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	Girl Scout cookies - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A Girl Scout cookie is one of several varieties of cookie sold on neighborhood tours by Girl Scouts as a fundraiser for their organization.
		In the 1920s and 1930s the cookies were actually baked by Girl Scouts and their families; in 1936 the national organization began licensing commercial bakers to produce them.
		However, according to the Girl Scouts, the cookies are priced at fair market value; and therefore, a purchaser who "keeps the cookies" rather than "leaving them with the Girl Scouts" may not claim any portion of the cost as a charitable donation under U.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Girl_Scout_cookies (813 words)

	Girl Scout Cookie® History
		Girl Scout Cookies are a familiar part of American culture.
		For more than 80 years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic support of their families, have helped ensure the success of local Girl Scout Cookie activities.
		Girls are proud that their efforts provide resources for their local Girl Scout councils and for their own Girl Scout troops/groups.
	www.girlscouts.org /program/gs_cookies/cookie_history (111 words)

	Girl Scouts of Racine County :: Cookies
		Cookie cupboards are direct cookie sales to the general public and are held at local businesses and churches during the month of March.
		Girl Scout leaders and troop cookie captains will be given a plan folder which will list all important dates and activities related to cookies and phone numbers for each service unit cookie managers in early January.
		Girl Scout cookies are great right out of the box, but there are plenty of recipes that combine the tasty treat with other ingredients.
	www.girlscoutsracineco.org /index.cfm?fuseaction=program.cookies (1080 words)

	Girl Scouts Buckeye Trails Council -- Dayton, Ohio (OH)
		During cookie activities, girls are members of a team working towards a common goal, with each girl striving to do her best.
		All of the proceeds—every penny—from a local Girl Scout council's cookie activities remains in the area where the cookies are sold.
		This revenue is used to benefit girls, some of it directly by remaining in the Girl Scout troop/group treasury and some of it indirectly by subsidizing the cost of providing the Girl Scout program in the local area.
	www.btgirlscouts.org /AboutCookies.htm (484 words)

	Sahuaro Girl Scout Council
		Many Girl Scouts ask customers to pay for one or more boxes of cookies for use in their community service project, for example, collecting for a food pantry.
		Girl Scout cookies® are sold by weight, not by size or number.
		The national Girl Scout organization, Girl Scouts of the USA, monitors the weights of the cookies, which are set by contract.
	www.sahuarogsc.org /cookies/faq.htm (1057 words)

	GSCSCV : Cookie Sale
		Cookie Program recognitions are fun, special items chosen by the girls to reward their hard work and effort with the Cookie Program.
		According to the IRS guidelines, when customers purchase Girl Scout cookies for their own use, they are purchasing a product at fair market value; therefore, no part of the price of the box of Girl Scout cookies is tax-deductible.
		Girl Scouts of the USA, monitors the weights of the cookies, which are set by contract.
	www.girlscoutscv.org /for_girls/cookies/cookiefaqs.html (1416 words)

	TGSC: Girl Scout Cookies
		Girl Scout Cookies are sold during anually during the month of February.
		Tombigbee Girl Scout Council sellings cookies for $3.50 a box and is supplied by ABC Bakers, one of three official cookie bakers nationwide.
		On a broader scope, girls benefit by participating in a wide range of Girl Scout activities made possible by the local council with proceeds from its annual cookie activities.
	www.girlscoutstombigbee.org /cookies.html (653 words)

	Girl Scout Cookies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Cookies are $3.00 a box of which 30 cents goes to their local troop I'm told by the Shining Trails Council that it is called each girls "Cookie Dough." and she can spend it however they decide - on events, camp, shopping at the scout store.
		The girl scout cookie sale started January 19th and ended Sunday, Feb. 4th, but they always order extras so you can get some from girl scout leaders in your area during delivery days or at their booth sales.
		Fifty-six percent of cookie sales go for girl program, adult development, property maintenance (camp), financial aide for scouts needing help for camp etc, 28% of the $3.00 goes for the cost of the product, 14% is troop proceeds (the 30 cents), and 2% is administrative costs.
	www.quillnewspaper.com /ed01/ed207.html (585 words)

	Girl Scout Cookies
		Girl Scout cookie sales are now run by bunch of adults who somehow got roped into this weird pyramid sales scheme dreamed up by their daughters to finance next summer's trip to camp.
		And if you look closely at how the cookie sales are actually done, you'll see that the ones who benefit the most, the individual Girl Scouts themselves, never see the buyer, nor do they touch either the money or the cookies.
		It's the parents of these Girl Scouts who are really doing all the work-- selling and distributing cookies and collecting the money-- and they aren't making a dime at it.
	members.shaw.ca /Franks-iBeach/jokes/singles/girl_scout_cookies.html (279 words)

