Yea for you! my mom was a leader I had all boys so decided to teach 4H but all are wonderful organizations and kids learn so much! I appreciate all I learned as a girl Scout!

I was a Scout too. I got to visit other states and even India because of Girl Scouts. I went to and later worked at GS camps. I truly believe I was a better teacher because of my experiences in GS. I buy some cookies every year to support other young women.

I was a GS leader -- twice. The first time was before I was married, when a troop of juniors needed a leader & no one wanted to take them on -- & I lived a few towns away from that troop. It was a fun learning experience for me. Then, when my oldest daughter was old enough to join a troop, I became a leader again. A percentage of the proceeds from the cookie sale go to the troop for activities. I took 15 six-year-olds on a weekend camping trip, along with my 4-year-old, that first year. It was a great experience for all of us. My younger daughter (the then-4-year-old) stayed with GS through high school. I like to think that all the girls had a good experience & passed along their knowledge to others. And, every year when the GS sell those expensive cookies, I buy 3 boxes of Thin Mints -- one for hubby & one for each daughter. It's my small contribution to someone else's wonderful GS experience.

When I sold them, they were $.50 a box and we went door-to-door (it was safer in those days). They just are not as good as they were.

Did you know they use two different bakeries and each has different recipes? I saw a YouTube about it.

My wife and I were Girl Scout leaders for several years when our daughter belonged to that wonderful organization. The troop was large, and I was an adult who would take on the responsibility. I fondly remember having our house crammed full of cases and boxes of cookies when we were the cookie chairs. We still buy cookies, and our daughter usually gets more than we do because of the scouts at her school and church. Yes, they are expensive, but the small profits allow some girls experiences and activities which are wholesome and educational and most often outside their normal life experiences. [I think this year we purchased a dozen boxes at various sale sites!]

I used to buy the cookies when my girls and granddaughters sold them. The Girl Scouts make a lot of money this way. Did you know you can even order them online now? I really dislike school fund raisers. My granddaughter was selling cookie dough for her soccer team recently. The team would get half of what they sold. I simply gave a donation for what I would have spent on something I did not want, and the team got the whole amount. Several years ago a school in our area, rather than selling candy or cookie dough or wrapping paper, spent several evenings calling people and asking for donations. They raised more money than they would have made selling something.

I'm not sure what happened but our GS cookies went from $7 a box last year to $4 a box this year - not that I am complaining. In our area, GS's must be accompanied by an adult at all times so they are reasonably safe. I look at kids "Fundraisers" as an investment in our future. The GS are learning a lot about working for goals, speaking with other people, and other activities that aid their development. I would rather see the kids participating in an organized activity that helps their development rather than seeing them bored, playing on street corners or getting into trouble. I know it pays off in the long run - we had some kids tipping over garbage cans after graduation last year and we were one of a few houses that wasn't hit. When they finally caught up with the culprits, they admitted they didn't tip the cans at houses that gave good Halloween candy or bought stuff from them.

Im sorry but if this teaches how to deal with the public and accept rejection.....then those of us who were not "scouts" have been overlooked and need to learn those lessons now. I don't think so! I see a lot of young folks, who be they past scouts or not, don't know how to do either of those things...(rudeness, bad behavior, violence)..those lessons can and are learned in other ways....home, sports, school...but some things just don't "get learned" no matter what to, some people....

...so exactly what lesson was taught to these hooligans.......wow!