The 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina begins Saturday, when Girl Scouts will start taking orders for cookies. Cookie delivery begins Feb. 19, and cookie booths run from Feb. 22 to March 22. During booth sales, customers can use the Cookie Finder App to find cookies nearby. Cookies are still $3.50 per box.

Beginning this year, girls from local troops will be able to sell Girl Scout cookies online through a brand new national platform—Digital Cookie. Through the platform, Girl Scouts will maintain their own protected, personalized websites to market their cookie business to local consumers, accept orders via credit card, and activate cookie shipments directly to customers. The platform places an emphasis on the safety of girls and customers alike and offers an online experience that allows girls to learn about digital money management using dashboards to track their sales and goals.

This year, Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast...