On Jan. 26, Girl Scouts San Diego is kicking off its 2024 Girl Scout Cookie Program in San Diego and Imperial counties. Through March 9, more than 9,400 local Girl Scouts will rally their communities to support the world’s largest girl-led entrepreneurial program by purchasing Girl Scout Cookies.
On Jan. 8, Girl Scouts San Diego previewed the 2025 cookie program with a special, private visit to the San Diego Zoo.
Girl Scouts San Diego’s new strategic partnership with ABC Bakers, local Girl Scout Cookie customers can look forward to a new cookie lineup this year, featuring nine varieties of America’s Most Beloved Cookies—Trefoils®, Thin Mints®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Caramel deLites®, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Caramel Chocolate Chip (gluten-free certified), Toast-Yay!®, Lemonades®, and Adventureuls®. Eight cookie varieties will be available for $6 per package; the gluten-free certified Caramel Chocolate Chip is a specialty cookie that will be sold for $7 per package.
One hundred percent of Girl Scout Cookie Program proceeds stay local, making the magic of Girl Scouting available and affordable in San Diego and Imperial counties and benefitting more than 23,000 youth and adult members. Cookie program funding benefits more than 23,000 youth and adult members through year-round leadership development programs, volunteer training, outdoor adventures at Girl Scout Summer Camp, property maintenance, financial assistance, and more.
“The Girl Scout Cookie Program is so much more than a beloved tradition—it is a launching pad for the next generation of leaders, empowering girls to dream big and take charge of their futures,” said Carol M Dedrich, CEO of Girl Scouts San Diego in a press release. “This iconic program ‘unboxes the future’ for our local Girl Scouts, equipping them with vital and out-of-the-box entrepreneurial and life skills that open doors to endless possibilities. Together with the community, we celebrate the innovative spirit of these young entrepreneurs as they learn new skills, explore different career fields, create meaningful change, and make the world a better place.”
Through the cookie program, girls learn five essential life and business skills— goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics— while growing in confidence and leadership. They also earn individual rewards and troop funding for travel, com-munity service projects, and badge workshops.
COOKIE PROGRAM KEY DATES:
Feb. 7- Cookie booths open. To locate a booth near you visit www.girlscouts.org/en/ cookies.html.
Feb. 20-23 – National Girl Scout Cookie and Girl Scouts San Diego on Tap Weekend takes place at breweries and brewpubs across San Diego County.
March 9 – Operation Thin Mint Family Festival returns aboard the USS Midway, where cookie program entrepreneurs and their families celebrate the success of the Operation Thin Mint program.
Operation Thin Mint, a service project that originated in San Diego and has benefitted military troops and veterans for more than two decades. Since 2002, Girl Scouts and their generous cookie cus¬tomers have sent more than 4.2 million packages of Girl Scout Cookies and handwritten notes of support to thousands of military veterans and deployed overseas troops via OTM.
