MEDIA INFORMATION - 2011 Girl Scout Cookie Sale

For more information contact:
Molly Smart, Director of Public Relations and Marketing
msmart@girlscoutssa.org
Cell: 251.753.1188
Direct Line: 800.239.6636, ext. 1402

WHO: Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama
(includes Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa, Washington and Wilcox counties)

WHAT: Will be selling Girl Scout cookies
(flavors include Thin Mints, Caramel deLites®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Shortbreads, Lemonades™, Thanks-A-Lot™, and a new cookie, Shout Outs!)

WHEN:
Cookie Sale Begins: Tuesday, January 4
Booth Sales Begin: Friday, February 11
Thin Mint Sprint 5K Race and Fun Run, Mobile: Saturday, February 26
Last Day of Sale: Sunday, March 13

WHERE: Girls sell in their neighborhoods and communities and to their family and friends.
If you don’t know a Girl Scout, call the council, and we will put you in touch with a troop in your area.

WHY: Proceeds from Girl Scout cookies benefit the troop that sells them.
Girls may use the money to pay for a trip, to put towards resident camp fees, or they may donate it to a local charity. Each troop decides what to do with its money.

Interviews: There are girls who are knowledgeable about the sale and have experience in public speaking available for interviews. To arrange an interview, call Molly Smart at 251.753.1188.

All cookies are $3.50 per box.

News Releases
(pdf and Word document files)

2011 Girl Scout Cookie Sale:
pdf file    Word doc

Girl Scout Cookie Program - It’s About the Girls:
pdf file    Word doc

Operation Cookie Share allows customers to donate Girl Scout cookies to charities, military:
pdf file    Word doc

Cookie Program Proceeds Help Support Camp Activities:
pdf file  Word doc

Cookie Program Prepares Girl Scouts for Real Life:
pdf file   Word doc

New "Shout Outs!" Girl Scout Cookies are Sensibly Sweet:
pdf file    Word doc

Thanks-A-Lot™ Girl Scout Cookie's New Packaging is Environmentally Friendly: Pilot program removes film-overwrapped trays from traditional cartons to save tons in paperboard:
pdf file    Word doc

Thin Mint Sprint 5K, 1 Mile Fun Run & Health Expo:
pdf file  Word doc