With the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie season coming to an end soon, we’re here to help you finish on a high note!
Keep up the enthusiasm – six weeks can start to feel long. When it does, remember the enthusiasm you had on day one and your goals and excitement that fueled it! Customers are still excited to see cookies for sale, so make them feel like cookie season just kicked off.
Create urgency – make signs, tell customers that cookie season is ending and that they won’t be able to buy cookies for another year!!! (P.S. tell them our cookies are delicious frozen, too!)
Make your final Walkabout rounds – knock on doors one last time and let them know this is the last time you’ll be going on a Walkabout – this is their last chance to buy from you!
Remind them where cookie proceeds go – cookie proceeds help girls go to camp, plan troop travel, fund activities for the year, buy uniforms, and start community service projects. Let customers know that all proceeds stay local!
Now who’s ready to rock the last leg of cookie season? We sure are! Here’s to reaching all your goals!
La registración para los campamentos de verano de 2020 del Concilio de Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine (GSACPC) está abierto para los cuatro campamentos: El Centro de Liderazgo Parsons para Niñas y Mujeres en el Campamento de South Mountain (Phoenix), Camp Maripai (Prescott), Shadow Rim Ranch (Payson) y el Centro de Programa Willow Springs (Prescott). Cada campamento tiene sus propias ofertas, junto con las actividades tradicionales del campamento, para acomodar los diversos intereses de cada niña. Sin embargo, el propósito del campamento de Girl Scout sigue siendo el mismo: proporcionar a las niñas un lugar seguro y de apoyo para divertirse, hacer nuevas amigas y tomar riesgos mientras aprenden nuevas habilidades y exploran al aire libre.
“Vivimos en un mundo de pantallas: celulares, computadoras, televisores y tabletas. En el campamento de verano de Girl Scout, las niñas pueden alejarse de todo, experimentar el aire libre en un ambiente seguro para todas las niñas mientras desarrollan habilidades que son difíciles de obtener en cualquier otro lugar”, dijo Tamara Woodbury, CEO de GSACPC. “Habilidades como construir una fogata, montar una tienda de campaña y pasear una canoa a través de un lago. Además, probarán nuevas actividades, descubrirán sus pasiones y establecerán nuevas metas para ellas mismas.”.
Los estudios muestran que cuando las niñas asisten al Campamento de Girl Scouts, prosperan física, emocional e intelectualmente. Las niñas pueden experimentar un mundo lejos de casa y descubrir que pueden resolver mejor los problemas y superar los desafíos; desarrollar habilidades de liderazgo, construir lazos sociales, y son más felices en general; y se convierten en jugadoras de equipo y se preocupan más por proteger nuestro naturaleza y vida salvaje.
¡Además, las niñas pueden elegir cómo quieren experimentar el campamento! En GSACPC, las niñas pueden elegir entre cuatro campamentos diferentes, el tiempo y duración, además de elegir qué programa de campamento y habilidad quieren experimentar y aprender.
El enfoque del programa en cada uno de los cuatro campamentos es el siguiente:
El Centro de Liderazgo Parsons, Phoenix, un campamento moderno de 18 millones de dólares con sesiones para campistas de día y de noche. Los programas incluyen actividades relacionadas con STEM, tiro con arco, natación, artes y artesanías, y paseos.
Camp Maripai, Prescott, ofrece una experiencia de campamento tradicional, como tiro con arco, canoa, artes y artesanías, habilidades al aire libre, junto con programas de equitación para principiantes a través de jinetes avanzados.
Shadow Rim Ranch, Payson, ofrece aventuras al aire libre y experiencias como excursiones de senderismo y canoa y sesiones de viajes con mochila, además de cocina al aire libre, tirolina, paddle surf y tiro con arco.
Willow Springs, Prescott, enfatiza los esfuerzos artísticos como la cerámica, la moda y el teatro, tambien la pesca, el senderismo, el tiro con arco, un curso de sogas y la aviación.
Los cuatro campamentos ofrecen sesiones que varían en duración, desde campamento familiar de fin de semana y campamento diurno hasta campamentos nocturnos y misiones de tres semanas de duración. El campamento de verano comienza la semana del 31 de mayo y dura nueve semanas, con la última semana del campamento en cada lugar empezando a partir de finales de julio.
Como las Girl Scouts creen que todas las niñas deben tener la oportunidad de experimentar el campamento de verano, la registración ofrece precios escalonados y asistencia financiera. Las niñas que no son Girl Scouts son bienvenidas a registrarse. Para inscribirse, por favor visite http://www.girlscoutsaz.org/campamento.
