February 2024

This is your monthly newsletter, exclusive to supporters of GSWO

It’s the beginning of one of my favorite times of year:

cookie season! For me, the Cookie Program was one of the most transformational parts of my Girl Scout experience and

I know it will be for our girls too. Cookie season is so much more than just cookies- it's about the adventures each bite brings our girls.

In this issue, you will read about:

• Cookie Logistics: the adventure our cookies take to get from our baker to cookie booths while girls learn about a career in logistics.

• Cookie-Fueled Adventures: the girl-led adventures made possible by cookie proceeds.

• Entrepreneurship after Girl Scouts: how a local entrepreneur's Girl Scout experience led her to build her own business.



Without you, the magic of cookie season wouldn’t be possible! You ensure our girls have an incredible entrepreneurial experience where they learn to courageously try and try

again, develop new skills, and imagine their futures, all while building confidence. Thank you for all that you do to support girls who make the world a better place! 

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Aimée Sproles

Chief Executive Officer

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio

From the Warehouse

to Cookie Booths

A foundational pillar

of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience

is Entrepreneurship. 

As Cookie Entrepreneurs,

girls run the front-line

of their own cookie business. But what about the behind the scenes? That's what the Cookie Logistics program event

is all about!

We are grateful for our partners,

like Planes Companies, that give

our girls a robust Girl Scout experience all while having fun.

Oh, the Places You Will Go!

As our girl entrepreneurs sell cookies, proceeds come right back to support their next adventure. Girl-led adventures range from attending a Girl Scout program, exploring camp, taking a weekend trip, and even embarking on international adventures! 

Last year, Troop 33327 from Dayton used their cookie proceeds to plan a weekend trip to Cincinnati and Kentucky. Their trip focused on building sisterhood through team-building activities. During the weekend, girls climbed trees at EarthJoy, visited the Cincinnati Museum Center, and had fun at Main Event Entertainment Center. Troop 33327 also hiked, creeked, and planned a service project. No matter where these girls went, the magic of Girl Scout sisterhood shined through! 

After their fun weekend trip, the troop set a goal to take an international trip in 2024. The girls are excited to visit the Dominican Republic! The girls will explore different cities and get to hike, white water raft, make pottery, do a street art tour, and snorkel. Come along on their adventures by following @GSTroop33327

on Instagram!

Thank you for supporting our girls so they can have girl-led adventures. Through purchasing cookies, providing cookie programming, or hosting a cookie booth, you help give

our girls the best entrepreneurial experience possible!

From Girl Scouts to Entrepreneurship

Debra Monagan's start as a Girl Scout was a stepping stone in her journey to becoming a local entrepreneur.

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio supporter, Debra Monagan,

is a leader in the Toledo marketing industry. She started the small, Midwest agency, Communica, in 1988. Communica has grown into a leading regional business-to-business/consumer full-service agency.

Creativity is necessary in the marketing industry and Debra recalls developing her creativity through Girl Scouts. As a Brownie, Debra remembers learning through fun and developing her creativity along the way. Those experiences were the early seeds that grew into her career and the founding of Communica.

Girl Scouts is just the first step our girls take to find their passions. Because of you, our girls get to discover their

magic while growing into women of courage, confidence,

and character through the Girl Scout experience. Thank you

for supporting our girls' first step by being supporters of

Girl Scouts!

Do you want to make a significant gift over 2024?

Consider a monthly gift to ensure we can continue to help

girls discover their untapped potential and dreams that

can make the world a better place. A little bit each month

can really add up!



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