Girl Scouts of Gateway Council
Press Release
January 23, 2019 1:00 p.m.
The iconic girl-led entrepreneurship program develops the next generation of female business leaders
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council (GSGC) proudly announces the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie program season, celebrating the largest financial investment in girls annually in the United States and a powerful entrepreneurship incubator for the next generation of female leaders.
Girl Scouts in the Northeast and North Central Florida region are taking orders through their Digital Cookie websites and in-person. Cookie booths with purchasing locations outside many local stores will follow beginning Feb. 9.
Given that over half (53 percent) of female entrepreneurs and business owners are Girl Scout alums, supporting Girl Scouts as they make sales and learn essential business skills is imperative to ensuring the country has a strong workforce and economy.
“Through the Girl Scout Cookie program, girls discover their inner leadership potential and use their earnings to power amazing experiences for themselves and their troops,” said Gateway Council CEO Mary Anne Jacobs. “Our girls learn the skills to become the next generation of female entrepreneurs and leaders.”
The Girl Scout Cookie program’s benefits are many. A recent Girl Scout Research Institute study found that two out of three girls who participate in the program learn five essential life skills — goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics — skills for success now and in the future.
All across Northeast and North Central Florida, Girl Scouts are doing remarkable things made possible by cookie sales. During the 2018-19 Girl Scout Cookie program, Gateway Council will support the Greater Jacksonville Area USO with the Gift of Caring program. The Operation USO donation program allows customers to support active duty military personnel by purchasing packages of cookies to be delivered to service members and their families through the Greater Jacksonville USO Centers.
Gateway Council also offers outreach programs to girls in underserved communities who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to be a part of Girl Scouts. Gateway Council leaders believe every girl deserves access to the resources, role models and experiences necessary to fulfill her potential.
“Proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie Program stay local,” said Jacobs. “When a customer buys a box of delicious cookies from a Girl Scout, they are making a direct impact in our community.”
This year Girls Scouts in the Northeast and North Central Florida region are selling eight varieties of Girl Scout Cookies. Do-si-dos, Samoas, Savannah Smiles, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, and Trefoils are $4 per box. S’mores and gluten-free Toffee-tastic are $5 per box.
To learn more about the Girl Scout Cookie program or to find a location by using the Girl Scout Cookie locator, visit www.girlscouts-gateway.org/cookies.
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council serves the Northeast and North Central Florida region where Girl Scouts are encouraged to unleash their inner G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker and Leader)™ while striving to make the world a better place. To find out more about how your girl can get involved with Girl Scouts, to volunteer or donate, visit www.girlscouts-gateway.org or contact TriciaRae Stancato at [email protected] or (904) 421-3484.
About Girl Scouts of Gateway Council
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council serves more than 10,000 girls in grades K-12 and 4,000 adults in Northeast/North Central Florida. The service area includes Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee and Union Counties. For information on how to join, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, visit www.girlscouts-gateway.org or call (904) 388-4653.
We’re Girl Scouts of the USA
We’re 2.6 million strong—1.8 million girls and 800,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to change the world. Our extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very first Girl Scout troop, and every year since, we’ve honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.girlscouts.org.