The 2019 Girl Scout Cookie Season Kicks Off January 11

Above: When you set a goal and create a business plan, anything is possible. In 2018, Marisa Brandon, a 10th Grade Girl Scout from Howell sold 5,021 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, over 2,000 more than any other Girl Scout in Monmouth or Ocean County. Girl Scouts begin selling Girl Scout Cookies in Monmouth and Ocean counties Friday, January 11. Every Girl Scout Cookie box sold equals amazing experiences for girls. Learn more at gsfun.org/GirlScoutCookies

The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore will launch the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie season on Friday, January 11, with Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties taking orders through Sunday, January 27. Girl Scout Cookie booths will follow less than a month later with purchasing locations available outside more than 1,000 areas businesses starting Friday, February 22.

“The annual Girl Scout Cookie program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world,” explained Eileen Higgins, CEO, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore. “It starts with a cookie, but our Girl Scouts get the skills to grow up and become the next generation of female leaders.”

Over half (53 percent) of female entrepreneurs and business owners are Girl Scout alums, having gained essential business skills through their participation in the annual Girl Scout Cookie Sale. When girls participate they not only discover their inner leadership potential but also use their earnings to power amazing experiences for themselves and their troop, including travel, outdoor adventure, and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programming.

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 crucial skills—goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics—while doing incredible things for themselves and their communities.

“Proceeds from the Girl Scout Cookie Program stay local,” said Higgins. “When a customer buys a box of delicious cookies from a Girl Scout, they’re making a direct impact in our community.”

This year, Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties are selling eight varieties of Girl Scout Cookies: the ever popular Thin Mints and Samoas, the peanut buttery Tagalongs and Do-Si-Dos; buttery Trefoils, and lemony Savannah Smiles at $4 per box, plus the chocolate, marshmallow and graham Girl Scout S’mores, and the gluten-free Toffee-tastic at $5.50 per box.

To learn more about the Girl Scout Cookie Program in Monmouth and Ocean counties, visit gsfun.org/GirlScoutCookies. When Girl Scout Cookie booths open on Friday, February 22, customers can find a location near them by using the Girl Scout Cookie locator at girlscoutcookies.org.

About Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore

Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore serves more than 10,000 girls ages 5-18 in Monmouth and Ocean counties, providing a time-tested leadership experience that inspires and motivates them to take action for themselves and their communities. For over 100 years, Girl Scouts has helped girls become women of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. For information on how to join, volunteer, partner or donate, visit jerseyshoregirlscouts.org or call (800) 785-2090.