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Senior Director Marketing and Communications GSHNJ

By Nancy Zimmerman
It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time!
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey celebrates cookie season with new cookie boxes
Some crave the sweet familiar taste—others the pleasant associations it brings. After the holiday season comes the next grand tradition on the calendar. What is that tradition?  Why, Girl Scout cookie season, of course! This year, there is a twist, but don’t despair – Thin Mints aren’t going anywhere!
For the first time in decades, Girl Scout Cookie boxes are getting a major make-over. The new boxes show more than Girl Scouts and Girl Scout cookies. The boxes illustrate the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and the essential skills the Girl Scout cookie program teaches girls in order to succeed in their sale – and life.
 “Now the individuals buying Girl Scout cookies will see boxes that are reflective of what the cookie program offers girls,” says Susan M. Brooks, CEO, Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, “Participation in the country’s largest financial literacy and entrepreneurial  program teaches girls five essential skills: goal-setting, decision-making, money management, working with people, and business ethics.”
Except for the cost of cookies, all funds raised are used at the local and Council level for girl programming, financial assistance for girls, adult volunteer training, and other programmatic elements.
To find cookies near you, Call**GSCOOKIES (**472665437) from your smartphone or go to www.girlscoutcookies.org.
About Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey’s (GSHNJ) mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.  GSHNJ provides leadership development for girls at all age levels through programs that include; science, technology, financial literacy, health, the arts, and outdoor and environmental awareness.  We serve over 25,000 girls, ages 5-17 and 11,000 adult members in the counties of Hudson, Essex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon, southern Warren and parts of Middlesex.  For more information, visit www.gshnj.org.