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Girl Scout Cookies Have Arrived!
Local Girl Scouts of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont (GSCP2P) will soon be out in the community with favorites like Thin Mints and Peanut Butter Patties as the 2014 Girl Scout Cookie Program kicks off on January 15 and runs through March 2. 
The cookie program is an integral part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, teaching girls key skills including goal setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics.
This year, along with the regular lineup of Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Thanks-A-Lots, Lemonades and Shortbreads, the Cranberry Citrus Crisps will be introduced. This crispy cookie is made of whole grains and filled with tangy cranberry bit and citrus flavor, perfect for snacking any time of the day.
For customers who have special diet concerns, a gluten-free pilot cookie is being offered. This chocolate chip shortbread cookie will be available through different troops throughout the GSCP2P area.
“There is a lot of enthusiasm around the new cookies, and we are excited to be a test council for the gluten-free option, something our consumers have been asking for,” said Marcia Cole, chief executive officer of GSCP2P.  “We hope with these new varieties and the dedication of our girls and volunteers to be a part of the largest girl-led business in the country, that we will see a very successful cookie season.”
Along with the new cookie varieties, GSCP2P also transitioned to a different sales approach, introducing a direct sale where girls have the cookies readily available when asking customers to purchase a box instead of taking orders and returning a few weeks later with the cookies. This kind of sale helps with cookie publicity and on-the-spot purchases.
The price per box is $4, except for the gluten-free chocolate chip, which will retail for $5 per box. All the money generated from the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays in the local area to help fund various program and troop activities.
To purchase a box of cookies, contact a Girl Scout in your neighborhood or community. Or, search the cookie booth locator on the council website at www.girlscoutsp2p.org to find the closest cookie booth in your area from January 24 through March 2. 
Throughout the cookie program, GSCP2P is also promoting the following:
Cookie Mobile App - Find cookies near you using the cookie locator app. It is available for both iPhone and Android phones and can be downloaded at www.girlscoutcookies.org.
Walk-About Week – Girl Scouts will be canvassing neighborhoods and communities on foot during the week of January 18-24, working on their cookie marketing skills and asking consumers to purchase cookies.
BUY 5 promotion – For every five boxes that a customer purchases, his/her name will be entered in a drawing to win a year’s supply (52 boxes) of free Girl Scout cookies from the council! A winner from each of the four service centers will be selected.    
• Operation Sweet Treat – Girl Scouts are also participating in a council-wide service project to collect 26,000 boxes of cookies and 1,000 letters of encouragement to place in care packages that will be shipped to U.S. military personnel serving in the United States and abroad. Customers can support this project by purchasing a box at a local cookie booth and pay $4 a box as they would for any other order. Or, cookies may be purchased by the box or by the case (12 boxes) by calling 800-672-2148.  
Further questions can be directed to a local Girl Scout Service Center- Asheville Service Center, 828-252-4442; Gastonia Service Center, 704-864-3245; Hickory Service Center, 828-328-2444; and Triad Service Center, 336-274-8491.

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