Para obtener más información sobre Girl Scout Camp, se invita a las familias a asistir a un campamento con Open House donde pueden visitar las áreas de actividad, recorrer las cabañas y conocer a los directores del campamento. Las Open Houses se llevarán a cabo en cada propiedad del campamento en las siguientes fechas:
El Centro de Liderazgo de Parsons: 29 de mayo, 5 p.m. a 7 p.m. en 1611 E. Dobbins Rd., Phoenix
Shadow Rim Ranch: 24 de mayo, 12 p.m. a 2 p.m. en 530 N. Shadow Rim Rd., Payson
Camp Maripai: 30 de mayo, 11 a.m. a 3 p.m. en 201 E. Marapai Rd., Prescott
Willow Springs Program Center: 30 de mayo, 10 a.m. a 1 p.m. en 775 Camp Willow Springs Rd., Prescott
Información Adicional
Cuando las niñas asisten al Campamento de Girl Scout, ellas:
Descubren que pueden resolver mejor los problemas y superar los desafíos
Desarrollan habilidades de liderazgo, construyen lazos sociales, y son más felices en general
Se convierten en jugadoras de equipo y se preocupan más de proteger nuestro medio ambiente
El ambiente único de solo niñas de GSACPC les da a las niñas el espacio para seguir desarrollando un imagen positivo de sí mismas, desarrollar valor, confianza y carácter conectando con los demás y su entorno natural.
Con tantos programas, las niñas pueden usar esta lista para ayudar a decidir qué campamento es el mejor para ellas. El senderismo, el tiro de arco y las artes y artesanías son elementos básicos para todos los campamentos.
Tipos de Campamentos:
Campamento de día: Este programa solo dura cinco días en el Centro de Liderazgo de Parsons
Las niñas pueden asistir al campamento de día de lunes a viernes con la opción de pasar 1- 4 noches si la campista está lista.
¡Las niñas pueden asistir al campamento de día y participar en la programación como natación, tiro con arco, cocina, habilidades al aire libre, STEM, juegos, moda, fotografía y más!
La novedad este año es una parrillada familiar los viernes para las niñas y sus familias. También hay una opción adicional de cuidado posterior para las niñas que desean quedarse más tarde durante las noches de semana.
Campamento para residentes: Las niñas pueden elegir la duración de su experiencia de campamento nocturno en nuestros tres campamentos ubicados en el norte de Arizona (Camp Maripai, Shadow Rim y Willow Springs). Dormirán en cabañas o tiendas de campaña (si se especifican) con niñas de edad similar. Las niñas son bienvenidas a experimentar el campamento por su cuenta o con una amiga.
Noche de 3 días – 3 días, 2 noches
Noche de 4 días – 4 días, 3 noches
Noche de 6 días – 6 días, 5 noches
Viaje de 8 días – 8 días, 7 noches
Para las niñas de grados 9-12, que quieren experimentar el campamento y viajar para el siguiente nivel de aventura de campar al aire libre.
Liderazgo – 6 a 24 Días/Noches
Niñas mayores que ayudan a dirigir actividades para niñas más jóvenes y grupos en el campamento. Estos programas ayudan a desarrollar las habilidades y la experiencia necesarias para ser consejeras del campamento.
Tropa y Familia – 3 Días, 2 Noches
Oportunidades para que las Girl Scouts experimenten el campamento con sus familiares y participen en la programación ofrecida por cada campamento específico.
“We live in a world of screens – smartphones, laptops, TVs and tablets. At Girl Scout Summer Camp, girls can get away from it all, experience the outdoors in a safe, all-girl setting while they develop confidence, independence, and outdoor skills that are hard to gain anywhere else,” said Tamara Woodbury, CEO for GSACPC. “Skills like building a campfire, pitching a tent and canoeing across a lake. Plus, they’ll try new things, discover their passions and challenge themselves in new ways.”
Studies show that when girls attend Girl Scout Camp, they discover that they can better solve problems and overcome challenges; develop leadership skills, build social bonds, and are happier overall; and they become team players and care more about protecting the environment. GSACPC’s all-girl environment gives girls the space to continue to develop a positive self-image, and build courage and confidence by connecting with others and their natural environment.
In addition, girls get to choose how they want to experience camp! At GSACPC, girls get to choose between four different camps, session lengths and the specific camp program and skill they want to learn.
Each of the four camps has a slightly different program focus:
The Parsons Leadership Center, Phoenix, an $18 million state-of-the-art urban camp hosting both day camp and overnight sessions. The programs include STEM-related activities, archery, swimming, culinary arts, and field trips.
