Mags&Munchies and More Program Helps Girl Scouts Learn and Earn

Garden City, NY (September 21, 2018)—Girl Scouts of Nassau County (GSNC) announced today that its annual Mags&Munchies program has officially begun. Each year, Mags&Munchies and More gives Girl Scouts of all ages the opportunity to sell various products including popular magazines, candles, snacks, chocolates and more. This entrepreneurial initiative is intended to help Girl Scouts practice their sales strategies before cookie season and earn rewards at the same time.

“The Mags&Munchies and More program is focused on empowering our Girls Scouts and teaching them strong business skills that will last a lifetime,” said Randell Bynum, CEO of Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “Girls are encouraged to build their entrepreneurial skills while having an opportunity to earn funds early-on for troop supplies, activities and community service.”

Throughout Mags&Munchies and More season, girls will practice goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics while selling products ranging from snacks, chocolate, magazine subscriptions and keepsakes. This year, Girl Scouts has added more choices for customers to their online offering, including drinkware, candles, and organic veggie plants.

Girl Scouts will continue to collect donations through Mags&Munchies for Project Thank You and Operation Stop Hunger. With Project Thank You, customers can send local military and veterans a subscription to a magazine of their choice. Last year, GSNC troops received 1336 donations for annual magazine subscriptions that were distributed to military personnel and aim to exceed that number this year. Through Operation Stop Hunger, customers can also donate $5, and the GSNC will send tasty Mags&Munchies treats to Island Harvest for distribution to local food pantries.

Local troops will be accepting online and in-person orders through October 22, 2018. To learn more about Mags&Munchies and More and support local Girl Scouts, visit www.gsnc.org/.

We’re the Girl Scouts of Nassau County: We’re 21, 000 strong – 16,000 girls and 5,000 adults who believe in the power of every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ from Nassau County to change the world. Our extraordinary journey began more than 100 years ago with the original G.I.R.L., Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, she organized the very first Girl Scout Troop, and every year since, we’ve honored her vision and legacy, building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. For the last 100 year, we have been the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs in Nassau County, across Long Island and throughout the United States and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.

To volunteer, reconnect, donate or join, visit www.gsnc.org or contact Donna Rivera-Downey at 516 741-2550.