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2 Girl Scout Cookies: On Their Way Out?
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3 Facing Increased Costs, Girl Scouts Downsize Cookie Boxes
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4 Girl Scouts Deal With Declining Sales, Counterfeit Cash
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5 Will Wal-Mart's New Cookies Hurt the Girl Scouts?
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6 Girl Scout Cookies Slim Down For 2011
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Today marks 100 years since Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts of the USA. Leadership is an important part of any Girl Scout troop, so it's not surprising that "famous formers" include accomplished women in the arts, politics, and business. To celebrate the Scouts' birthday, see if you can guess which famous American is a Girl Scout alum and who isn't. Question 1 of 11Grace Kelly Girl Read more
"On my honor, I will try . . ." The Girl Scouts of America turns 100 today! While the girls' youth organization may best be known for its annual cookie sale — just this past weekend, Heidi Klum joined her daughter Leni, 7, in selling the tasty treats — it has spent the past century education and enriching the lives of more than 50 million young girls. Today, girls earn honors (or badges) Read more
Girls Scouts of the USA turns 100 today! When I think Girl Scouts, I can't help but crave Girl Scout Cookies. But for many women who grew up as a Girl Scout, Girl Guide, or Brownie, the organization's name brings back fond childhood memories. Scouting began in 1907 in Britain, with Girlguiding in the UK founded soon after that, and the Girl Scouts of the USA launching in 1912. There have been Read more
'Tis the season for Thin Mints, Samoas, and Do-Si-Dos, as Girl Scouts everywhere go on a cookie-selling spree. Do you consider yourself a Girl Scout cookie aficionado? Find out some fun facts about the history of sales and test your Girl Scout cookie knowledge with this quiz. Take the Quiz Read more
The Girl Scouts are about a lot more than cookies these days. Just in time for the organization's 100-year anniversary next year, Girl Scouts badges received a major, modern makeover, their first overhaul since 1987. Where girls once received a badge for fashion, fitness and makeup, they now have the option of earning a Science of Style badge, where aspiring designers and fashionistas learn Read more
As grown women we find entertainment and redeeming qualities in our favorite guilty-pleasure reality TV shows, but many of them aren't meant for a prepubescent audience — and for good reason. New research from the Girl Scouts says that reality TV is making girls meaner and vainer, with a higher percentage of the girls who watch reality TV saying that gossip is normal between girls and that a Read more
Apparently, today is National Girl Scout Cookie Day, and I figure there's no time like the present to get something off my chest. I don't like Girl Scout cookies. There, I said it! They're just processed packaged cookies, and I've never really seen the appeal. That being said, if I had to pick a favorite, I would go with Thin Mints. I've always wanted to try making them from scratch. How about Read more
With declining sales, counterfeit currency issues, and a slew of knockoffs, Girl Scout cookies have taken a hit in recent years. So in hopes of cutting costs and generating more revenue, an increasing number of Girl Scout councils across the country are trimming their offerings. The top five cookie varieties compose 77 percent of Girl Scout cookie sales; the test program, known as the Super Six Read more
Over the years, world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart has been the source of heated scrutiny for many organizations, from labor unions to environmental groups. The grocery giant's latest purported victim? The Girl Scouts. According to Ad Age, the corporation, which has focused on expanding its Great Value private label, handed out test versions of its cookies at Chicago's recent BlogHer conference. Read more
When I was a Girl Scout, we spent most of our time working on badges, preparing for camping trips, or selling delicious cookies. Well you can forget all that. Today's girls (and boys) involved in the Explorers program, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America, learn how to combat terrorists, illegal immigrants, and border violence. Since 9/11, Homeland Security has worked closely with the Read more
