7 January 2009
Empire of Cookies
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I never thought about it before, but this article in the Stars and Stripes military news by Cindy Fisher reminds me that Girl Scouts who are kids of our military overseas also get to sell Girl Scout cookies. Thin Mints are taking over the world!
Starting Friday, USA Girl Scouts Overseas will begin selling cookies at $3.50 a box at various military base locations in the western Pacific, officials said Tuesday. The treats will be on sale throughout January and February.
This year, nearly 140,000 boxes were ordered, said Pam Sievers, chief executive of USA Girl Scouts Overseas-West Pacific.
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In all, 54,480 boxes were shipped to Okinawa; 48,600 boxes were sent to mainland Japan: and 35,040 were delivered to South Korea, according to the Army and Air Force Exchange System’s Camp Kinser distribution center.
But if you have a favorite, “get them now … as some sell out faster,” Sievers said.
Thin Mints still rank as the preferred cookie in the West Pacific, but Caramel deLites are a close second, she said.
Girl Scouts have been selling cookies since 1934, but campaigns are about much more than getting cookies to customers.
Robin Miller, membership and marketing director for USA Girl Scouts Overseas, said sales build confidence and teach girls about budgeting, marketing, advertising, customer service and more. All profits will stay in the western Pacific, she said.
Click here for a web page from the West Pacific Girl Scouts that shows some of the unique awards they can earn. Cool!
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One Comment so far...
Michelle Says:
8 January 2009 at 2:40 am.
If you can’t eat ‘em…treat ‘em! Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council (Southern CA) starts their cookie sale on January 24 and they offer the “I CARE Cookie Sharing Program” that lets the public buy cookies to donate to our troops. The Council works with Operation Gratitude to ship the boxes.
