Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast are kicking off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season during a challenging time.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, girls are adapting their sales methods—including taking contact-free pickup and delivery orders through a new national collaboration with Grubhub. Online cookie ordering will be available nationwide on Feb. 1 for shoppers who don’t know a Girl Scout to buy cookies from a local troop.
Proceeds from every purchase stay local with the troop and its council to fund Girl Scouts’ leadership programs.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program has long taught girls how to run a business via in-person booths, door-to-door activity, and the Digital Cookie platform online, which Girl Scouts USA launched in 2014.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the middle of the 2020 season and girls were faced with the same challenges as other small businesses, girls in the Central Coast quickly pivoted their sales methods.
This year, Girl Scouts is providing new materials as part of their cookie badge program to support girls as they run their cookie business online and via social media.
Grubhub
This season, Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast is participating in a national collaboration with food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub so girls have an additional way to facilitate contact-free cookie orders.
In the Central Coast, consumers can order Girl Scout Cookies for pickup or delivery on Grubhub.com or the Grubhub app.
Local Girl Scouts will track and fulfill orders, manage inventory, and more, all using Grubhub’s back-end technology. This method will be available in the Central Coast during the same business hours as the council’s retail locations. For all locations and business hours, visit www.girlscoutsccc.org.
Grubhub has waived all fees for Girls Scouts USA to make this delivery option feasible for sales without reducing proceeds for troops and councils.
February 1
Beginning Feb. 1, customers can enter their zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder at www.girlscoutsccc.org/cookies to find a local troop to purchase from through the Digital Cookie platform for direct shipment or donation to local organizations. This supports local girls while keeping their safety and skill-building top of mind.
This year, Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast will offer the new Toast-Yay! cookie, a French toast–inspired cookie dipped in icing, along with favorites, like Thin Mints, Shortbread and Caramel deLites. A gift-box option is available.
How to Buy
Girl Scout Cookie season runs from Jan. 13 through March 14. If you know a registered Girl Scout, reach out to her to find out how she’s selling cookies in ways that meet local and state safety protocols.
If you don’t know a Girl Scout, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org, text COOKIES to 59618 (message and data rates may apply. Text STOPGS for STOP, HELPGS for help), or use the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app for free on iOS or Android devices to find cookies in your area.
Visit www.grubhub.com/food/girl_scouts to order via contact-free delivery from Grubhub in the Central Coast. Grubhub delivery is available during the business hours of our council’s retail locations. Please visit www.girlscoutsccc.org for addresses and hours of operation.
Beginning Feb. 1, enter your zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder at www.girlscoutsccc.org/cookies to purchase from a local Girl Scout troop online for shipment to your door or to donate cookies to first responders and local causes.