by Keesa Ocampo
Watch girls innovate! Local Girl Scouts are learning how to pivot their business strategy and learn about new ways to market and create strategies for safe deliveries. Photo by Girl Scouts of the USA
Neighborhoods across California are missing Girl Scout cookie tables this year but the organization is proving that cookie season is in fact, in full swing. Whatever your favorite flavor may be - samoas, lemon-ups, thin mints or girl scout s’mores, every box empowers girls with the skills they need to become young entrepreneurs.
Here are the ways that you can purchase all the Girl Scout cookies your hearts desire:
Ask a Girl Scout! Every Girl Scout gets a digital cookie link so you can continue to support the Girl Scouts in your neighborhood.
Free Delivery! Not too hot about shipping costs? No worries. Volunteers are doing contact-free deliveries in Greater Los Angeles. Just sign up and match with a volunteer. With parent approval, Girl Scouts around the state may also be able to deliver so be sure to help them flex their newfound skills of talking through the product if you have any cookie-related questions.
Right at your doorstep. The Girl Scouts in the Heart of Central California can find you cookies nearest you by entering your zip code. Get the cookie hookup you need through their cookie finder.
Order with Grubhub. This all new partnership that launched on the last weekend of February can bring you your dinner with a box of these world-famous cookies.
The newly minted partnership with Grubhub makes Girl Scout cookies available with your next meal delivery. Photo by Girl Scouts of the USA
Bay Area Girl Scout Sara Hawkins belongs to a troop of top cookie sellers. From a Daisy to a Brownie, being a Girl Scout helped bring out her social and confident entrepreneurial spirit. “The Girl Scouts Cookie project taught me social skills and people skills. Before COVID, I was knocking on doors and interacting with customers. I used to be shy.” Teamwork and hard work earn them badges, reminding the Girl Scouts of fun cookie-filled memories. “The best thing about being a Girl Scout is getting to have fun with your troop.”
With every purchase, customers can support Girl Scouts access hands-on financial literacy skills and power incredible experiences for girls with troop funds for camps, troop travel, and service projects. All proceeds stay local with their troops.
“Girls are innovating new ways to market their cookie businesses and sell virtually while still giving their customers that classic buying experience. The cookie bosses of today are the business leaders of tomorrow and are getting a master class in real-world entrepreneurial skills," shared Theresa Edy-Kiene, Chief Executive Officer of GSGLA.
The food and pastry community agrees that California needs Girl Scout cookies. Patissier Dorene Tan-Muzii shares, “The Girl Scouts teach all of our girls the value of entrepreneurship. What they learn today will be the same skills they’ll need tomorrow. Financial literacy, marketing, and teamwork are all the same ingredients that power my business, the Azucal Kitchen.”
Check out her latest recipe for Samoas Mango Pie using the coconut notes of the famous cookies and the techniques she used at New York’s Bar Boulud by Daniel Boulud and Bouchon Bakery by Tomas Keller.