Girl Scouts get creative for cookie season amid pandemic
WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO GO DOOR TO DOOR. LETICI EVEN COVID CAN’T START THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE MAKER DROP AT SUTTER HEALTH PARK. >> SOME ARE CINNAMON AND SOME ARE LIKE LEMON. AND I THINK THEY ARE REALLY GOOD. LETICI SALES ARE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. THEY ARE FINDING WAYS TO GET COOKIES TO THE MASSES. >> I MADE A BUSINESS CARD, SO I DROP IT OFF AT PEOPLE’S HOUSES AND IT’S A FUN AND CREATIVE WAY FOR GIRL SCOUTS DOING COOKIE SALES, EVEN WITH THE CRAZY PANDEMIC. >> WE ALSO PUT LITTLE POSTERS ON OUR MAILBOXES AND IT’S FUN. LETICI THESE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ARE FOCUSED ON SELLING ON THEIR WEBSITE. >> PEOPLE CAN SCAN THE QR CODE, THEN YOU CAN ORDER ONLINE. MORE OF THE COOKIE SALES ARE HAPPENING ONLINE, SO PEOPLE ARE GOIN TO GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.ORG AND YOU PUT IN YOUR ZIP CODE AND YOU CAN PURCHASE FROM A LOCAL TROOP. SO THEY WILL BE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOUSE. LETICIA: THE CEO OF THE GIRL SCOUT SAYS THIS YEAR COOKIES WILL LIKELY SELL OUT QUICKER. >> USUALLY WE HAVE OVER ONE MILLION COOKIES IN THIS YEAR WE HAVE HALF A MILLION. LETICIA: TROOPS ARE FINDING THEY STILL HAVE PLENTY OF SUPPORT. THERE IS MORE SPIRIT BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A HAPPY STORY AND COOKIES ARE HAPPY AND BRING SUCH GOODNESS TO THE COMMUNITY. LETICI WITH EACH PURCHASE, GIRL SCOUTS ARE RAISING MONEY FO THEIR COMMUNITY, MAKING FRIENDS AND GAINING THE CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. IS PROVIDING AN EXPERIENCE THEY WON’T GET ANY OTHER PLACE. >> IT’S REALLY FUN. WALTER: ON FEBRUARY 19, GIRL SCOUTS NATIONWIDE ARE TEAMING UP WITH GRUBHUB. WHEN YOU ORDER FOOD YOU CAN ORDER COOKIES AND HAVE THEM DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME.
Girl Scouts get creative for cookie season amid pandemic
Updated: 6:18 PM PST Feb 13, 2021
It’s that time of the year when your favorite cookies are for sale! But with the pandemic this year, Girl Scout troops are getting creative to still be able to sell their cookies.Take a look at the video above to learn how they’re getting the cookies to you without being able to go door-to-door.
It’s that time of the year when your favorite cookies are for sale! But with the pandemic this year, Girl Scout troops are getting creative to still be able to sell their cookies.
Take a look at the video above to learn how they’re getting the cookies to you without being able to go door-to-door.