts organization.  Each Girl Scout starts out by setting a personal goal for the number of boxes she wishes to sell.  After deciding who she will market the cookies to, and taking the cookie orders, the Girl Scout then organizes and sends in her order.  Later, when the girls receive the boxes of cookies from the distributor, they deliver them to their appropriate customers. The girls are responsible for accurately collecting and managing the money that is due from their customers and returning it to their troop leader, the girls are then awarded a prize determined by their level of sales.  This is a great lesson for our children about goal setting, responsibility, taking charge, and developing an understanding of some of the components that might go into running their own business some day. The girl’s troop also benefits, as a small portion of their sales is donated to the troop. You go girls J!