Preserve the tradition of cookie sales by focusing on participation and not sales results

Although our family supports our daughter and our troop with the cookie sale, I find putting a quota demotivating! The girls should channel their energy and time doing more impactful activities that embody the goals and spirit of being a Girl Scout. Mother of a Cadette, Treasurer of GSCM Troop 1242

This divides the haves from the have nots and is completely unreasonable

It is important to keep girls in scouts and give them opportunities to reach for high achievements, regardless of their ability to sell cookies (especially if friends and family can't afford them)

As a mkm of two Girl Scouts, I believe strongly that Awards should remain focused on the achievements and accomplishments of the girls and their projects, not their fundraising ability. Please reconsider.

This is classic and exclusionary. Please reconsider.

Girl Scouts should encourage and support all girls, no matter what their family or economic circumstances. Make awards about the girls, not about the fundraising.

Mother of 2 Girl Scouts, former troop leader, former cookie mom x 3 years. There is very little about cookie sales that I find worthwhile. Everyone is tired of the annual shakedown. I strongly disagree with this policy.

This is a ridiculous policy that sends the wrong message to girls. Girl scouts needs to be more focused on service and adventure. The girls waste so much time and energy selling cookies and they hardly see any profit. And now this policy will discriminate against girls that don’t have the means to sell a quota . Do better!

Required Fundraising for an "Earned "Award takes away from the actual pride in Earning the award

I am disgusted by this. Very discriminatory and completely out of line.

Cookie Sales should not be a requirement for ANY award other than patches and a (measly) cut of the profits.

Lets encourage and empower and not discourage our future generation. Giving a child the pressure of meeting a quota, be it cookie sales or anything else negates the healthy effects and growth which was encompassed in the onset of this very organization.

I have had girls in scouts for 13 years I have been a cookie manager of three Tripp’s I have been leader and coleader of 2 troops The minimum is discrimanatory against children whose families do not have as much time to volunteer for canvassing and booths, and girls in areas with less disposable income.

I have four high school girls who are in above grade level classes doing extracurricular activities while still participating in scouts and beginning their Gold award. They need to be able to choose reasonable goals for themselves regarding cookie sales considering they have limited time and heavy demand. If the girls are required to sell 48 boxes of cookies each, and they fall short - and are not eligible for their Gold, then Girl Scouts has essentially told them they’re efforts are just not enough period.

Troop cookie manager, parent, Columbia 21044

Many girls don't have the opportunity to sell 48 boxes and to tell them that what they CAN do is not enough - is out of line and not what GS should be promoting.

My husband and I work from home and we do not live in a neighborhood with houses to sell to. This number would be impossible for us to reach without me having to pay for these boxes myself. This requirement puts an added burden on my daughter and myself and would lead us to not participate at all.

Joann Vitek, Parent of Junior Girl Scout, 20777

Parent of girl in troop 1242, first aider

Brownie & Daisy Girl Scout Leader - I don't want any girl to not earn the highest awards because she wasn't able to sell cookies.