2007–08 Girl Scout Cookie
Program Activity:  DARE TO SHARE!

The 2007-2008 Girl Scout Cookie Program activity is a CHALLENGE to all Girl Scout cookie entrepreneurs to share their awesome experiences with other Girl Scouts, their councils and Girl Scouts across the country. We're looking for creative ways to spread the word that we have the most successful entrepreneurial activity for girls in grades 1–12 in the world. Last year girls sold over 200 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies. By achieving individual and team learning and sales goals, girls not only help their councils provide Girl Scouting in their community, but they also visit places they have never been before, help their communities with service projects, and have a lot of fun in the process.

So here's our challenge to girls in grades 1–5 and girls in grades 6–12: Dare to Share! Help us spread the word by sharing your successes.

Girls in grades 1–5: Create a poster or submit a picture in one or more of three categories: Discover, Connect, or Take Action.

Girls in grades 6–12: Record and share your journey to leadership success in a way that illustrates what you've learned in the process of discovering, connecting, and taking action.

For more age-specific information, download the files below!

Here's How It Works

This year, to earn the National Girl Scout Cookie Activity Pin, we're challenging girls to "Dare to Share" their best Girl Scout Cookie Program practices creatively through pictures and stories. And, as girls "Dare to Share," Girl Scout councils and Girl Scouts of the USA will use girls' insights and illustrations in a number of ways: for example, local displays, our Girl Scout national meetings, council and national training events, and the development of new program resources.

While the downloads provide a blueprint for girls, the adult tips focus on how to work with girls. Adults act as coaches who help girls develop leadership skills by using these procedures:

• Girl-Led—All activities are girl-driven.
• Learning by Doing—Girls are the active participants in the Girl Scout Cookie activities and take time to reflect on what they are learning.
• Cooperative Learning—Girls act together with shared goals for the benefit of the group.

The 2007-2008 Girl Scout Cookie Program activity Dare to Share! gives girls just a taste of the new Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The cookie activity is an important opportunity to act on the new mission statement—Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

The following downloads have been made available for councils, adult volunteers, girls and their families:

Download the following according to need:

1. For Parents and Guardians: Tips for Adults (PDF, 41KB)
                                         Spanish Version (PDF, 50KB)
   
   
2. Grades 1-5: Cookie Challenge (PDF, 91KB)
3. Grades 1-5: Adult Guide (PDF, 74KB)
4. Grades 1-5: Entry Form (PDF, 59KB) | MS Word Version
5. Grades 1-5: Scorecard (PDF, 49KB)
   
   
6. Grades 6-12: Cookie Challenge (PDF, 46KB)
7. Grades 6-12: Adult Guide (PDF, 37KB)
8. Grades 6-12: Entry Form (PDF, 41KB) | MS Word Version
9. Grades 6-12: Scorecard (PDF, 34KB)
   
   
10. For All: Safety Guidelines (Girls and Adults) (PDF, 47KB)
                                           Spanish Version (PDF, 55KB)
11. For All: Photo Release for Minors (PDF, 21KB)
12. For All: Photo Release for Adults (PDF, 21KB)
13. For All: Taking Photos and Writing Captions (PDF, 38KB)

Please note: The Cookie Activity Pin can be ordered through Girl Scout Merchandise using UPC #09029. To wear it, see Where to Place Insignia on a Uniform.