cookieWOW! Magazine 2020

January 2020

NEW Cookie! pg. 12 No Bake Samoa Cheesecake pg. 14

GIMME5 Sweepstakes! pg. 20 Cookie Adventures pg. 16-17

CONTENTS 3 History of Girl Scouts & Cookies 5 The Girl Scout Cookie Program 10 Where to Buy Girl Scout Cookies 12 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Lineup 14 Samoa No Bake Cheesecake 15 Sweet Support 16 What Adventure Awaits You? 18 Myth Busters The Five Essential Skills

Girl Scout Cookie season is here again! We officially kicked off the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program with our annual cookieWOW! event on Sunday, January 5 at Syracuse University’s Dome. From now until the end of March, girls across Central New York, the Fingerlakes, Southern Tier, North Country, Mohawk Valley and Northern Pennsylvania will don their sashes and vests and flex their entrepreneurial muscles.

Why do Girl Scout families look forward to this annual tradition? It’s a lot of coordination, work and cooperation between caregivers, parents, council and our community partners. In addition to satisfying a delicious craving, we know our cookie program helps girls learn that with planning and perseverance, they can do anything they want to do!

Each year, we come together as a community when we support our Girl Scout troops. Many retail partners offer shelter from the cold and snow with an in-store cookie booth. Countless volunteers shuttle close to 2 million boxes of cookies all around the 24,000 square miles we cover in our service area in their personal cars, trucks and minivans. Members host cookie cupboards in their homes and garages so that girls can replenish supplies locally for booth sales during the month of March. Caregivers help build portable booths and volunteer to drive and supervise as required. Our Sweet Support partners help distribute donated cookies to those who could use cheer during the year.

It’s quite the exercise in logistics!

Participating fully gives girls practical experience with five essential skills: 1. Goal Setting 2. Decision Making 3. Money Management 4. People Skills 5. Business Ethics Troops use their cookie proceeds to fuel amazing adventures—from trips to community service to a week at Girl Scout summer camp. There’s a real sense of accomplishment and pride when the end of the cookie season arrives. We share just a handful of cookie-fueled adventures on the following pages and look forward to seeing what our girls accomplish in 2020 with your support.

Thank you!

Warmly,

Julie Dale, CEO, and the GSNYPENN Council Staff

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January 2020/Volume 3 Chief Excitement Officer Julie Dale Chief of Chaos Wendy Cobrda Chief Dough Overlord Jim Matthews Hearts & Minds Connector JoAnne Morak Sugar & Spice Seekers Reenie Dailey Katie Kaczorowski

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Cookie Wizards Ray Mulno Jaclyn Strazzulla JoAnn Lang Happiness Heroes Sara Scott Abigal German Kuyana Tyson Loren Swaites Nicki Barnard Rebecca Wellner Heather Ripley Camp Commanders Liz Schmidt Beth Jennings Mandi Miller Becca Scheetz Katie Flank

Adventure Alchemists Samantha McCarthy Cheri Phillips Miranda Nieto Karen Strife Caitlyn Berk LeAnn Keim Angela Shaw Cindy Neverette Trefoil Huggers Christina Verratti Morgan Way Colleen Saxby Erin Murphy Aimee Hilderbrant Amie Craft Grace Nassar Jessica Ginney Judi Knowlton Melissa Arthur Renee Rivera Tiffany Blum Sadequa Fore Misty-Jo Osborn

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irl Scout Cookies had their earliest beginnings over 100 years ago in the kitchens and ovens of our girl members, with moms volunteering as technical advisers. The sale of cookies as a way to finance troop activities began as early as 1917. It was just five years after Juliette Gordon Low started Girl Scouts in the United States, when the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold them in its high school cafeteria as a service project. In July 1922, The American Girl magazine, published

by Girl Scouts of the USA, featured an article by Florence E. Neil, a local Girl Scout director in Chicago, Illinois.

Miss Neil shared the first official cookie recipe, along with tips to have a successful sale. She estimated the approximate cost of ingredients for six-to-seven dozen cookies to be 26 to 36 cents. The cookies, she suggested, could be sold by troops for 25 or 30 cents per dozen.

