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Stories from 2016 Cookie Season, Part 2

Girl Scout Cookies don’t just taste great, they also inspired some feel good stories this season. We loved hearing these heartwarming tales!   Chelmsford Troop 85000 witnessed an amazing display of generosity at their Cumberland Farms booth sale in January. A man approached their booth, asked how many cookies the girls had left to sell […]

Stories from 2016 Cookie Season, Part 1

Thanks for sharing your 2015-16 cookie season stories with us. We loved reading about your adventures, successes and ingenuity!     Quincy Cadette Isabelle put her marketing skills to work during Valentine’s Day weekend. She created heart-shaped note cards to place on cookie packages. Any time she spotted a potential customer leaving Roche Bros. holding […]

Celebrating Cookies for a Cause 2016 at Hanscom

The sun was shining brightly on Saturday, March 19, when we gathered at Hanscom Air Force Base to distribute nearly 20,000 packages of Girl Scout Cookies to six military and veteran organizations. The event concluded our 2016 Cookies for a Cause program, which allows Girls Scouts to accept donations for military organizations, food pantries and other […]

Kind Words from One U.S. Soldier

We love this note of thanks from a U.S. soldier and thank him for his service. We are so proud of Gloucester Brownie Troop 60227 for truly exemplifying what it means to be a Girl Scout! Hi! I’m currently deployed to the Middle East with the [Mass. National Guard’s 1060th Transportation Company]. And I just […]

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National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend 2016

  This past weekend on February 26-28, we joined councils across the country to participate in National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend 2016, which celebrates the world’s largest girl-led business. “The Girl Scout Cookie Program’s  […] power to teach girls business and financial skills that will serve them throughout their lives is unrivaled,” said Anna Maria Chávez, […]

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GSEM CEO Pat Parcellin on Comcast Newsmakers!

Our CEO, Pat Parcellin, was recently invited to record a segment for Comcast Newsmakers. Pat filled host Jenny Johnson in on the latest happenings and initiatives at GSEM, including the Girl Scout Cookie Program, Cookies for a Cause, the upcoming Volunteer Toolkit and much more. Pat spoke about the importance of getting girls engaged in […]

Girl Scouts on TV!

Did you catch the Girl Scouts on WCVB NewsCenter 5? Cadette Girl Scout Troop 72814 from Marlborough recorded a video clip for the EyeOpener newscast. The girls and their troop leaders promoted the benefits of selling cookies, donating to Cookies for a Cause and the Cookie Locator. Be sure to check out their “Wake Up […]

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Get your Cookie Fix This Week!

We’re back with another convenient list of cookie booth sales for this whole week! Use control/command-F and enter in your town of choice to highlight ALL of the booth sales taking place there this week, or simply browse the list by daily listings. For an even broader list of booth sales, be sure to visit […]

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Stop by a Cookie Booth this [Long] Weekend!

Maybe you need a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift.. Or maybe you’re rewarding yourself for going out in the cold.. Or maybe you just plain LOVE Girl Scout Cookies! No matter the reason, we want you to stop by one of our cookie booths this weekend! Browse this list to Find Cookies This Weekend!

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#TroopTuesday Round-Up!

From creative cookie booth marketing to cooking classes and badge earning, the winter weather hasn’t slowed down our troops one bit! For this week’s #TroopTuesday, we’re highlighting activities from three troops across the council: “Needham Brownie Troop 76314 donated food and Cookies For A Cause cookies to the Needham Community Council’s Food Bank as part of their Philanthropy badge. […]