Girl Scouts believes in helping others and that includes helping each other. Not every family has the same resources to help with the sales. While the product sales teach great lessons and are the primary way troops raise money for fun activities, Girl Scouts knows and accepts that not every family can or will participate. All money belongs to all of the girls and all of the girls have an equal chance to do the fun and educational things the troop votes to do.
If the girls don’t raise enough money for their plans – for whatever reason – it’s a great lesson for the future about hard work, cooperation, and making adjustments.