Cream butter and sugar; add well-beaten eggs, then milk, flavoring, flour, and baking powder. Roll thin and bake in quick oven.

(Sprinkle sugar on top.)

This amount makes six to seven dozen.

Modern-day tips (not part of the original recipe): Refrigerate batter for at least one hour before rolling and cutting cookies. Bake in a quick oven (375°) for approximately 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.

Original GS Sugar Cookies 1 cup of butter, or substitute 1 cup of sugar 2 tablespoons of milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla 2 cups of flour

Throughout the 20’s, Girl Scouts in different parts of the country continued to bake their simple sugar cookies with their mothers and with help from the community. These cookies were packaged in wax paper bags, sealed with a sticker, and sold door to door for 25 to 35 cents per dozen.

In 1933, Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia baked cookies and sold them in the city’s gas and electric company windows. The price was just 23 cents per box of 44 cookies or six boxes for $1.24! Girls developed their marketing and business skills and raised funds for their local council. A year later, Greater Philadelphia took cookie sales to the next level, becoming the first council to sell commercially baked cookies.

In 1935, the Girl Scout Federation of Greater New York raised money through the sale of commercially baked cookies. Buying its own die in the shape of a trefoil, the group used the words “Girl Scout Cookies” on the box.

In 1936, the national Girl Scout organization began the process of licensing the first commercial bakers to produce cookies that would be sold nationwide by girls in councils.

By 1937, more than 125 Girl Scout councils reported holding cookie sales.

In World War II, sugar, flour, and butter shortages led Girl Scouts to pivot, selling the first Girl Scout calendars in 1944 as an alternative to raise money for activities. After the war, cookie sales returned and increased.

By 1948, a total of 29 bakers were licensed to bake Girl Scout Cookies.

In 1951, Girl Scout Cookies came in three varieties: Sandwich, Shortbread and Chocolate Mints (now known as Thin Mints). With the advent of the suburbs, girls at tables in shopping malls began selling Girl Scout Cookies.

Five years later, Girl Scouts sold four basic types of cookies: a vanillabased filled cookie, a chocolate-based filled one, shortbread and a chocolate mint. Some bakers also offered another optional flavor.

During the 1960s, when Baby Boomers expanded Girl Scout membership, cookie sales increased significantly. Fourteen licensed bakers were mixing cookie batter for thousands upon thousands of Girl Scout Cookies annually. And those bakers began wrapping Girl Scout Cookie boxes in printed aluminum foil or cellophane to protect the cookies and preserve their freshness. Among the best sellers were Chocolate Mint (now known as Thin Mints), Shortbread and Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies.

In 1978, the number of bakers was streamlined to four to ensure lower prices and uniform quality, packaging 2 teaspoons of baking powder and distribution. For the Cream butter and sugar; add well-beaten eggs, then milk, first time in history, all flavoring, flour, and baking powder. Roll thin and bake in quick cookie boxes—regardless oven. (Sprinkle sugar on top.) of the baker—featured This amount makes six to seven dozen. the same designs and Modern-day tips (not part of the original recipe): Refrigerate batter depicted scenes of Girl Scouts in action, including for at least one hour before rolling and cutting cookies. Bake in a quick oven (375°) for approximately 8 to 10 minutes or until the hiking and canoeing. edges begin to brown.

Continues on pg. 4 Recipe courtesy of Girl Scouts of the USA

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Girl Scout Cookies for sale during the 1970s included Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-si-dos® and Shortbread/Trefoils® cookies, plus four additional choices. In 1982, four bakers still produced a maximum of seven varieties of cookies—three mandatory (Thin Mint®, Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-si-dos® and Shortbread/Trefoils®) and four optional.

In the early 1990s, two licensed bakers supplied local Girl Scout councils with cookies for girls to sell, and by 1998, this number had grown again to three. Eight cookie varieties were available, including low-fat and sugarfree selections.

Early in the 21st century, every Girl Scout Cookie had a mission. New cookie box designs, introduced in fall of 2000, were bold and bright, capturing the spirit of Girl Scouting.

