Recruitment Hub
This page provides resources for recruitment and placement volunteers.

Making the Holiday Season Bright for Girls!

A Community-Driven Campaign to Give the Gift of Girl Scouting for the Holidays

Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2026

This holiday season, let’s continue giving girls the opportunity to build confidence, develop leadership skills, and make a difference through Girl Scouts. Thank you for helping to grow Girl Scouting in your area!

Earn Rewards

Communities that increase their Girl Scout membership 10 to 15% above their October 31 levels earn special rewards to use as door prizes during cookie season!

• 10% – 24 Bunny Ear Headbands (Our 2027 Cookie Season Mascot)

• 12% – Two Cookie Tablecloths

• 15% – Two Girl-sized Cookie Costumes

Rewards will be distributed in January 2027 by your local Volunteer Experience Manager. 


Participate by December 31

• Host recruitment events

• Reconnect with lapsed members

• Add new girls to existing troops

• Start new troops

• Help deliver flyers, yard signs and other materials

• Host a Girl Scout info. chat at your school, place of worship, or other local venue

• Post about Girl Scouts on social media at least 3x

Connect with your Community Engagement Manager to learn more about how to get involved! 

Girl and adult members who participate in recruitment activities earn a special recruitment fun patch, too!


Host a Girl Talk

 A girl talk is a pep-rally that usually occurs the day of or day prior to an info session during the school day over lunch, PE or a designated period the school admin approves us for. These are a highly effective way to advertise an upcoming sign up event/info session. Stickers are handed out as a reminder with the date, time and location for the info session. 


Sample Girl Talk Script (5 mins)

Intro

Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm with Girl Scouts! I am going to be talking about a few things that Girl Scouts do. When you hear something that you’re interested in, instead of using our voices we are going to use spirit fingers/thumbs up. (With K-3, use spirit fingers and 4-5th thumbs up.) 

K-3 Grade

One of my favorite activities that I get to do as a Girl Scout is camping. Do we have any spirit fingers/thumbs up for camping? Well at camp we get to cook over a campfire which always include making smores. At camp we also have fun activities which include canoeing, hiking, and petting horses. (After each activity pause for responses, make spirit fingers/thumbs up so kids know they can do it also). If camping isn’t something you like to do that’s okay, we also have lots of STEM activities. We get to spend the night at NASA and sometimes we get to see astronauts. We go to the Apple store where they teach us about robots. If STEM isn’t something you like we also get to do fine art activities. We get to see plays and talk to the actors. We get to watch Disney on Ice. We even get to learn how to use a trapeze. 

Ending

If you are thinking, how do I get to do all these cool things? I’m going to tell you! I have a chant and hand motions so that you can remember it so repeat after me. Tonight (point down) in the cafeteria (make a circle motion with your finger) at 7pm (hold up the time with your fingers) I’m going to join Girl Scouts (spirit fingers)! 

Repeat 2-3x call and response style and hand out stickers. 

Host an Info Session

Info Sessions are events typically hosted at a school, community center, church or other community facility or virtually over Zoom to explain Girl Scouting to potential new members. Info sessions may incorporate themed activities for girls to allow them a chance to briefly experience what they would do in Girl Scouting. A good info session presentation should last no more than an hour and includes the following elements: 

        1. Introduction
        2. Why Girl Scouts?
        3. How does Girl Scouts work?
        4. Why Volunteer?
        5. Registration/Placement & Troop Formation

Advertise on Social Media

Promote an upcoming recruitment event that your Community/CEM is hosting or simply share the joy of your Girl Scouting experience inviting girls to join with the hashtag #shareyourstory and tagging @GirlScoutsofSanJacintoCouncil. Use the sample text below or simply add the last line to any of your posts. Share your story on neighborhood group pages, HOA/Apartment Complex newsletters, PTO/PTA groups and any other family oriented groups you are a part of!

Girl Scouts is a safe, supportive space where girls try new things, make new friends, and build confidence at their own pace — without judgment, pressure or comparison. Through a variety of girl-led programs and outdoor experiences, Girl Scouts helps girls find their voice and believe in themselves. And you’ll see her growth immediately when she comes home proud and excited to attend more activities! Ready to be a Girl Scout? Visit www.gssjc.org/join to become a member today! Parent participation is strongly encouraged. 

Visit the GSSJC LinkTree to see all of our social media handles! 



StarT a girl scout troop

Bring a new Girl Scout troop to your community and earn $50 in startup funds

We're excited to introduce a start-a-troop incentive for the 2027 membership year to help volunteers launch their troop with confidence. From July 6 through Dec. 31, GSSJC will provide $50 in troop startup funds to the first 100 NEW troops formed.

To qualify, troops must have: 

  • Two fully onboarded, unrelated troop leaders
  • At least five registered girls

To be fully onboarded, both troop leaders must:

  • Register as Girl Scout members
  • Pass a criminal background check
  • Complete required training
  • Open and register a troop bank account with GSSJC

Once all requirements are met and the Incentive Claim Form is submitted and verified, the $50 will be deposited into the troop bank account via ACH. Funds will be awarded on a rolling basis until all 100 incentives have been claimed.

Know someone who would make an amazing troop leader? Encourage them to learn more and get started with a new troop!


MY27 Print Recruitment Materials


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