The most inspiring River Valleys Cookie Program Activity is in full swing for 2010! Girl Scouts will continue taking orders through March 28. If you would like a Girl Scout to contact you, please call 800-845-0787. Encourage the girls to make additional sales by contacting new customers and to check back with previous customers to see if they would like more cookies. Girls can also send e-mails to customers via the Cookie Club!
Find Cookies Now!
If you would like to place an order with a local Girl Scout troop, please e-mail cookies@girlscoutsrv.org with your name, address, and phone number/email address. Proceeds from your purchase support Girl Scouts in your community. Learn more about the program and the history of Girl Scout Cookies.
Cookie Share With Meals On Wheels
Girl Scouts is proud to partner with Meals and Wheels programs across our council jurisdiction to bring sweet treats to individuals receiving Meals on Wheels. The Girl Scouts Cookie Care & Share program offers opportunities for the community to do more with their cookie purchases. As part of the larger Cookie Care & Share program, the Cookie Share for Meals on Wheels activity helps cookie customers have a direct, positive impact on their local communities.
In the Twin Cities metro area, Girl Scouts has partnered with Meals on Wheels, M&I Bank, and KARE 11 TV to collect 10,000 packages at special Cookie Booths at M&I Bank locations on Friday and Saturdays through March. Learn more at www.mibank.com/cookies. In the Rochester area and southeastern Minnesota, Girl Scouts has partnered with Semcac, Rochester Family Services, Cumulus Radio, and KAAL/ABC 6 TV to collect 1,500 packages at all booth locations in which girls are participating in the Cookie Share program or cookie customers request packages to be donated directly to Meals on Wheels. In Mankato, we are working with Country 103 and Z99 to collect 500 packages at Cookie Booths at the local Hy-Vee stores. In Redwood Falls, Girl Scouts has partnered with the Redwood Falls Area Chamber to do a friendly “Chamber Challenge” to raise more than 500 packages for the local Meals on Wheels program. The partnerships highlight National Meals on Wheels Month as well as the 98th anniversary of Girl Scouts.
Girl Scout Cookies are currently on sale now and official Cookie Booths open everywhere Friday, February 26.
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Check here on Mondays and Thursdays for new clues that will lead you to the location and plans for the 1000+ Club for 2010! Click on the Three Girls to get the clue.
Winter Cookie Walkabout
Girls Throughout River Valleys loaded up their cookie caravans Saturday, March 6 for the first ever Winter Cookie Walkabout.
Twin Cities Live featured Girl Scouts
The hosts of Twin Cities Live (KSTP-St.Paul, MN) teamed up with Girl Scouts from Troop 52602 for a fun, friendly cookie challenge.
Cookie Press Room
Learn more about the River Valleys Cookie Program Activity by browsing items included in the digital media kit here. As the Cookie Program Activity progresses, clips and stories will be posted in the Press Room as well. Cookie spokesgirls are available for interviews to talk about Girl Scouting and how the Cookie Program Activity progresses with them from Girl Scout Daisy to Girl Scout Ambassador and how it helps them learn essential skills.
Lemon Chalet Crème Quality Withdrawal and Product Replacement
On February 23, our baker, Little Brownie Bakers, informed us that River Valleys received 1,200 cases of Lemon Chalet Crème cookies that do not meet our high-quality standards. It is less than one percent of our overall cookie products (.34%). The Lemon Chalet Cremes are safe for consumers, but the cookies contain oils that may be breaking down which can result in an off taste and smell. No other Girl Scout cookies are affected. View the entire memo to volunteers.
Cookie Facts
Introducing Thank U Berry Munch, a delicious new way for River Valleys Girl Scouts to say “Thank U” to loyal cookie customers. The tartness of real Ocean Spray premium cranberries is combined with the sweetness of creamy white fudge chips, and the texture of crispy rice gives this hearty cookie a satisfying crunch. See all our cookies varieties.
Meet our new Girl Scout cookies, vote for your favorite, view nutritional information, and check out some recipes using Girl Scout Cookies.
Girl Scouts in River Valleys sold about 126 packages per girl in 2009. That’s more than 4.4 million packages council-wide. By participating in the Cookie Program Activity, girls gain a wealth of essential skills and experiences while helping support both troop and council programs and resources.
Girl Scouts can use the Cookie Program Activity to bring their service ideas to life. Procceds earned by troops are often used to support troop community service projects . Troops can also participate in Cookie Care & Share is a River Valleys’ Cookie Program Activity community service project that allows customers to purchase packages of cookies that are donated to recipient organizations by the Girl Scouts. Download Cookie Care & Share Receipts. Troops can make the cookie donation themselves by using the “Care” option, or use the “Share” option and let River Valleys do the leg work and make the donation for them. See Girl Scout community service projects in action on our 2009 Imagine If...Hightlights page.
Just released! 2010 Cookie Booth Bonus for troops!
New! Troops hosting a cookie booth during the 2010 Cookie Program Activity will have the opportunity to earn special troop cookie booth bonus recognition items.
Cookie booths are a fun and easy way for girls to improve their Cookie Program Activity business skills and sell more cookies. Is your troop ready to participate in their first cookie booth? Or does your troop already have a strong Cookie Booth tradition? Either way, River Valleys want to recognize your participation with a special offer…the 2010 Cookie Booth Bonus!
For more info: 2010 Cookie Booth Bonus for Troops
- Participate in one booth - two solar water bottles (a volunteer thank you gift)
- Participate in three cookie booths – weather-proof, timeless Cookie Booth banner
- Participate in at least six cookie booths AND request at least 500 packages from a cookie cupboard – one Inspired by U beanie cap per girl participating.
