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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP We also down played the cookie thing. The girls and troop get so little for each box that we do not depend on income from the cookies. We have dues, and then we pay each time for the activities.[/quote]

We had 12 girls and made just over $2000  on cookies last year... mostly from doing booths.  That gave us enough money to do a day trip to Massanutten water park, various service projects and donations to the GS Share Fund, an outdoor low ropes course, a family picnic, fall camping trip and troop tshirts, and we still had about $50 left per girl that we are using for leader training fees (certification for ropes course, archery and canoeing) and the cost to rent those facilities.

If you don't think the cookie sale matters, you are mistaken.[/quote]

Glad to hear that. In our Troop we just pay as we go. To each his own.[/quote]

Girls learn absolutely nothing from mommy and daddy paying for X, Y and Z.  The parents in our troop could pay for these events, but the whole point of cookies is to learn that effort begets rewards.  In addition, they learn the cost of things, and how to make trade offs based on a budget.  I used to totally hate the idea of fund-raising by kids, but the kids LOVE to work the booths (i.e. take other people's money!).  But, it does require the parents to engage in the process (we have the parents with the kids at the booths).  If the parents don't "buy into" the concept, then it is a huge drag on the leaders and probably shouldn't be pursued.  (As an aside, the parent pay for other smaller "optional" events through the year that are offered by the service unit or council.  So, it's not an entirely cookie-funded troop.  But, the girls get to decide how to use the cookie money, so it usually involves some of their bigger fun ideas.)[/quote]

My girls, having taken a math class, found out that at a profit of 50 cents per box, that not much got accomplished.
Girl Scout cookies by the numbers: Just where do all those ...
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Feb 6, 2010 - Out of the remaining $2.65, 50 to 57 cents goes to the selling troop, which ... Prizes can cost anywhere from 5 to 7 cents per box, says Ceravolo...

but if you want to teach your girls to slave away for pennies, go right ahead. I am sure they will learn something (like that they hate GS)[/quote]

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