The Votes are In and Girl Scout Cookies Always Win!
(CONNECTICUT) – October 30, 2024 – No matter what your political party affiliation, all people can agree that Girl Scout Cookies get the top vote as the tastiest treat! Now, during Election Week, Girl Scouts of Connecticut (GSOFCT) are giving people a delicious reason to come out to the polls and local businesses by hosting cookie booths at various voting locations throughout the state. More than 300 booths will be available from Friday, November 1– Sunday, November 10, 2024.
“The Girl Scout Cookie Program is our most popular initiative to date and the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world,” said Elicia Pegues Spearman, CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut. “What’s more, when consumers purchase the delicious cookies from a Girl Scout, they’re also giving back to their community since many troops put a portion of their cookie proceeds toward service projects in their local regions.”
The cookie varieties available during the Election Week program include Thin Mints®, Samoas®, Tagalongs®, Do-si-dos®, Trefoils®, Lemon-Ups®, S’mores® Adventurefuls® and Girl Scout S’mores®. All cookies are $6 per package.
Girl Scouts are participating in Election Week cookie sales in a variety of ways, including direct sales to friends and family, walking about their neighborhood with their troop and in-person cookie booths. For a listing of booths, please visit: www.gsofct.org.
“The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls develop the five distinct skills of goal setting, decision making, business ethics, managing money, and people skills,”
adds Spearman. “In addition, all proceeds from cookie sales stay in Connecticut to fund GSOFCT programming, leadership development opportunities, and trainings for girls and adults throughout the state.”
Last season which ended in April, GSOFCT sold more than 1.7million packages of cookies.
Many Girl Scouts are also participating in GSOFCT’s Gift of Caring Service Project, Cookies for Heroes in which customers can purchase packages of cookies, which are then delivered to active military men and women, veterans, and local community heroes. Last year, over 125,000 packages of cookies were sold for this cause.
To join us, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit www.gsofct.org.