The cookie sale is the Girl Scout program that more girls participate in than any other activity. For years, girls have been learning valuable life skills by selling Girl Scout Cookies. Yet, girls do not sell cookies and learn the skills by themselves; it is in partnership with adults, such as you, that girls can reach their full potential. You and the girl's parents can be the guide on the wonderful adventure of the cookie sale and make it a positive learning experience.

As you prepare for the cookie sale, please keep in mind that the purpose of the Girl Scout Cookie Sale is twofold: first it helps girls develop a wide range of skills such as leadership, entrepreneurship, money management, decision-making, planning, goal-setting, interpersonal skills, teamwork and many more. These skills are best learned when a girl is an active participant in all aspects of the sale.

The second purpose of the cookie sale is to generate revenue to support Girl Scouting in Greater South Texas and is also the main source of income for troops. The sale funds programs and services throughout the year and insures that Girl Scouting will be available in the future.

It is the girl/adult partnership and focus on learning skills that makes the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program unique and successful. We encourage each troop cookie manager and leader to examine how the cookie sale is promoted in your troop. Are you just trying to earn funds or are the girls given an opportunity to learn new skills? Are the girls excited about selling? Girls taking part in Girl Scout Cookie activities will discover the power of girls and adults working together for fun, friendship and purpose.

REMINDER: Only registered Girl Scouts can sell (Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador) and must have a signed Parent Permission Slip.

Thank you for volunteering and helping girls explore their full potential while helping insure Girl Scouting will be available for future generations.

Your support of the 2011 Girl Scout Cookie Program is needed for it to be successful as a program activity and as a reliable source of income for Greater South Texas.