Are you participating in the nation's largest entrepreneurial program for girls?

If you haven't begun selling Girl Scout Cookies, it's not too late! Just let us know and you'll be off and running, earning Cookie Dough or S'More Dough that you can use in a variety of ways:

• Buy journey books or the new Girls' Guide to Girl Scouting
• Purchase 100th Anniversary collectables or other items in one of our Girl Scout shops
• Save your "Dough" to help pay for a fun council-sponsored program event or summer camp

You'll also be developing five important skills that will help you now and in the future:

Goal Setting - girls set their own goals
Decision Making - girls make decisions about how to spend their cookie proceeds and/or "Dough" and how to maximize their sales
Money Management - girls tally orders and count change
People Skills - girls learn to interact with people and understand the importance of customer service
Business Ethics - girls begin to understand how important it is to be honest, meet deadlines and understand how to properly market a product

We hope all Girl Scouts decide to sell cookies! Set a troop goal and a personal goal (our national goal is 128 boxes per girl). Managing money using people skills and practicing business ethics will help developing 5 important skills to use for a lifetime!

Remember our theme this year, "What can a cooke do? MORE than you see". What will your cookies do? Visit our website for more on this year's Girl Scout Cookie Program!

Lend A Can

Thanks to all the individuals and troops who have participated in the United for Youth Lend A CAN aluminum can collection. Proceeds will help build the new Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Program Center in Cherry Valley. To get proper troop credit, please make sure to send any outstanding proceeds and/or receipts, including troop number, to any of the GS offices. Checks should be make to Lend A CAN.

Lend A CAN patches will be available to all who participated and will be distributed through the Service Unit/Troop. Please complete and return one form per troop. Click here for the Lend A CAN Patch Form.

Don't Forget! If your troop collected an average of 10 lbs. or more per registered Girl Scout you are eligible to be included in a drawing for the First Overnight Package. Please check that box on the form. Totals will be based off the number of registered girls to date.

Questions pertaining to Lend A CAN may be directed to Lisa Breitsprecker, 815-962-5591, Ext. 7198 or lbreitsprecker@girlscoutsni.org.

For Girl Scout Volunteers

COOKIE BOOTH SIGN-UP

The initial Cookie Booth signup begins January 9 and ends January 14. Booth time slots have been increased to three hours this year!
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GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK!

Volunteers are the backbone of our organization and we want to hear from you. GSNI has created a survey to understand how you feel about:

• Becoming a Girl Scout Volunteer
• The registration process
• Support and resources from the council
• Delivering Girl Scouting to girls

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THREE PROCESSES, ONE POWERFUL PROGRAM

A Three Processes, One Powerful Program training is available at each of the service centers for volunteers.
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FEBRUARY OBSERVANCES

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