(Des Moines) The Girl Scout Cookie Program^® kicks off in Greater Iowa February 1, and Girl Scouts are selling in creative, socially distant, and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their customers safe. Girl Scouts are adapting their sales methods to share the joy of Girl Scout Cookies through the largest girl-led entrepreneurship program—including taking contact-free pickup and delivery orders through a new national collaboration with Grubhub. Customers can also buy cookies online and have cookies shipped to their house or picked up at a local virtual cookie booth.

Beth Shelton, CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, says “When you buy delicious Girl Scout Cookies, you are helping girls not only discover their inner leadership potential but also use their earnings to power amazing experiences for themselves and their troop. Many girls put the money toward impactful community projects right in their own backyards, from supporting animal shelters and food banks to working with local and state legislators to change laws.”

Cookie Varieties include: Toast-Yay!, Caramel Chocolate Chip, Girl Scout S’mores, Lemonades, Shortbreads, Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLites, and Peanut Butter Sandwiches.

Price: $5 per package

When: February 1 – March 28, 2021. Customers can place orders starting on February 1, and booth sales will begin on February 12.

New Girl Scout Cookie – Meet the Toast-Yay! This year, Greater Iowa will offer the new Toast-Yay!^™ cookie, a French toast–inspired cookie dipped in delicious icing and full of flavor in every bite. Toast-Yay! gives consumers a new way to celebrate moments of joy alongside other favorites, like Thin Mints^® and Caramel deLites^®.

The proceeds from each and every purchase stay local to power Girl Scouts’ essential leadership programming.

How to Safely Purchase Girl Scout Cookies This Season: Girl Scout Cookie season is recognized in Greater Iowa from February 1 through March 28. Consumers can support Girl Scouts by purchasing cookies a few different ways:

• 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 girlscoutsiowa.org/findcookies, or use the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app for free on iOS or Android devices to find socially distant or contact-free cookie booths if they are available in your area.
• Visit www.grubhub.com/food/girl_scouts to order via contact-free delivery from Grubhub  – in Ankeny,  Ames, Des Moines, and Sioux City areas.
• Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa is grateful to many retailers across the state for opening space outside their retail locations for Girl Scouts to sell cookies in a safe and socially distant manner, when allowed by local COVID-19 guidelines.
• Beginning February 1, enter your zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder at girlscoutsiowa.org/findcookies to purchase from a local Girl Scout troop online for shipment to your door or to donate cookies to first responders and local causes.

To learn more about the history of Girl Scout cookies and the Girl Scout Cookie Program, visit girlscoutcookies.org. To join or volunteer, visit girlscoutsiowa.org/join and girlscoutsiowa.org/volunteer.