Girl Scout Cookies arrive on Saturday
Beginning on Saturday, over 696,000 packages of Girl Scout cookies will be transported from the shelves of Paul Arpin Van Lines warehouses to customers throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.
Thin Mints, the most popular Girl Scout cookie, will be sold along with Peanut Butter Patties, Lemonades (which celebrate its 10th anniversary), Thanks-A-Lots, Caramel de Lites, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Shortbreads, and Cranberry Citrus Crisps for $4 per package. Last
season’s addition – gluten free “Trios” will again be available on a limited basis for $5 per package. The proceeds from Girl Scout Cookie sales remain in the local area and provide support for recruitment and training of volunteer leaders, outdoor programs and troop camping, camp and property maintenance, and educational programs.
Troops use their proceeds for trips, events, and have the option to donate a portion of their proceeds to a communi- ty service project. The beneficiary of the 2016 Cookie Sale Service Project is The Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation. Katie was 13 years old when her life was taken by a drunk driver. She was a Girl Scout who believed in helping others and making the world a better place.
The mission of The Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation is to promote youth leadership, to support education and to generate public awareness of the dangers of drunk driving and substance abuse. By educating the community about the dangers of drunk driving, Katie's legacy can live on.
To learn more about The Katie DeCubellis Memorial Foundation please visit: www.kdmf.org.
Along with sales to friends and family, Girl Scouts will begin selling cookies at booth locations outside grocery stores and other retail locations. Booth sales generally take place through the end of March. Cookie lovers may find a nearby booth sale with ease by downloading the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder mobile app, available on iTunes or Google Play, or at www.gssne.org.
The $760 million Girl Scout Cookie Program is the country’s largest girl-led business. It helps girls develop financial, leadership and life skills, including goal setting, money management, people skills, business ethics, and decision making. In fact, many successful business women today say they got their start selling Girl Scout cookies.
For more information about the Girl Scout Cookie Sale, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org.
Girl Scouts is the world’s preeminent girl leadership organization where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England, in partnership with 2,660 adult volunteers, serves 7,000 girls from Rhode Island, thirteen communities in southeastern Massachusetts, and Pawcatuck, CT. For additional information, please visit www.gssne.org, follow @GirlScoutsofSNE on Twitter, or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GSSNE.