Two licensed bakers produced a maximum of eight varieties, including three that were mandatory (Thin Mints®, Peanut Butter Sandwich/Do-sidos® and Shortbread/Trefoils®). All cookies were kosher. And, much to the excitement of our youngest Girl Scouts, Daisies started selling cookies!

With the announcement of National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend (this year, February 28-March 1) and the introduction of our very first gluten-free Girl Scout Cookie, Toffee-Tastics®, the decade was off to a big start. But the biggest news was the launch of the Digital Cookie® platform in 2014. A fun, safe, and interactive space for girls to sell

cookies, Digital Cookie introduces Girl Scouts to vital 21st century lessons about online marketing, app usage, and ecommerce. Most importantly, Digital Cookie retains the one-to-one personal approach to selling that is essential to the success of the program and the girls who participate.

Who can forget when Girl Scouts took the stage at the Academy Awards to sell cookies to Hollywood’s A-list in 2016? It was a stellar beginning to the nationwide celebration of the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts selling cookies.

The centennial festivities continued with the introduction of Girl Scout S’mores™. Paying homage to an iconic Girl Scout outdoor tradition—Girl Scout S’mores quickly became the most popular new cookies to launch in our history.

In 2019, Caramel Chocolate Chip® became the second glutenfree option for customers with sensitivities to gluten.

And now, in 2020, girls have a new cookie added to the lineup, the Lemon-UPS®. Lemony shortbread with a light lemony semi-tart glaze sure to delight the senses, these cookies feature all the great qualities that modern Go-getters, Risk-takers, Innovators, and Leaders embody. Each large cookie has a special word baked right in: bold, gutsy, creative, risk-taker, strong, innovator, go-getter, and leader.

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Through it, girls learn five essential skills: Goal Setting

Girls set cookie sales goals and, with their team, create a plan to reach them. This matters because girls need to know how to set and reach goals to succeed in school, on the job and in life. According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, 85% of girls surveyed in 2016 learned how to set goals and meet deadlines, make a plan for how to achieve a goal, change actions when needed to keep on track with their goal and work with others to achieve goals set together.

Community Partner

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With over 100 hands-on exhibits, there is something unique and challenging for all ages! Feel the power of 71 mile per hour hurricaneforce winds in the Hurricane Shack. Make huge, life-sized bubbles in the Bubble Lab. Get the NASA treatment and experience zero gravity in the Astronaut Training Gyro. Nail it by lying on the death– defying Bed of Nails. WonderWorks is also home to two indoor ropes courses—Canyon Climb, the world’s largest suspended indoor ropes course, and Sky Tykes, a confidence booster climb for small children. WonderWorks also hosts birthday parties and special events. WonderWorks is located in the canyon section of Destiny USA in Syracuse, N.Y. Learn more at wonderworksdestiny.com.

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Decision Making

Girls decide where and when to sell cookies, how to market their sale and what to do with their earnings. This matters because girls must make many decisions, big and small, in their lives. Learning this skill at a young age helps them to understand the benefits and reproductions decisions making, which of course is an essential life skill. According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, 88% of girls surveyed in 2016 learned how to think through different choices, explain the reasons why they made a decision, decide between multiple choices and listen to everyone’s thoughts when making group decisions.

Community Partner

Greek Peak Mountain Resort supports the cookie program and knows how important it is for everyone to develop good decision-making skills. As a true all-inclusive resort, visitors have lots of fun decisions to make during their stay. The property features an indoor water park, restaurant, spa, adventure center and mountain—allowing guests many choices to consider when they plan their leisure time. Learn more at greekpeak.net.

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Money Management

Girls develop their own budgets, take cookie orders, and handle customers’ money, in essence the essential three steps to basic money management. This matters because girls need to know how to handle money: from their lunch money, to their allowance, to (someday) their paycheck. According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, 88% of girls surveyed in 2016 learned how to count money and make change, create a plan to save their money, track their money so they know how much they have, and distinguish the difference between wants and needs.

