It’s cookie time with Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois’ 2024 Girl Scout Cookie Program opened on Feb. 9.
Customers may continue to purchase cookies for in-person delivery, shipping, or donation to the military, veterans, and first responders through each Girl Scout’s digital cookie website.
Keep an eye out for these safety-conscious and marketing-savvy entrepreneurs as they take Cookie Walkabouts with cookies in hand, so customers can buy cookies directly with no waiting.
Through March 10, Girl Scout Cookie customers can also support these young entrepreneurs as they host cookie booths. Girl Scouts will offer cookie booths at various community locations outside local businesses and stores.
Interested customers can visit the Cookie Finder at www.girlscoutsni.org/findcookies to locate nearby cookie booths.
Don’t feel like going out? Starting Feb. 16, visit the Cookie Finder to be connected to a local troop who will gladly ship cookies to your door with profits being distributed equally between all participating troop members.
Cookies are also available at all Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois locations in Freeport, Lake Zurich, Oswego, Rockford, and South Elgin during normal business hours at www.girlscoutsni.org/visitus.
This year’s cookie lineup includes refreshing Thin Mints (made with vegan ingredients), peanut butter-stuffed Tagalongs, coconutty Samoas, crunchy Do-si-dos, buttery Trefoils, sweet S’mores, inspirational Lemon-Ups, gluten-free Toffee-tastic, and the caramel and brownie-inspired Adventurefuls.
All Girl Scout Cookies are on sale for $5 per package.
If you know a Girl Scout, ask how you can support them in their own cookie small business.
Don’t know a Girl Scout? Customers may visit www.girlscoutsni.org/buycookies to purchase cookies directly or be connected local Girl Scout entrepreneurs looking for cookie customers.
Girl Scout Cookie Program
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the world’s largest entrepreneurial program for girls. Girl Scouts’ updated Financial Literacy badges offer entrepreneurial playbooks for every age level. From the Cookie Goal Setter badge earned as a Daisy (kindergarten to first grade) to the Entrepreneur Accelerator for girls in high school, the Girl Scout Cookie Program teaches Girl Scouts financial literacy, planning, budgeting, teamwork, innovative thinking, and confident decision making.
During Girl Scout Cookie season, each entrepreneur sets out to sell delicious cookies while also building entrepreneurial and business skills imperative for leadership and future success. All net revenues raised — 100% of it — stays within the northern Illinois area. Every package of cookies sold provides invaluable experiences for Girl Scouts such as service projects, troop travel, and summer camp for girls across the country.
Join Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts in kindergarten to 12th grade can start their journey to fun, friendship, and new experiences by joining the world's largest entrepreneurial organization for girls at any point in the year. Girls can join and adults can become volunteers at www.girlscouts.org/join.
Members develop leadership skills in 16 counties including parts or all of Boone, Carroll, western Cook, DeKalb, northwestern DuPage, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, southwestern Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago.
Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them. To join us, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, visit www.girlscouts.org.