by SonicFanPS2 February 7th 2010, 11:34 pm
Zezima wrote: Some reporter wrote:
For each box sold, 85 cents per box goes to the baker to cover production, packaging, shipping of the cookies to the troop, and other incidental costs. Out of the remaining $2.65, 50 to 57 cents goes to the selling troop, which will use the funds to cover the cost of programming, community service projects and scholarships, and to offset the cost of participating in Girl Scouts.
Of course, then there are the prizes that some troops dole out to their top-selling scouts. Prizes can cost anywhere from 5 to 7 cents per box, says Ceravolo. So if a troop opts to award prizes, they'll get about 50 to 52 cents per box. "But if a troop votes to eliminate prizes, they get about 57 cents per box," she says.
Of the remaining funds, about 1 penny per box goes to the neighborhood "service unit"
So, there's really no point. It almost all goes back to the source. Not much would've changed if they never sold any to begin with.
It teaches girl scouts though! "I learned how to balance a checkbook, set budget goals, pay bills and even practice fiscal restraint as a Girl Scout," says Juanita Vasquez, 27, of Chicago. "I didn't have the opportunity to learn those lessons at home, so I'm grateful I was able to learn them as a scout."
Plus, we get SWELL COOKIES! :D
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