It's Girl Scout cookie time: where to get 'em this weekend
Just as the last of the holiday cookies disappears from the holiday tin, the 2016 Girl Scout cookie program is here! Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) will kick off the cookie program January 9-10 during the first Cookie Booth Weekend of the season.
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois serves 13,000 girls and 4,500 adult volunteers in more than 40 counties in southern Illinois. At these booths, customers can purchase cookies directly from girls at various locations throughout southern Illinois. Traditional cookie orders take place from Jan. 9 through Jan. 30, with Girl Scouts taking orders for the delicious treats--which will be delivered in late February.
There are at least nine booths being set up this weekend across the county, according to Alicia Kiechler.
Du Quoin
Bottom Dollar Saturday 9-2.
Casey's on Hickory Saturday 11-3.
Walmart Saturday and and Sunday 9-7
Pinckneyville
Perry County Marketplace Saturday 8-6.
Save-A-Lot Saturday 1-4.
Stotlar Drug Saturday 8:30-12:30.
Kellerman's Saturday 8-4, Sunday 10-3,
Casey's Saturday and Sunday 8-4.
To get connected to a Girl Scout in your area, please call 800.345.6858 or visit http://bit.ly/CookieFinder. Additional Cookie Booth Weekends will be held Feb. 26 through March 13. In addition to cookie booths and traditional orders, girls will also be able to sell Girl Scout cookies online through a program called Digital Cookie. "Digital Cookie is an exciting element of the Girl Scout Cookie Program that creates a safe, interactive space for girls to sell cookies," said Kelly Jansen, Director of Product Sales. "Digital Cookie is a revolutionary enhancement of the Girl Scout Cookie Program, coupling traditional sales activities with online and mobile sales experiences that teach girls online marketing and E-commerce," Jansen added. "Girls will market their online cookie business by inviting customers via email to visit their personalized cookie websites, where consumers can order cookies from the comfort of their living room. " Jansen said.
The Girl Scout cookie program is the largest girl-led business in the country and generates immeasurable benefits for girls and their communities. Girls who participate in the 2016 Girl Scout cookie program benefit from "learning by earning" and develop five valuable life skills - goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. Girls then use their proceeds to support their chosen activities for the year, to fund community service and leadership projects.