Fremont School, Hawthorn School District, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills
- 1,395 current girl members *
- 672 current adult volunteers *
Event Detail
Girl Scout Cookie Sales and Operation Yellow Ribbon Info
Sunday, January 27, 2008 -
Sunday, January 27, 2008
VISTA Wide
Girl Scout Cookies® Are Coming!
Girl Scouts will begin taking orders from January 4-27, 2008.
Deliveries will occur February 23-March 23, 2008.
This year’s varieties include:
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Thin Mints
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Peanut Butter Sandwich
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Shortbread
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Caramel de Lites®
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Peanut Butter Patties®
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Thanks-A-Lots™
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Lemonades™
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Cinna-Spins™ -- NEW
The newest Girl Scout Cookies® are Cinna-Spins™ -- a crispy, cinnamon snack swirls in a convenient 100 calorie pack.
All Girl Scout Cookies® are offered at $4 per box. All Girl Scout Cookies® are certified Kosher.
Jeanne Dimick will also be collecting cookies for the troops through Operation Yellow Ribbon (tax exempt letter attached)
Girl Scout Cookie® Program is the nation’s premier entrepreneurial program where girls develop skills they will use for their entire lives. Some of the skills learned from this annual activity include:
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Leadership Development
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Ethical Decision-Making
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Presentation Skills
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Working as Part of a Team
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Setting Goals
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Developing Plans for Reaching those Goals
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Interpersonal Communication
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Customer Service
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Financial Literacy
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Money Management
Girl Scouts – Illinois Crossroads Council requires:
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That each girl’s participation is voluntary.
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Parents and guardians must grant permission to participate. In signing the permission form, parents/guardians agree to remain informed abouttheir girls’ whereabouts when they are engaged in the Girl Scout Cookie® program.
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Girls must work in pairs and be identifiable as Girl Scouts by wearing a membership pin or a uniform, or by carrying a membership card.
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Parents and Girl Scout troop leaders/advisors must approve the appropriate times and places for selling and delivering cookies.
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Girls (and their parents/guardians) may not engage in selling Girl Scout Cookies® on the Internet.
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Adults serve in a supporting role for girls but should not assume sole responsibility for sales. The selling of Girl Scout Cookies® or other council-sponsored products may not be conducted by adults. (Safety-Wise, Standard 30)
Click to download registration/permission documents for this event