March 16, 2021
The Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians’ Business Bosses Supporting Cookie Bosses program is underway now to provide professionals an easy way to support the community’s youngest entrepreneurs. 
Through the program, Girl Scout cookies can be purchased or donated in bulk, and local businesses can sign up to host a cookie booth, including a drive-through option.
“Being a Cookie Boss exposes girls to leadership and entrepreneurship at a young age,” said Lynne Fugate, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians. “These girls gain confidence and learn key business skills as they run their cookie businesses, and now the Business Bosses Supporting Cookie Bosses program can connect them with local business owners.”
Through March 21, businesses can visit www.iwantcookies.org to order Girl Scout cookies by the case to thank employees, clients and customers with a box of cookies. Each case includes 12 boxes of an assortment of cookies and ranges in price from $48-$60. A local Cookie Boss will contact the business to coordinate logistics and payment. Businesses also can donate boxes of cookies to frontline workers, food pantries or other organizations in need, and the Cookie Bosses will handle delivery on their behalf.
Local businesses can support the Cookie Bosses by signing up at www.iwantcookies.org to host a cookie booth. The date and time will be listed on the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians’ cookie ordering page.
“Business leaders in our community can be great mentors as Girl Scouts learn how to run successful cookie businesses,” Fugate said. “Our hope is that this program will evolve to create more opportunities that connect today’s business professionals with the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs in the Girl Scouts.”
About Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians
Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls, offering programs that give every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of entrepreneurship, adventure, and success. The Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians has more than 13,000 girl and adult members in 46 counties from southwest Virginia, through eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia. Membership is open to all girls from kindergarten through their senior year in high school. Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. For more information, visit girlscoutcsa.org or call 800-474-1912.
