The cookies are coming!
The cookies are coming!!
Girl Scout Cookies that is!!!
The official Girl Scout Cookie Program begins January 20, 
Are you wondering what the Girl Scout Cookie Program is all about? Well, it is more than just selling cookies. The girls actually learn five essential skills which they can utilize throughout their life. These essential skills are:
GOAL SETTING: The Girl Scout will learn how to set a goal individually and as a group. Creating a plan to reach the goal helps her develop Cooperation and Team Building. Goal setting is a valuable skill that she can use every day of her life and can apply to most everything she does.
DECISION MAKING: Helping to decide how her troop will spend their cookie money or choosing the best location to hold a cookie booth will require her to make decisions. Learning to make decisions and working as a group will help her to develop her Critical Thinking and Problem Solving skills. Becoming a confident decision maker will always serve her well.
MONEY MANAGEMENT: Your Girl Scout takes cookie orders, handles customer’s money and gains valuable and Practical Life Skills around financial literacy. From deciding how to use troop cookie proceeds to deciding how much she can afford to spend on a car payment, learning to manage money is a necessary skill for everyone.
PEOPLE SKILLS: Your Girl Scout learns how to talk to, listen to and work with all kinds of people while selling cookies. These experiences will allow your Girl Scout to develop Healthy Relationship and Conflict Resolution skills she can use throughout her life. She can learn to ask a teacher for help or navigate the school cafeteria more easily. Girls can also use their people skills to learn to work well with others on school projects or as a part of a sports team.
BUSINESS ETHICS: Your Girl Scout is honest and responsible at every step of the cookie sale. Her business ethics reinforce the Positive Values she is developing as a Girl Scout. Because she is honest her friends, classmates and teachers count on her and think of her as trustworthy. Everyone likes knowing and working with someone that is honest and responsible.
For complete information regarding the Five Skills for Girls, go to:
http://www.girlscoutsla.org/pages/product_sales/5skills.html or
http://www.girlscoutsla.org/documents/The_5_Skills_for_Girls_for_web1.pdf
Start today by developing and/or enhancing these five valuable skills.
CVG Service Unit Board Members
cvgsugirlscouts@pacbell.net
3rd Tuesday of the month.
LOCATION
Montrose Program Center
2732 Montrose Ave., Montrose
TIME 7:00 - 8:00+
2012 SERVICE UNIT DATES
January 17, 2012
February 21, 2012
March 20, 2012
April 17, 2012
May 15, 2012
HONEST & FAIR,
FRIENDLY & HELPFUL,
CONSIDERATE & CARING,
COURAGEOUS & STRONG, &
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I SAY & DO
& TO RESPECT MYSELF & OTHERS,
RESPECT AUTHORITY,
USE RESOURCES WISELY,
MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, &
BE A SISTER TO EVERY GIRL SCOUT.
