Connections Newsletter | March-April 2025

Last Call, Register for the 2025 Cool Women Celebration Today!

Secure your spot at our 2025 Cool Women Celebration now before registration closes today, Friday, March 7. Join Girl Scouts San Diego and 600+ guests on Friday, March 14 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina for an inspiring afternoon. We look forward to honoring five Cool Women honorees alongside more than 50 Emerging Leader Girl Scouts, who are young changemakers with outstanding ambition and dedication to making the world a better place. Learn more and register now at sdgirlscouts.org/coolwomen.

2024 Annual Report: Together, We Champion Leadership, Connection, and Community

Our 2024 annual report highlights the collective achievements made possible through the generosity, dedication, and collaboration of our incredible volunteers, staff, donors, and partners during the 2024 membership year (Oct. 1, 2023–Sept. 30, 2024). Looking ahead, we remain committed to our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. See your impact in our latest annual report, and celebrate how together, we are making a lasting impact and paving the way for a brighter future.

There’s Still Time: Support Your Local Cookie Entrepreneurs!

During the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program, local Girl Scouts are growing their skills while rallying their neighbors, friends, and communities to support the world's largest girl-led entrepreneurial program. Visit sdgirlscouts.org/cookies to learn more and find a booth near you before the program ends on Sunday, March 9.

100 percent of cookie program proceeds stay local to benefit more than 23,000 youth and adult members in San Diego and Imperial counties through year-round leadership development programs, volunteer training, outdoor adventures at Girl Scout summer camp, property upkeep, financial assistance, and more.

Save the date to join us for Operation Thin MintSM (OTM) Family Festival aboard the USS Midway flight deck on Saturday, May 17. This fun event will bring together the community to celebrate the success of the Operation Thin MintSM program. Registration for OTM Family Festival will open on Thursday, March 20.

Special thank you to our partners at RJS Law for supporting this year’s cookie program with two billboards in San Diego County.

Girl Scouts Embrace Possibility in the Outdoors

It is going to be an exciting summer at Girl Scout Camp! Camp registration is open, and we are eager to welcome more than 2,500 campers to our four properties to “Embrace Possibility” this summer. Outdoor experiences promote a sense of independence, self-confidence, and well-being as campers explore their capabilities in a supportive environment. From camp favorites like canoeing and hiking to new experiences for girls of all ages, there's something for every camper. View the 2025 camp guide and register now at sdgirlscouts.org/camp.

Financial assistance is available, thanks to our generous donors and corporate partners. Send a girl to camp by donating to the Campership fund at sdgirlscouts.org/give.

GSSD in the News

As the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program comes to an end, we’re looking back at some of the sweet news stories from this year’s program. From learning essential business skills to flexing their public speaking abilities on TV, our Girl Scouts showed how they are unboxing a future full of unlimited possibilities.

Cookie program proceeds fund adventures all year long for local girls and troops. See how Girl Scouting is a community effort in this FOX 5 news segment featuring Tracie Arlington from Play It Safe Defense.

Ambassador troop 2054 is participating in the cookie program for the 13th and final year. Read about what they’ve learned along the way and what they hope to do next in this article from Pomerado News.

Way to go, Girl Scouts! To see more local news stories featuring GSSD, visit sdgirlscouts.org/news.