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Setting high troop goals, building business and communication skills, serving the community — these are some of the powerful themes of action-packed Girl Scout troops and groups. By helping your Girl Scout participate in Cookie Activities, you are encouraging her to discover her unique talents and skills. Girls taking part in Girl Scout Cookie Activities discover the power of girls and adults working together for fun, friendship and purpose. And she will learn life skills that will last a lifetime. Through the Cookie Activity Girl Scouts today are preparing for tomorrow!

Help your Girl Scout set goals for this year’s Cookie Activities. Discuss together her personal and troop/group goals.

Help her set personal goals that will increase her Life Skills. What would she like to learn? Planning? Decision-making? Public speaking? Entrepreneurship? The goals she chooses should be separate from how many packages of cookies she hopes to sell. Ask her how you can help her reach these personal goals.

Find out her Girl Scout troop/group goals and what plans they have made to use the money earned from their Cookie Activities. Troops or groups that take the time to brainstorm together, and set goals together, typically sell at least 30 more packages per girl. Check with her periodically to see how the troop/group is progressing.

Congratulate her when she is successful. When there are setbacks, help transform her disappointment into a “positive” by asking her what she thinks she may to differently the next time.

Thank you for encouraging and supporting your Girl Scout in all of her Girl Scout and Cookie Activities.