Camp Maripai, Prescott, offers a traditional camp experience, like archery and canoeing, along with horsemanship programs for beginners through advanced riders.
Shadow Rim Ranch, Payson, offers high adventure such as hiking and canoeing trip & travel sessions, plus outdoor cooking, zip-lining and archery.
Willow Springs, Prescott, emphasizes artistic endeavors like ceramics, fashion and theater, as well as hiking, archery, a ropes challenge course and aviation.
All four camps offer sessions that vary in length, from weekend family camp to overnight camps and three-week-long quests. Summer camp begins the week of May 31 and runs for nine weeks, with the last camp week in late July.
Girl Scouts believe all girls should have the opportunity to experience summer camp. Thanks to generous supporters and the proceeds from their iconic cookie program, the Council offers tiered pricing to choose from, as well as need-based financial assistance. Girls who are not Girl Scouts are invited to register. To sign up, please visit www.girlscoutsaz.org/camp.
To learn more about Girl Scout Camp, open houses will be held at each camp property. All interested families are invited to visit on the following dates:
The Parsons Leadership Center: May 29, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 1611 E. Dobbins Rd., Phoenix
Shadow Rim Ranch: May 24, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at 530 N. Shadow Rim Rd., Payson
Camp Maripai: May 30, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 201 E. Marapai Rd., Prescott
Willow Springs: May 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 775 Camp Willow Springs Rd., Prescott
Additional Information
When girls attend Girl Scout Camp, they:
Discover that they can better solve problems and overcome challenges
Develop leadership skills, build social bonds, and are happier overall
Become team players and care more about protecting our environment
Studies show that when girls spend quality time outdoors and increase their exposure to nature, they thrive physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Girls get to experience a world away from home and develop a deep appreciation for nature. More details at stats from Girl Scout Research Institute: More Than Smores: Successes and Surprises in Girl Scouts’ Outdoor Experiences (2014)
With so many programs, girls can use the table listed on the bottom of this page to help decide which camp is best for them. Please note that hiking, archery and arts & crafts are staples to every camp.
Types of camp
Day Camp – Five Days at Parsons Leadership Center only
Girls can attend day camp Monday-Friday with an additional option of adding 1-4 overnights if the camper is ready.
Girls can attend day camp and participate in programming like swimming, archery, cooking, outdoor skills, STEM, games, fashion, photography and more!
New this year is a Friday family barbeque for girls and their families. There is also an added after care option for girls who would like to stay later during the weeknights.
Resident Camp: Girls can choose the length of their overnight camp experience at our three camps located in northern Arizona (Camp Maripai, Shadow Rim and Willow Springs). They will sleep in cabins or tents (if specified) with girls similar in age. Girls are welcome to experience camp on their own or with a buddy.
3-Day Overnight – 3 Days, 2 Nights
4-Day Overnight – 4 Days, 3 Nights
6-Day Overnight – 6 Days, 5 Nights
8-Day Trip & Travel – 8 Days, 7 Nights
For girls grades 9-12, who want to experience camp AND hit the road for the next level of outdoor camping adventure.
Leadership – 6 to 24 Days/Nights
Older girls who help lead activities for younger girls and groups at camp. These programs help develop skills and experience needed to be a camp counselor.
Troop & Family – 3 Days, 2 Nights
Opportunities for Girl Scouts to experience camp with their family members and participate in programming offered by each specific camp.
It’s officially Girl Scout Cookie season which means girls all over Arizona will be going on Walkabouts to sell cookies! This year we want you to participate in our Walkabout Contest for a chance to win a $25 gift card to one of our delicious Dessert Challenge restaurants!
This contest is hosted my GSACPC’s Marcom team and is being hosted only through social media You may submit a photo each time your Girl Scout goes on a Walkabout. One winner will be selected at random each Friday of cookie season (Jan. 20-Feb. 28), for a total of six winners. You may participate each week with unique Walkabouts entries, duplicate entries will not be entered into drawings. You may only win once.
By submitting a photo to this contest, you are giving GSACPC permission to share this photo on GSACPC owned communication platforms.
Girl Scout Cookie Season – the World’s Largest Girl-Led Entrepreneurial Program – Takes Place Jan. 20 to Mar. 1 across Central, Northern Arizona
For six weeks each year, Girl Scouts in Arizona participate in the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world: The Girl Scout Cookie Program. From Jan. 20 – March 1 more than 10,000 girls in central and northern Arizona will be walking around neighborhoods and boothing in front of local stores learning entrepreneurial skills while selling delicious cookies.
