Always a Girl Scout » cookies https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts Reflections from a Lifetime Member Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 A Little Promise Poem for Today https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/a-little-promise-poem-for-today/ https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/a-little-promise-poem-for-today/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:30:43 +0000 http://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/?p=70 Continue reading →]]> LoveCookies-240On my honor, I will try:
To buy cookies from any girl who asks,
Even though I already have 50 cases
out in the car for my own troop.

There was a troop in the lobby in front of Kroger on UCB. How could I tell them no?  So I came home with an extra box of Peanut Butter Patties, even though there were already cases sitting in the car, and after I got home, I wrote my little poem as I thought about my purchase. Mom is happily enjoying the cookies.

]]> https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/a-little-promise-poem-for-today/feed/ 0 Why We Sell Cookies! https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/why-we-sell-cookies/ https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/why-we-sell-cookies/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:32:17 +0000 http://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/?p=57 Here’s CNN coverage of Girl Scout cookie sales, including a video that talks about the box redesign and what girls gain from selling cookies:

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someecards.com - I just saw a Girl Scout with a credit card reader on her phone. Shit just got real.

]]> https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/cookie-sales-for-the-21st-century/feed/ 0 National Cookie Day! https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/national-cookie-day/ https://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/national-cookie-day/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:52:15 +0000 http://www.tengrrl.com/girlscouts/?p=37 Continue reading →]]> national-cookie-day-patchHappy National Cookie Day!! Here’s why cookie sales matter: For This Girl Scout, It’s More Than Pushing Cookies:

Selling Thin Mints and Samoas has brought Mary Ruiz self-esteem, money skills, a sense of accomplishment and some great electronic gear. Not bad for a 10-year-old.

Even if you don’t want to read the article, take a five minutes to watch the video about this amazing Girl Scout.

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