The largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world returns to empower girls and the community.
Photos courtesy of Girl Scouts
Mark your calendars for the sweet return of the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Season, from January 19 to March 2, as thousands of kindergarten through 12th-grade girls across central and northern Arizona from Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) come together to discover entrepreneurship and sell classic cookies as part of the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world.
“While the 2025 cookie season may be here for a short time, its impact lasts a lifetime by empowering essential skills of goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics,” says Mary Mitchell co-CEO of GSACPC. “The Girl Scout Cookie Program and other meaningful experiences help Girl Scouts develop necessary skills and put them into action to gain the confidence, character, and courage of today to be a leader of tomorrow.”
And the best part? One hundred percent of all Girl Scout Cookie proceeds raised stay local, directly supporting a variety of GSACPC community outreach initiatives and enrichment opportunities for girls across central and northern Arizona, including providing access to programs for girls residing in the Navajo Nation and Hopi Lands.
These opportunities include Girl Scout Summer Camp experiences, programs focused on key areas such as STEM, outdoor activities, life skills, and entrepreneurship, as well as funding unique troop activities and long-term community service projects.
“Girl Scout Cookie Season is all about community, from sharing the joy of our beloved cookies to making a difference in our own backyard by funding Girl Scout take-action projects that create long-lasting change in mental and physical health, sustainability, animal welfare, and much more,” says Christina Spicer, co-CEO of GSACPC. “By supporting cookie season, you’re directly helping Girl Scouts in their pursuit of making the world a better place.”
Mary also notes, “Membership fees, uniforms, and camperships are also fueled through the power of the Girl Scout Cookie Program to improve the accessibility and affordability of Girl Scouting for all families.”
Throughout the season, GSACPC further instills entrepreneurial skills with events such as Empowering Girl Scout Entrepreneurs on February 1 in Phoenix, hosted in partnership with OneAZ Credit Union. Local leaders will join Girl Scouts to offer advice and enhance their cookie sales pitches through interactive activities like boardroom pitching in a professional environment, elevator pitching in a real elevator, and a studio experience for headshots and personal brand-building.
Before the season ends, GSACPC invites the community to come out and celebrate in style at the fourth annual Bring Home the Cookies 5K at Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale on March 1, hosted by GSACPC and State Forty Eight Foundation, in collaboration with State Forty Eight. The Bring Home the Cookies 5K will feature a family fun run/walk, a Celebrity Cookie Eating Contest with local figures, Girl Scout-led businesses, and more family-friendly fun. All registered participants will receive a limited-edition State Forty Eight 5K shirt, medal, and a tasty package of Girl Scout Cookies.
“The Runners Village is a highlight of the Bring Home the Cookies 5K, as it features local Girl Scout entrepreneurs who used their experience in cookie sales to launch their own businesses and create and sell their own products,” says Christina. “There is no better way to honor the success and positive impact of thousands of Girl Scouts this cookie season than with the return of our annual celebration.”
Girls are charting their own path to a sweeter future this Girl Scout Cookie Season, and you can be a part of it by purchasing a box of core cookie flavors, including delicious Adventurefuls, Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Trefoils, and Lemon-Ups, as well as specialty cookies Girl Scout S’mores and Toffee-tastic.To register for the Bring Home the Cookies 5K, visit girlscoutsaz.org/5k. Find a cookie booth near you at girlscoutsaz.org/cookiefinder and for more information on GSACPC, visit girlscoutsaz.org.