	Things families want to know about Girl Scout Cookies at Connecticut Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		With the Cookie proceeds, we are able to provide training, technical support and resources for more than 2,200 volunteers who, as leaders, trainers and program volunteers, organize Girl Scouts in your town.
		Girls learn the true meaning of philanthropy and service as they give back to their communities and to Girl Scouting.
		Girls learn how to build their pride and self-esteem as they rise to the challenges of the cookie sale activity.
	www.girlscouts-ct.org /product_sales_cookie_nuts/For_Families.htm (709 words)

	USATODAY.com - Cookie crumbles: Girl Scout sex furor splits Texas town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		But cookie sales have skyrocketed this year as many people bought cases just to show their support for the Girl Scouts, said Becky Parker, a troop leader who is the cookie distributor for Waco-area troops.
		Because of the uproar, the Bluebonnet Council of Girl Scouts, which oversees troops in the Waco area and 13 other counties, announced last week that it would not be affiliated with Planned Parenthood sex-education programs this year.
		The Girl Scouts national organization, which is based in New York and has 2.9 million girl members and 986,000 adult members, takes no position on sex education or abortion and has no national relationship with Planned Parenthood, according to the Bluebonnet Council.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-03-03-cookie-boycott_x.htm (797 words)

	Controversy could crumble sales of Girl Scout cookies
		The Girl Scouts' national office has received complaints because the cookies are made with plenty of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil -- think Crisco or margarine -- which the Food and Drug Administration and the nation's top medical researchers agree is the most dangerous fat in the human diet.
		Trans fat amounts will be listed on cookie boxes next year -- a year ahead of the FDA mandate -- and the companies that bake Girl Scout cookies are being encouraged to find an alternative oil as soon as possible, she said.
		At the national offices of Girl Scouts of the USA, which coordinates the programs for 2.9 million girls and 986,000 adults, this year's crop of cookie headaches are being cast as a great lesson in the fickle nature of the American marketplace.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/03/06/MNG4F5FR1E1.DTL (843 words)

	On the Selling of Girl Scout Cookies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In 1936, the national Girl Scout organization began the process to license the first commercial baker to produce cookies that would be sold by girls in Girl Scout councils.
		Six weeks ago I ordered Girl Scout Cookies from a young scout who is clearly the sweetest soldier ever to stand among the ranks of the Girl Scout fold.
		This year all Girl Scouts around the nation have been directed not to distribute their cookies until March 1 – and not a nanosecond sooner, lest they have their merit badge for honesty ripped from their sash.
	www.apomm.com /archives/apomms/On_Girl_Scout_Cookies.htm (957 words)

	Girl Scout Cookies® and Learning Life Skills
		The activity of selling cookies is directly related to our purpose of helping all girls realize their full potential and become strong, confident, and resourceful citizens.
		All of the proceeds—every penny—from a local council's cookie activities remains in the area where the cookies are sold.
		Contact your local Girl Scout council to find out when and where cookies will be sold and what varieties will be available in your community.
	www.girlscouts.org /program/gs_cookies (468 words)

	Girl Scout Cookies - Girl Scouts
		Girl Scout Cookies, one of the group's biggest fundraisers, began in 1936.
		Cookies were originally baked and "packaged" in the kitchens of the girls.
		There are always Thin Mints, Do-si-dos (the peanut butter cookie formerly known as the Savannah) and Trefoils (the "original" Girl Scout cookie).
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art11418.asp (402 words)

	Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River Council
		Every Girl Scout troop is encouraged to set realistic goals, such as planning field trips and community service projects, to accomplish during the year.
		This revenue is used to benefit girls, some of it directly by remaining in the Girl Scout troop treasury and some of it indirectly by subsidizing the cost of providing the Girl Scout program in the local area.
		The Girl Scout cookies sold by Central Savannah River Girl Scouts are baked by Little Brownie Bakers.
	www.girlscoutscsra.org /cookies.html (498 words)

	2007 Cookie Awards - Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, Inc. cannot guarantee delivery of awards if troop money is not paid in full and/or final reports are not turned in on time.
		The cookie program may be the single most influential entrepreneurial experience girls participate in, giving them the tools they need to set goals while developing courage, confidence, and character.
		While taking orders, each girl can ask her customers if they would like to purchase an ADDITIONAL box of cookies as a gift for the troop's chosen organization explaining that this is a Girl Scout Community Service Project.
	www.tanasi.org /2006CookieAwards.asp (734 words)

	Little Brownie Bakers - Girl Scout Cookies Bakery
		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.
		Find out her Girl Scout troop/group goals and what plans they have made to use the money earned from their Cookie Activities.
	www.girlscoutscsra.org /cookies/families.html (278 words)

