Girl Scout Cookie program kicks off online orders Dec. 15

Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay is gearing up for another successful cookie program! To kick off this season, digital order-taking will begin Saturday, Dec. 15.

This year, local Girl Scouts will offer eight varieties of Girl Scout Cookies – Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Do-si-dos, Savannah Smiles, Girl Scout S’mores, and the gluten-free Toffee-tastic.

Cookie booth sales will begin Friday, Feb. 1, all over the Delmarva Peninsula. Girls are also accepting donations of Girl Scout Cookies for Operation Taste of Home and local community groups. The Operation Taste of Home cookies will be donated to U.S. armed forces and local agencies, such as food banks and pantries, blood banks, cancer centers and youth programs. To locate a cookie booth sale in any area, go to www.gscb.org/cookies, click Find Cookies, then enter a ZIP code.

The Girl Scouts Cookie Program is about more than just delicious cookies. By participating in the program, girls learn five skills that last into adulthood – goal setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics. The program also raises funds to support troop and council programs. The benefits of the Girl Scouts Cookie Program have been hailed by many of today’s businesswomen, who cite selling Girl Scout Cookies as their first step toward successful careers.

Girl Scout Cookies are $4 per box, except for Toffee-tastic and Girl Scout S’mores which are $5 per box. To order cookies or to donate to Operation Taste of Home, call the Cookie Hotline at 1-800-YUM-YUM2.