For the 1st time in 10 years, the price of Girl Guide cookies is going up – National | 24CA News
Inflation has despatched costs sky-high for nearly all the things: hire, gasoline and groceries. And now it’s coming for Girl Guide cookies.
Girl Guides of Canada is elevating the worth of the beloved cookies, and the rise takes impact this month because the group’s spring fundraising drive ramps up.
Now, when a Spark, Ember, Guide or Pathfinder exhibits up at your door, you’ll need to shell out an additional loonie for a field of the basic chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies.
“Girl Guides has increased the price per box by $1 to $6 per box (from $5) to ensure girls can continue to benefit from girl empowerment, leadership development, and fun experiences powered by cookies,” Girl Guides of Canada informed Global News.
The group explains that the prices of components, baking and transport have all gone up, and the worth improve will permit Guiding members to proceed to boost the identical quantity of funds.
It’s the primary time the Guides have upped the price of cookies in over a decade — the final worth improve was in 2012, once they started charging $5 per field, as a substitute of $4.
The Canadian hike follows one taken by their counterparts south of the border.
Last fall, the Girl Scouts of America introduced that it might improve the worth of most of its fundraising cookies by $1. Depending on the area and sort of cookie, prospects have been requested to spend both $5 or $6 per field.
And whereas spring marks the beginning of the basic chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookie fundraising season, Canadian cookie lovers may also anticipate to pay an additional greenback for the equally beloved mint Girl Guide cookies come fall.
However, notes Girl Guides, some items are nonetheless unloading remaining mint cookies from their 2022 fundraising drive, which is able to proceed to be bought at $5 per field till they’re bought out, that means prospects who need a cheaper cookie ought to observe down leftover bins of the mint selection for now.
Sales of the long-lasting cookies are the Girl Guides’ most important fundraiser.
“The money raised through cookie sales helps us to provide diverse and exciting programs and activities for girls; allow girls the chance to discover new interests; and cover camp and event fees for girls and their Guiders (volunteer leaders). All proceeds go to Girl Guides of Canada including direct support to local girls in your community,” the group mentioned.
Sales of the basic sandwich cookies kicked off in B.C. over the previous weekend and can be coming to communities all throughout Canada within the coming weeks. To observe down a field, go to the Girl Guides of Canada Cookie Finder.
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