Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi

5 Basic Skills

GOAL SETTING – Girl Scouts set sales goals individually and with their troop or group, create a plan to reach their goals, and they develop Cooperation and Team Building skills all along the way!
DECISION MAKING – Girl Scouts help decide how their team will spend their cookie money,
furthering Critical Thinking and Problem Solving skills.
MONEY MANAGEMENT – Girl Scouts take orders, handle customers’ money and gain valuable and Practical Life Skills around financial literacy.
PEOPLE SKILLS – Girl Scouts learn how to talk to, listen to and work with all kinds of people during the sale. These experiences help girls develop Healthy Relationship and Conflict Resolution skills they can use throughout life.
BUSINESS ETHICS – A Girl Scout is honest and responsible at every step of the cookie sale. Her business ethics here reinforce the Positive Values she is developing as a Girl Scout.

PRODUCT SALES – Cookies and More!

Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi offers two product sales programs each year. In September and October, girls participate in our Fall Product Sale of nuts, candies and magazines. Beginning
in January, girls participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program.

Girl Scout Product Sales Programs benefit everyone involved in Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi. The money earned during GSGMS-sponsored Product Sales stays in our council to support the Girl Scout Program for more than 10,000 girls and adult volunteers in Mississippi. Proceeds help to support our camp programs and facilities, our council-sponsored programs, leader training and adult development programs, property maintenance and development, outreach programs and financial assistance.

Girls taking part in the Product Sales activities learn first-hand the value of making plans and setting goals. They invest their time and energy and, in the process, earn money for their Girl Scout troops or groups. That money can then be used to pay for pins and badges, field trips, fees for council and service unit events, camping trips, service projects, and other special activities that the girls choose to do.

Through participation in the Product Sales programs, girls also learn the 5 Basic Skills that will serve them their entire life and help to make them successful in everything they do.