Everyone knows that Girl Scouts believes strongly in community support.  Again this year the Gift of Caring Program is being promoted across the central Maryland region. What is the Gift of Caring?   The Gift of Caring is an opportunity for customers to purchase Girl Scout cookies from girls and troops to donate to community causes.  For example: Homeless shelters, churches, retirement homes, etc.

How does it work?  

• Groups make the commitment to participate in the Gift of Caring Program.
  
• Groups decide which charitable organization (s) they will visit and present donated cookies.
  
• Each girl completes her Gift of Caring card, identifying her group’s chosen charitable organization, and attaches it to her order card.
  
• Groups role-plays asking customers for their cookie order and explaining the Gift of Caring program.
  
• Girls take orders and requests Gift of Caring donations.
  
• Groups decides varieties of Gift of Caring cookies to order. 
  
• Groups visit chosen charitable organization and delivers the Gift of Caring Girl Scout Cookies.

Imagine the joy the recipients have when they are visited by Girl Scouts.

Report all success stories and/or media coverage to Cassandra Champion, Communications Manager, at Girl Scouts of Central Maryland at 410-358-9711, extension 245 or via email at cchampion@gscm.org.