Community Partner

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PEOPLE SKILLS

Girls learn how to talk (and listen!) to their customers, as well as learning how to work as a team with other girls. An effective communicator is an invaluable asset as it decreases the possibility of miscommunication.

This will teach your girl the value of listening, understanding and communicating. This matters because it helps them do better in school (on group projects, on sports teams, and on the playground) and, later, at work. According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, 85% of girls surveyed in 2016 learned how to be comfortable talking to and being around new people, determine the best way to get their message across when talking with people, and tell people what they hope to achieve when working toward a goal.

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BUSINESS ETHICS

Girls act honestly and responsibly during every step of the cookie sale. Girls with integrity value others principles, are honest, respectful, take personal responsibility, show compassion, and act dependability. This matters because employers want to hire ethical employees — and the world needs ethical leaders in every field. According to the Girl Scout Research Institute, 94% of girls surveyed in 2016 learned how to be respectful of others, take responsibility for what they say and do, keep their promises, and not lie to get out of trouble.

Community Partner

With a great respect for animals and people— and the unique relationship between horse and rider—the former Pinegrove Ranch has cultivated a longstanding (40-year) relationship with families over the years. The new Pine Ridge Dude Ranch, established in 2018, continues the tradition of the former as a premiere, all-inclusive, affordable family vacation destination. At Pine Ridge, the heart of the ranch and their business is their unique approach to horses for both riders and nonriders. All programs are designed by horse lovers for horse lovers. Whether you want to ride all day or just enjoy seeing horses in the field, they offer options to accommodate everyone. Learn more at pineridgeduderanch.com.

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Where to buy

Girl Scout Cookies

entrepreneurship program for girls, genuine Girl Scout Cookies are only allowed to be sold by Girl Scouts, either directly through an in-person order or booth sale or via the girl’s Digital Cookie online ordering link.

council’s Sweet Support program anytime during cookie season: January 7-March 29, 2020.

Purchase at a Booth Sale If you want to buy cookies at a booth sale, they will be ALL across the 26 counties we Order Direct In-Person: Have Cookies serve from March 2 through March 29. You Delivered to You can find a booth near you by entering your You can place your order with a Girl Scout ZIP Code at girlscoutcookies.org. Sweet by simply making your selections on her Support donations help girls make their paper order card OR through a link she sends goals and bring a touch of happiness to our Each year, millions of people satisfy their you using Digital Cookie, our online ordering partner organizations. We track donations on sweet tooth with genuine Girl Scout system. Girls and their caregivers often bring the order card or the online order link. There Cookies—but, how do they do it? Well, it the order card everywhere they go, or post is never a shipping surcharge for cookies helps to know a Girl Scout! Employees at their video/pitches on their personal social donated through Sweet Support. a Girl Scout council cannot sell or order media channels to let everyone know she’s cookies for you (unless they have a daughter selling cookies. (All orders placed online after participating in the program). Cookies are not March 15 are shipped directly to customers.) available for purchase at Girl Scout Stores.

Orders obtained from Amazon, e-Bay and Order Online: Have Cookies Shipped to You other online retailers are not authentic and As long as you have a link from a Girl Scout, expressly prohibited. As the world’s largest you may order cookies or donate to the

Help Celebrate National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend: February 28-March 1, 2020 Find a booth near you by going to cookiewow.org and typing your ZIP Code into our cookie finder!

Celebrate with your local Girl Scouts and purchase some of your FAVORITE cookies!

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Samoa No Bake Cheesecake This cheesecake is full of caramel, cookies, coconut and chocolate – all the wonderful flavors of a Samoa Girl Scout Cookie and the perfect treat to cure your Girl Scout Cookie cravings!

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup mini chic chips for topping additional caramel sauce for topping

CRUST

chocolate sauce for topping

2 cups Oreo crumbs (from about 20 Oreos, leave filling in the Oreos)

INSTRUCTIONS

1/4 cup butter, melted

1. Spread coconut onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake at 325 degrees for 5-10 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Set aside to cool.

