Write-to-Buy Girl Scout Cookie Program contest

Hey Girl Scouts, Marillah K. here! If we haven’t met, I’m a Girl Scout alum who was the top cookie seller for Girl Scouts of Central Texas in 2020. The Girl Scout Cookie Program was a big part of my Girl Scout experience, and it allowed me to create “campership” funds so girls could attend…

The ABCs of ABC Smart Cookies

Being a part of the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world just got easier. Through ABC Smart Cookies girls can secure and approve contactless payment and delivery options, expand their businesses, and reach their goals. How is it that simple? Through ABC Smart Cookies! To get started, learn the ABCs of ABC Smart Cookies.…

How to Sell Girl Scout Cookies, Without Leaving Home

By: Marie Y., Girl Scout Ambassador Girl Scout Cookie Season 2021 is like no other cookie season. Girls behind plexiglass trying to not get infected, door-to-door looks more like a ding dong dash, everyone in masks, and hand sanitizer. I knew that I needed to find a way to sell to those who want cookies but…

Three Ways to Safely Sell Cookies This Year

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the world! Girls that participate in the Cookie Program learn five key skills – goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics – to help shape their future. Decision making will be important when deciding how your Girl Scout will run…

Our Founder – Juliette Gordon Low

Girl Scouts have a more meaningful cause to celebrate on Halloween. It’s also our founder, Juliette Gordon Low’s, birthday on October 31! She would have been 160 years old this year, but her legacy will live on forever. Juliette Gordon Low was a fierce trail blazer who lived a very active lifestyle and believed every…

My Girl Scout Travel Adventure

By: AnnMarie I’ve been a Girl Scout since kindergarten, as soon as I could join. My sister was a Girl Scout and she had this whole group of Girl Scout friends – a posse of her own. They were always going on camping trips and traveling around the world. I thought that was so cool,…

Samsung Austin Semiconductor Engages Girl Scouts in Spooky STEM Challenges

Girl Scouts use STEM concepts to complete a haunting experience. Two hundred local Girl Scouts were challenged to become haunting engineers this weekend as they participated in the annual Samsung STEM Challenge. To help slow the spread of COVID 19 in our community, the annual event was reconceived as a series of do-at-home challenges. The…

Community and Pride Leads to Gold

By: Emma Acosta Behind the sleepy main street of Elgin, Texas, a group of townspeople gathered on the field near the historic Elgin Grain and Feed Company. They waited patiently to witness the unveiling of the town’s first LGBT+ mural. Although guests stood six feet apart with their faces covered, the smiles behind the masks…

How to Become a Creative, Bold, and Strategic Entrepreneur

Girl Scout Product Programs, including fall product and Girl Scout Cookies are safe, easy, and fun ways for troops to earn proceeds for future Girl Scout adventures. While that’s reason enough to take part in these awesome programs, girls also build their entrepreneurial business skills, including goal setting, decision-making, money management, people skills, and business…

Patch Packs Bring Girl Scouting Home

This summer we’ve heard from many families who have relied on Girl Scouts’ at-home and virtual programming to keep girls engaged in fun, meaningful activities as they practice social distancing. As we head back to school and to a new year of Girl Scouts, we’re excited to announce a brand-new opportunity to bring Girl Scouts…