“It is critical to note that Girl Scout Cookies are about far more than money and sweet treats,” says Tamara Woodbury, CEO of Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC). “The cookie program provides girls the skills they need to be fiscally savvy now, and to become successful, financially independent women.”
The qualities that lead to successful entrepreneurship, like curiosity, confidence, and innovation, are important for all types of academic and career success. There aren’t many organizations that help girls learn key entrepreneurial skills, like business ethics and decision-making. Girl Scouting does, with the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world!
“Not only is every cookie sale a teachable moment, but because all proceeds stay local, girls are able to enjoy summer camp, robotics programs, field trips and even adventures out of state in a safe environment,” says Woodbury. “Sales also have the potential to impact the community as troops reinvest their proceeds with service projects.”
GSACPC sold over 2.8 million packages of cookies last year. This year’s goal is 3 million packages.
Here is a snapshot of the season at a glance:
The Cookie Lineup
New! Lemon-Ups: Crispy lemon cookies baked with inspiring messages. $5
Thin Mints: Mint flavored with a delicious chocolaty coating. Vegan. $5
Tagalongs: Layers of peanut butter with a rich, chocolaty coating. $5
Samoas: Caramel and toasted coconut-covered cookies. $5
Trefoils: Iconic and delicious shortbread cookies. $5
Do-si-dos: Crisp and crunchy oatmeal outside and creamy peanut butter inside. $5
Girl Scout S’mores: Crunchy graham sandwich cookies with creamy chocolate and marshmallowy filling. $6
Toffee-tastics: Buttery (and gluten-free) cookies with sweet, crunchy golden toffee bits. $6
NEW: Announcing our 2020 Cookie Boss – Renee Parsons!
GSACPC is honored to announce Renee Parsons, president of PXG Apparel and co-founder of The Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation, as its first-ever Cookie Boss! The Cookie Boss serves as an entrepreneurial role model and helps support Girl Scouts in the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world. The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation has been a vital partner to GSACPC, with its strong belief in Girl Scouts, commitment to our community and partnership in the Girl Scout Cookie program.
NEW: Cookie Fast Pitch
Over 100 girl cookie bosses and 25 local CEOs/executives are expected to attend the first ever Cookie Fast Pitch on Jan. 25 from 8:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. at University of Advancing Technology located in Tempe. Participating girls will make their cookie sales pitch to one of the corporate executives in attendance. In exchange, they’ll get feedback on their pitch and develop confidence in their one-on-one coaching sessions. And if the CEO was sold on the pitch, they’ll purchase up to $500 worth of cookies.
NEW PARTNERS: 7th Annual Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge
For the seventh year in a row, participating chefs from restaurants across central and northern Arizona will go head-to-head to create a winning dessert with one of the Girl Scout Cookie flavors including Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos or Trefoils.
The creation will be featured on their menus during February, and for the second year, GSACPC will offer an online poll for everyone to vote for their favorite! To vote, fans can visit girlscoutsaz.org/dessert-challenge. The dessert with the most votes at the end of the challenge in central and northern Arizona regions will each be crowned the 2020 Girl Scout Dessert Challenge Champion in early March.
A portion of proceeds are donated back to GSACPC, and some participants provide cookie boothing space on their property. The friendly competition provides a great opportunity for local businesses to support and inspire future entrepreneurs — Girl Scouts!
Booths
Girl Scouts will be setting up a temporary “shop” in front of local business and other locations like sporting events, church and community events and selling cookies. Partner booth locations this year include: Fry’s Marketplace, Bashas, Safeway, Joann Fabric and Craft Stores, Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club and Goodwill.
The Cookie Finder App
Visit girlscoutsaz.org/cookiefinder and use the Girl Scout Cookie Finder to find a cookie booth near you. It’s simple – just enter your zip code and choose from a list of locations nearby. If you want cookie finder access on-the-go download the free Girl Scout Cookie Finder app onto your iOS or Android mobile device from Google Play or the Apple store.
Walkabouts
To encourage local girls to directly connect with their communities, as well as learn valuable lessons about public speaking, work ethic and ingenuity, the council is encouraging Girl Scouts to conduct more “Walkabouts.” Through Walkabouts, more than 10,000 Girl Scouts are encouraged to walk their neighborhoods selling cookies door-to-door in residential areas with adult supervision and visit cookie customers from years’ past. It’s also a strategic sales channel in this on-demand economy (kind of like DoorDash for Girl Scout Cookies).
Digital Cookie
The Girl Scout Cookie Program goes beyond the booth with Digital Cookie. Digital Cookie helps take the five essential life skills girls learn through the traditional cookie program to a whole new level—introducing lessons about online marketing, application use, and ecommerce to Girl Scouts, through building their own cookie website and managing their virtual sales. In addition, girls can use the Digital Cookie Mobile App to accept mobile payments from customers in-person.
