ST. LOUIS — Beginning this past Saturday, September 24, eastern Missouri Girl Scouts launched their Treats & Reads Program businesses. Girl Scouts started marketing their business by going door-to-door and promoting their online sites, offering customers an opportunity to fund extraordinary experiences by purchasing magazine subscriptions, candy and nuts.
Through the Treats & Reads Program, the region’s young entrepreneurs are hard at work mastering the following skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. These girls are figuring out how to set goals, create a budget, handle money, find their voice and navigate business challenges ethically and responsibly. These crucial lessons will help them be leaders in their schools and communities while also creating more opportunities for Girl Scouts to explore their world on new adventures.
“The Treats & Reads Program has taught me how to speak and interact with customers, said Sophia Scarpace, Girl Scout Junior. “It also helps our troop raise funds so we can participate in activities together and help the community.”
Community service is a considerable part of Girl Scouting and integral to Treats & Reads. Through Project Thank You, a customer may choose to donate $5 to the troop. Each $5 donation will gift one can of nuts or candy to military service personnel, veterans, and those in need.
Available products include: Mint Treasures in a Girl Scout Memories Tin, holiday bag of Dark Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels or yearly favorites including Dark Chocolate Mint Penguins, Peanut Butter Bears, Chocolate Covered Almonds, Whole Cashews with Sea Salt, Dulce de Leche Owls, Hot Cajun Crunch, Dill Pickle Peanuts, Fruit Slices, Dark Chocolate Caramel Caps with Sea Salt, English Butter Toffee, Peanut Butter Trail Mix and Honey Roasted Peanuts.
Customers can find a Girl Scout participating in Treats & Reads near them by visiting https://forms.gle/REfms4afMocC9h9F8. For other information, please visit girlscoutsem.org.
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