Girl Scout Cookie Time

Once again it is that time of the year, Girl Scout Cookie Time.

This year, the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting, the sale started on January 7th, and since I live in Indiana and the Super Bowl will be held here, there are some extra things going on with the sales. But then again, the Super Bowl is an hour drive north of us, and I have NO plans to take seven 10 year olds up there to set up a cookie booth in the middle of tailgating! I'll leave that to the older Girl Scouts.

The other thing that Cookie Time means is that it pretty much takes over my life.  I spent a couple hours last night entering the Troop information into the Cookie Ordering computer system, then I had to turn around and enter all the girl's information into the Cookie Club computer system. The Cookie Club allows the girls to send emails to family and friends, and they can respond with promises to order cookies. It also send specialized links that those friends and family can share with other people, but it has no identifing information about the Girl Scout, keeping them as safe as possible.

Now I will update the Troop Facebook page with information on the cookies, and work to promote the sale. The reason that we really need to have a good sale is that the proceeds of the cookie sales is the only money that we get to do things. Girl Scouts runs on donations. We get a small amount from each girl's parents as dues, but not enough to go camping or anything, so the proceeds that we get from cookies is what pays for us to go camping. The girls want to go to Holiday World and camp there. That will take some money, so we are working hard to sell enough cookies for that.

I have to admit that for all the work that Cookie Time involves and takes for me, I love Girl Scouts. It is such a great program, and it help girls learn to live and be proud of themselves in this day and age, and I am proud to be part of that, and to be shaping and molding young girls to be leaders and role models of the future.

If you know a Girl Scout, please buy some cookies. The money goes directly to that troop and helps that girl, and it is important!