FILLING AND TOPPING 1 cup coconut flakes, divided 24 oz cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp coconut extract 1 cup vanilla wafers, broken into pieces 1/2 cup caramel sauce, divided (I use this one) 8 oz cool whip (or homemade whipped cream)

2. Combine Oreo crumbs and melted butter and press into the bottom of a greased 9 inch springform pan.

3. Combine cream cheese, sugars and extracts in a large bowl and mix until smooth.

4. Fold in 3/4 cup of coconut flakes, vanilla wafer pieces and 1/4 cup caramel sauce into cream cheese mixture.

5. Add Cool Whip to cream cheese mixture and stir until combined.

6. Add batter to crust in 3 parts, adding a little more of the caramel sauce each time until you’ve used all of the caramel. Use a knife to swirl caramel around. Be careful to

not put the knife through the crust.

7. Smooth out the top of the cheesecake.

8. Top cheesecake with remaining 1/4 cup coconut flakes, mini chocolate chips, chocolate sauce and caramel sauce.

9. Refrigerate until firm, 4-5 hours.

Sweet Support

Our troops sold 1.75 million boxes of cookies in 2019, raising $8.7 million dollars.

Did you know that Girl Scouts have been selling cookies for 103 years? In 2020, more than 200 million boxes will be purchased by people all across the world!

Our goal in 2020 is to ensure our troops have more funding to fuel their adventures.

With your help, we aim to sell more than two million boxes this year!

The annual Girl Scout Cookie Program generates $850 million dollars a year for the 112 regional Girl Scout councils chartered

by Girl Scouts of the USA, making it a substantial entrepreneurial endeavor and amazing logistics feat. The best part? 100 percent of the money raised during cookie season stays local to support troops (after paying the baker for the product and transportation costs.)

Not all cookies sold go to individuals.

Troops receive cash payments, allowing girls to take part in outdoor experiences, camping trips and Take Action projects in their local communities. Individual councils, like Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN), support troops by maintaining camps, providing support staff and administering programming year-round in the areas they serve.

GSNYPENN’s geographic footprint covers 24 counties in New York and two in Northern Pennsylvania.

Our Sweet Support program allows troops to collect donations for a special community partner to help bring smiles to the populations they serve.

Meals-on-Wheels of Syracuse, Meals-onWheels of Western Broome, Broome County Meals-on-Wheels, North Area Meals-onWheels, Meals-on-Wheels Chemung County, Corning Meals-on-Wheels, Meals-on-Wheels Watertown, Baldwinsville Meals-on-Wheels, Tioga County Meals-on-Wheels, North Area Meals-on-Wheels, Endless Mountains/ Northeastern PA Meals-on-Wheels, and all who wish to receive some joy in a box! And of course, we want to share our cookies with all the amazing Meals on Wheels in the 26 counties we serve. If your local MOW is interested in participating, please call Ray at 315.698.9400 x2022.

Remember, if you can’t eat ‘em, treat ‘em!

Donate today!

This year we’re proud to donate cookies to several different organizations including local groups that support our military veterans and families, as well as those who support our seniors served by Meals-on-Wheels.

Each local organization provides services with volunteers to support those who need nourishment. We’re excited to work with Meals-on-Wheels Eastern Onondaga County,

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Capital Powered by Cookies Victorya Mattison, co-leader of Troop 40748, explained that her girls decided to use their cookie proceeds to take a trip to Washington, D.C. They toured the White House and visited many monuments and memorials. The girls had the opportunity to interview three Holocaust survivors while at the Holocaust Museum. They also toured the U.S. Capitol on the 205th anniversary of the British burning it down during the prolonged War of 1812.

C #WashingtonD Troop 40748: CookieTrip #GirlScouts # kies #GirlScoutCoo

Ohio Bridging Adventure

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Amy Mahardy, co-leader of Troop 20087, recounted how her girls spent some of their cookie money on a trip to Cedar Point in Ohio—the roller coaster capital of the world! The girls used a rollercoaster as their “bridge” to Ambassador level. (Bridging ceremonies celebrate girls moving from one Girl Scout level to the next.) “They planned and executed everything about the trip, including getting the leaders on some hair-raising rides,” she shared. .

