Arizona Cactus-Pine Girl Scouts Sell Over 2.8 Million Boxes of Cookies; Girl Scouts Sell Nearly 250 Boxes Each During Cookie Season
(PHOENIX – Mar. 13, 2019) — Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) is celebrating a successful cookie season. From Jan. 21 to March 3, participating Girl Scouts across Central and Northern Arizona summoned their inner G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) ™ as they sold more than 2.8 million boxes of delicious cookies, building essential entrepreneurial skills imperative to leadership and future success along the way.
How the cookies crumbled, by the numbers:
- 11,368 girls in Central and Northern Arizona sold 2,828,384 cookies
- The Per Girl Average was 249 boxes each, up from 239 boxes each in 2018
- The top cookie seller, Maddie of Troop 1892 in Parker, sold 4,043 boxes of cookies
- The top troop, Troop 1892 in Parker, sold 28,205 boxes of cookies
- 53 girls sold over 2,000 boxes each
- 290,484 packages were sold online through Digital Cookie
- The most popular cookie sold was Thin Mints
- Girl Scouts staffed more than 18,000 booths thanks to:
- Fry’s Food Stores
- Bashas’ Family of Stores (Bashas’, Food City, A.J.’s)
- Safeway
- Dunkin Donuts
- Joan Fabric and Craft Stores
- Sonic
- Walmart/Sam’s Club
The Girl Scout Cookie Program not only helps Girl Scouts earn money for fun, educational activities and community projects, but also plays an important role in helping girls learn essential life skills like decision making, money management, people skills, business ethics and goal setting. It is the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world! All proceeds from the cookie program support Arizona’s Girl Scouts.
In other sweet news, more than a dozen restaurants participated in the 6th annual Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge, which invited chefs from some of the state’s most popular restaurants to support Arizona’s girls by creating a special dessert using one of the beloved flavors of Girl Scout Cookies. New to this year’s challenge was a public voting component, where diners could vote for their favorite dessert! With over 3,700 votes, Aioli Gourmet Burgers was named this year’s Challenge champion! A portion of the proceeds from each dessert sold was donated to support Girl Scouting in our community.
The overwhelming success of this year’s cookie program was possible only with the support of the community. All funds raised stay in Arizona, ensuring girls will have the resources they need to develop into tomorrow’s leaders.
We’re Girl Scouts of the USA
We’re 2.5 million strong—more than 1.7 million girls and 750,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to change the world. Our extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very first Girl Scout troop, and every year since, we’ve honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success. To volunteer, reconnect, donate, or join, visit www.girlscouts.org.
Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC)
In partnership with more than 10,000 adult volunteers, GSACPC serves 21,000 girls grades K-12 in more than 90 communities across central and northern Arizona. Since 1936, GSACPC has helped girls develop leadership skills and tools for success in a rapidly changing environment. We know that given the opportunity, every girl can become a leader, act confidently on her values, and connect with her community. Girl Scouts helps young women grow courageous and strong through girl-driven programs, ranging from summer camp, to troop activities and product sales. For more information, visit www.girlscoutsaz.org, like us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram.