	Girl Scout Cookies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Girl Scouts are known for those delicious crisp Thin Mints, decadent Carmel deLights, Peanut Butter Patties and their five other delicious cookie varieties offered each year.
		Girls walk away from the Cookie Sale Program with some of the best memories of their Girl Scout years, and even better -- they take with them the beginnings of business skills and an understanding of what true teamwork can build.
		Each of the 300 Girl Scout councils throughout the United States selects one of the three bakeries licensed by GSUSA to bake and distribute official Girl Scout Cookies.
	www.gsnwfl.org /cookies06.html (627 words)

	GSCCVA Girl Scout Cookies
		Soon after Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts in 1912, Girl Scout leaders and girls sold cookies to be self-reliant and to fund their own troop activities.
		By 1934, several Girl Scout councils were using commercial bakers to assist in their endeavors.
		The Girl Scout Council of the Catawba Valley Area serves the North Carolina counties of Alexander, Ashe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell and Watauga.
	www.cvgirlscouts.org /cookies/index.htm (488 words)

	Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley: Serving Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley: Serving Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky
		Carmelized with brown sugar, this charmingly crisp cookie with a hint of cinnamon spice, is perfect with your favorite hot beverage (Approximate count: 47).
		These shortbread cookies have a series of words that express what Girl Scouting is All About on top and a rich fudge coating on the bottom (Approximate count: 16).
	www.girlscoutsofcv.org /page.cfm?pid=429 (172 words)

	How to Get Cookies - Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council
		The Girl Scout Cookie Activity is the primary way for troops to earn money for activities during the year.
		All money raised through the cookie activity in Mile Hi Council stays within the council to support programs, events and activities offered to area Girl Scouts, as well as training and support for adult volunteers.
		For each $3 box of cookies purchased, $ 0.81 covers the cost of the cookies, $0.50 is troop profit, $0.08 is allocated for awards for girls and troops, and $1.61 goes to local program support.
	www.girlscoutsmilehi.org /index.cfm?fuseaction=content.home&ipageContentCategoryID=196 (470 words)

	Girl Scout Cookie Sale
		What the program gives back to the community are the girls with healthy self-esteem and confidence, enhancing decision-making and communication skills, strong values and a commitment to citizenship and public service.
		For more than 90 years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic support of their families, have helped ensure the success of local Girl Scout Cookie activities.
		The cookie sale dates back to 1917 when Girl Scouts baked their own cookies and sold them from baskets to their neighbors.
	www.gssn.org /product/cookies.htm (843 words)

	Girl Scouting fills girls with confidence, courage and character.
		Girl Scout cookies were baked by girls at home with their mothers as advisers.
		Cookies were wrapped in boxes of printed aluminum foil or cellophane to protect the cookies and preserve their freshness.
		Girl Scout volunteers are parents, too, and we care about this issue personally as well as professionally.
	www.girlscoutsmcc.org /cookies.asp (1178 words)

	Girl Scouts, Patriots' Trail Council (Boston, Massachusetts)
		Scout night for Disney on Ice "Princess Wishes" is Feb. 16th.
		Girl Scouts, Patriots' Trail Council and the Boston Red Sox hosted an exclusive event for all the Girl Scouts who sold over 500 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies last year this past Thurs., Jan. 4th at Fenway Park.
		The GIRL SCOUTS name, mark and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including the Trefoil Design, are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA.
	www.ptgirlscouts.org (185 words)

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		Many Girl Scout councils continue to order their thin mints from Little Brownie, citing reasons of taste.
		Orders for the cookies have not, as of yet, declined as a result.
		Previously, the Girl Scouts could plead ignorance and hide under the fact that there was no requirement to document the amount of trans fat in foods.
	www.mercola.com /2006/mar/2/dont_buy_girl_scout_cookies.htm (615 words)

	Congaree Girl Scouts \| Cookies
		Girl Scout cookies have been a long-time American tradition since the early 1920s.
		Through cookie sales, girls learn and practice important skills for raising money while achieving special goals for their troops.
		The cookie program also provides Girl Scouts with a fun and positive experience that further develops character and skills.
	www.congaree.org /cookies/index.html (183 words)

	Girl Scout Program Resources
		Before the cookie sale, each troop decides which charitable organization(s) in their community they would like to visit to deliver packages of Girl Scout Cookies donated by their customers.
		Girl Scouts of Suncoast Council Camps are under attack by alien species!
		Girl Scouts can make Happy Sock toys for homeless cats in animal shelters. Clean sweat socks and fuzzy socks, any size (even socks with holes) will work great. For more information, visit www.operationhappysock.com.
	www.girlscoutsofsuncoastcouncil.org /activities/ServiceProjects.html (464 words)

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