Troop 20087: #Cedarpoint #GirlScouts # CookieTrip #GirlScoutCoo kies

Fueling D.C. Adventures Troop 10752 co-leader Amanda Coyle shared how her troop decided they wanted to visit and experience our nation’s capital. It took two years of planning and saving to make their goal a reality. “We started the trip with a tour of the White House. Then, we visited the National Archives, Sculpture Garden, Washington Monument and Spy Museum,” she said. The troop took a moonlit boat tour of the monuments on their first night. The second day, they navigated their first Metro ride, visited the Postal Museum, Portrait Gallery, Ford’s Theater, Peterson House and Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. They ended the evening with a Big Bus Night Tour with a surprise stop at the Lincoln Memorial. On their final day, they toured the U.S. Capitol, visited the Library of Congress, strolled the Botanic Gardens and toured the Air & Space Museum.

A ride up the clock tower elevator in the Trump International Hotel afforded breathtaking views of the city that evening. Amanda thinks fondly of the adventure. “Overall, an amazingly educational trip with so many unforgettable memories made along the way. All made possible by the hard work and dedication the girls put into the cookie program,” she shared.

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Cadettes at the Shore Six Cadettes in Troop 40514 set a goal and decided to save their cookie proceeds and spend them traveling. Troop co-leader Yahna Solowiej shared how the girls earned their Budgeting badge. “The girls had a special three-night trip to Ocean City, New Jersey, and Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland,” she explained. “They learned how to research their trip, budget, stick to the budget and how to navigate comparing costs of various options for travel, lodging and food.” Yahna shared that the girls researched accommodations and were able to find a condo right on the beach to rent. They traveled to Assateague Island to watch the wild ponies, searched for ghost crabs at night and swam in the ocean several times. They felt lucky when they saw a humpback whale just offshore. The girls in the troop enjoyed themselves, exclaiming, “This was the best trip ever!”

Troop 40514: #Cadettesatth eshore #GirlScouts # CookieTrip #GirlScoutCoo kies #NewJers ey

Daisies at the Zoo Kimberly Vitale, co-leader of Troop 60997, shared that her second-year Daisies learned goal setting during the 2019 season. She explains, “I encouraged the girls to come up with ideas for two troop goals: a service goal and a fun goal. We figured out how much money each goal would cost and calculated how many cookies we would need to sell to earn that much money. They voted on the goals and decided they wanted to donate food and toys to animals for their service goal and go on a special trip to the zoo for their fun goal. The girls were excited to watch their goal chart fill up at each meeting. Our troop is large, and they were very successful!” Kimberly also shared that her troop linked their goals together. They used their cookie sale earnings to purchase food and toy items for animal enrichment at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse. The girls donated items at a special after-hours private tour, which included animal encounters with zookeepers.

“They really loved it,” she said. “We plan to continue the tradition of picking a cookie sale service goal and fun goal with them each year. I cannot wait to see what ideas they have this year as Brownies!”

Troop 60997: #SyracuseZoo #Zoo #GirlScouts #CookieTrip #GirlScoutCookies

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Think you know everything about Girl Scouts? Read on!

Myth 1 1. All scouting programs are the same.

Not at all! Girl Scouting was founded in 1912. Girl Scouts of the USA was incorporated in 1915. In 1950, it received a Congressional Charter enacted by Congress.

to the Boy Scouts of America’s Eagle Scout.

Since 1916, Girl Scouts have been making meaningful, sustainable change in their communities and around the world. Each year, we present the Gold Award to girls in grades 9-12 who have earned the award by planning and executing significant Take Action projects in response to pressing community needs. A young woman who receives the Gold Award has become a community leader through her actions.

Her accomplishments reflect outstanding earning leadership and citizenship badges and patches for skills. Girls who pursue participation. Volunteer their Gold Award aspire troop co-leaders, parents to transform an idea and and caregivers are essential vision for change into to assist getting the girls an actionable plan with where they need to go. measurable, sustainable, and far-reaching results.

