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Why Girl Guide cookies are the ULTIMATE Canadian treat

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

We’re interrupting your day to bring you this important announcement: Girl Guide cookies are here. And they are the ULTIMATE in everything. Girl Guides sell some 6 million boxes of cookies every year. That’s a lot of tasty goodness. And … Continue reading →

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Why Girl Guide cookies are the ULTIMATE Canadian treat

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

We’re interrupting your day to bring you this important announcement: Girl Guide cookies are here. And they are the ULTIMATE in everything. Girl Guides sell some 6 million boxes of cookies every year. That’s a lot of tasty goodness. But … Continue reading →

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Girl Guide cookies + green activities = a sweet combo!

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

It’s that time of year! Yes, our chocolate and vanilla Girl Guide cookie season is underway… and with it comes the cardboard boxes and cases taking over meeting spaces, basements, and garages. As we approach Earth Day (April 22), many … Continue reading →

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Opening the Vaults: Vintage Girl Guide cookie boxes

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

Our spring cookie season is ramping up, a tasty tradition that started in 1927 when girls in Regina sold cookies to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment. Many visitors to our archives are drawn to the vintage cookie … Continue reading →

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Cookie All Stars – More Than Just a Laptop

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

How a Brownie became a Pathfinder, and turned her cookie goals into a laptop for school… When I was in my first year of Brownies, the Cookie All Stars program was brand new. I was really excited about the rewards, … Continue reading →

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Opening the Vaults: Cookie Selling

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

The tradition of selling Girl Guide cookies goes back to 1927 when a Girl Guide leader in Regina baked and packaged cookies for her girls to sell as a simple way to raise money for their uniforms and camping equipment. … Continue reading →

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Cookie Time is Bonding Time

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

At the little tender age of five, my daughter Amelia already loves Girl Guide cookie sales. She joined Girl Guides late in the fall when cookie sales had already started. Yet despite that challenge, she managed to sell 10 cases, … Continue reading →

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Future Radio Star Reporters

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

One of the requirements for the reporter badge involved writing an ad, so we had our girls in the 1st Fairview Guides split into groups and write three 30-second radio commercials. We had received a couple of sample ads from the … Continue reading →

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