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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The key to cookie sales is to get the right cookie booths on the right days/times.  We have sold over 200 boxes in 1.5hrs at certain locations.  Our largest profit year was $1350

We also don't do door to door or preorders as it is a huge waste of time.  We just order one big shipment for our booths and then ask families/friends immediately if you want them once we have them in hand.  There are always cookie hubs to return closed cases of cookies.

[b]The other thing about Girl Scouts is it should be girl-led[/b].  Many of these troop leaders and parents really have a hard time with that.  They are too rigid and structured and inpatient to be a true girl scout leader.  [b]The whole point is to let the girls decide, talk, learn, manage etc.[/b].. It takes 4x longer to get anything done but these are life skills that truly do help them.

The Journeys suck.  We by old badges online and work on them.  I have old badge books and they are so much more fun than the Journeys.  [/quote]

My DD is starting her first year as a Jr., having started as a Daisy in K and I've been very happy with our leaders and how they've gradually promoted more girl-led activities.  The 2nd Brownie year was especially well run -- at the start of the year the girls voted on which badges they wanted to do, pulled from a variety of activities in a couple different "Journeys."  Once they selected the badges, girls signed up for which ones they wanted to lead (a team of 2-3 girls per badge).  Each team then had one parent volunteer to help coordinate the activity with much encouragement to have the girls do as much of the decision making and work as possible.  They decided on activities to meet the badge requirements and then led it in their meeting with the rest of the troop.  DD had a lot of fun and is excited for the new year. The just met this week to talk about what they will do for the coming year. [/quote]

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