The Gold Award is awarded to fewer than 6 percent 3. Girl Scouts keep only a of Girl Scouts annually. small percentage of the Each Gold Award Girl Scout profits from what they sell. spends one to two years on her project. Approximately False. On average, a troop one million Girl Scouts have earns between 18-20 earned the Gold Award or percent of products sold. its equivalent since 1916.

Twenty percent goes to the vendor who makes and ships the products to councils for distribution.

5. Men can’t participate in The remaining 60 percent Girl Scouts. of each sale supports the program. Funds Girl Scouts encourages the provide deeply subsidized whole family to participate. camping, programming, Dads, grandfathers and support to all troops and male caregivers are to offer scholarships to welcome to join and be fully all to participate. In other part of their special girl’s words, 100 percent of the adventures. Many fathers profit stays in our local participate in “My Guy communities and is used and Me” overnights at our exclusively to support our camps. Several share their mission. talents and skills by coleading troops, and almost all are great supporters during cookie time— 4. There are no high helping girls practice their awards for Girl Scouts like people skills and money there are in other scouting management in addition to organizations. hauling cases of cookies to waiting customers!

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest and most prestigious award in Girl Scouting, comparable

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The mission of the organization is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. The purpose of the national organization is: (1) to promote the qualities of truth, loyalty, helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy, purity, kindness, obedience, cheerfulness, thriftiness, and kindred virtues among girls, as a preparation for their responsibilities in the home and service to the community; (2) to direct and coordinate the Girl Scout Movement in the U.S. and territories and possessions of the U.S.; and (3) to fix and maintain standards for the Movement that will inspire the rising generation with the highest ideals of character, patriotism, conduct, and attainment.

Myth 2 2. Girl Scouts don’t participate in outdoor activities.

Wrong! Self-funded and self-directed, troops are groups of girls who join together to do community service projects and enjoy outdoor experiences and traveling adventures.

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To pay for their activities, they create a plan to earn a portion of each sale made during the fall Treats, Reads & More Program and the annual winter cookie program. Troops use scouting properties at discounted rates for events and enjoy councilsponsored activities year-long,

Celebrating an organization that makes a difference Wells Fargo salutes the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways.

Commercial Banking, Albany, NY Jill August 518-375-3196 jill.august@wellsfargo.com

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Vegan Thin Mint Chocolate Cupcakes For the cupcakes: 12 Thin Mints 1 cup almond milk 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup canola oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 13 cup cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt

For the buttercream: 5 thin mints, chopped to fine crumbs 1/2 cup vegan butter or margarine 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon almond milk

Beat together until you have a smooth batter with little to no lumps.

3. Add the vanilla extract and almond milk and beat for another 3-5 minutes until fluffy. Your buttercream should be thick enough to pipe onto the cupcakes.

If your buttercream is runny, you may add more powdered sugar in 1/4 cup batches.

4. Pour batter into liners filling 2/3 of the way. Place 1 thin mint into each liner and slightly push down so that the thin mint is peeking through the batter.

5. Bake 18-20 minutes, until a 4. Mix in the crushed thin mints.

Prepare the cupcakes: toothpick inserted into the cupcake 1. Whisk together the almond milk comes out clean.

Assemble: and apple cider vinegar and set aside for a few minutes to curdle. 6. Transfer to a cooling rack and let 1. Once the cupcakes have cooled, fit a pastry bag with a 1M 2. In a mixing bowl, add the sugar, cool completely. decorating tip. Fill the bag half way oil, vanilla extract, almond extract, with buttercream. and almond milk mixture and beat Prepare the buttercream: until foamy.

1. In a mixing bowl, beat together 2. Pipe your buttercream onto the the vegan butter and vegetable cupcake in a spiral, starting for the 3. In a separate bowl, sift together shortening until combined. inside out. the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking 3. Break up thin mints into halves 2. Add the powdered sugar and powder and salt and top your cupcakes. beat for 3 minutes. Scrape the and add to wet sides of the bowl as needed. ingredients.

4. Enjoy!

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