Cookies for the Community – Cookie Donations Accepted
Cookies for the Community is a cookie donation opportunity for customers to purchase cookies as a donation for a local nonprofit organization – more than 10,000 cookies are donated through this program each year. It helps girls learn about the importance of community service and giving back to the community with the cookie program. GSACPC will proudly support St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank and St. Mary’s Food Bank with donated cookies in 2020. Cookies for Community purchases are tax-deductible.
Where Does Cookie Money Go
100% of GSACPC Cookie proceeds stay local to benefit Girl Scouting in Arizona. Girl Scout Cookies’ proceeds stay local to:
Help girls fund local Girl Scouts’ Take Action projects for the community and girl-led adventures for troops.
Cover the cost of running the Girl Scout Cookie Program, including the costs of cookies, materials, and logistics.
Help GSACPC provide Girl Scout programs in STEM, the outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship, as well as camps, leadership training and more.
Maintain and improve the local four camp properties and the financial assistance that keeps Girl Scouting available and affordable for all girls.
Girl Scout Cookie entrepreneurs also earn rewards on their individual sales. They can choose to receive incentive prizes or “Program Credits” that can be used to help pay for summer camp, membership dues, travel, and other programs and events.
IMPORTANT: Cookie Clarifications
Our new delicious Lemon-Ups cookies have replaced the Savannah Smiles cookie. The Savannah Smile cookie will no longer be available.
There are cookies for dietary needs: Thin Mints are vegan and Toffee-tastics are gluten-free.
Toffee-tastics will sell for $6.00 a box. Only troops that have opted into selling this cookie will have them, so it will be available only in limited quantities.
Bakery Confusion: there are two commercial bakers licensed by Girl Scouts of the USA to produce Girl Scout Cookies. Therefore, cookie variety varies by council. The bakery for GSACPC is Little Brownie Bakery.
All of our cookies have no high corn fructose syrup, no partially hydronated oils (PHOs), zero grams of trans fat per serving and use RSPO certified (Mass Balance) palm oil.
About the Girl Scout Cookie Program
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world, generating over $700 million in annual sales. Nearly 200 million boxes of Girl Scout Cookies are sold each year to more than 50 million cookie customers.
GSACPC sold over 2.8 million packages of cookies last year. This year’s goal is 3 million packages.
Please note: Girl Scout Cookie Program dates are set by each council throughout the U.S. and vary based on the local market and environment. The 2020 Cookie Season for Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) is Jan. 20 – March 1. GSACPC is one of two councils in Arizona. Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona (GSSoAZ) cookie season is Jan. 18 – March 1.
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month
GSACPC has been a leader in the fight against human trafficking for over 20 years. Seen as one of the best prevention models in the country, Girl Scouts empower girls with the skills they need to become self-aware and self-reliant. From how to take healthy risks to social and emotional skills for building healthy relationships at every age.
As we aim to bring awareness to human trafficking, it’s unfortunate to know that all children may be vulnerable. As a parent, grandparent or guardian, here are some tips to remain vigilant against human trafficking:
Empower yourself with current and accurate information.
Be willing to talk about difficult subjects with your children and loved ones to keep the lines of communication open to allow for healthy dialogue. By continuing to have ongoing conversations with your kids about healthy relationships, positive body image, social media concerns, bullying, and cyberbullying, this will make them more aware and more likely to open up to you if they encounter an unsafe situation.
Actively listen when a child comes to you and shares their concern about a topic.
Encourage children to participate in healthy activities and programs in their spare time. Studies have shown that unsupervised youth and teens who hang out with friends unsupervised for long stretches of time are more vulnerable than those who have somewhere to go or something to do.
In addition, here are some signs that a child is being groomed for future trafficking:
Has new, older friends
Talks about friends who seem too good to be true.
Spends a sharply increased amount of time online or on their phone.
Has suddenly changed their appearance, dress, or grooming habits.
Has items they’d be unable to afford, like a cell phone, new clothes, etc.
Has become withdrawn from the family and/or friends and become more secretive
For more information and additional support, you may contact the Arizona Anti-Trafficking Network (AATN) and its affiliates by visiting visit www.aatnaz.org.
If you would like to receive training and materials, reach out to the TRUST (Training and Resources United to Stop Trafficking) by visiting www.trustaz.org.
If you suspect Human Trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-3737-888.
Source: “How to Talk to Your Kids About Human Trafficking” by TRUSTAZ
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