financial literacy
& entrepreneurship
Girls Learn about Finance to Reach their Goals Olivia set her 2012 cookie goal in order to take the trip she set her sights on years earlier as a Girl Scout Daisy.
In 2012 thousands of our girls gathered to celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting. We participated in Promise Circles, singalongs and flash-mobs, and we began to look forward to the next century of Girl Scouts. Members of Girl Scout Troops 21812 and 21822 decided the best way to celebrate was to visit Savannah, GA, the birthplace of Girl Scouts. Erin O’Donnell, Hailey Staunton, Kelly O’Donnell, Mairead Skelton, Megan O’Donnell and Olivia Ottenfeld knew exactly what they needed to do in order to make that trip south. They all had to sell at least 2,012 boxes of cookies. “We set a goal, and we never gave up,” said sisters Erin, Kelly and Megan. Through the Girl Scout Cookie program and our fall product program girls develop the “Five Skills” important in both their daily lives and their futures. Girls who participate in these unique financial literacy and entrepreneurship opportunities gain skills in money management, decision making, business ethics, people skills and goal setting.
“When I was a Daisy I told my mom I wanted to go to Savannah,” Olivia said. “Because of the money I earned from selling 2,012 Girl Scout cookies, that dream became a reality. I love seeing the world through Girl Scouting.” Mairead found that her customer service skills helped her reach her 2012 goal. “I do what I do best by having fun and making the customer smile,” she said. “This is the secret to my success in selling Girl Scout Cookies.” In Savannah, the girls enjoyed visiting Juliette Gordon Low’s house, a fort and a lighthouse. They also listened to ghost stories in a horse-drawn carriage, learned to kayak and saw dolphins in the ocean. “[This is] the reason I love selling Girl Scout Cookies,” Hailey said. Together Erin, Hailey, Kelly, Mairead, Megan and Olivia sold, organized and distributed 12,078 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies.
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