The Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians donated thousands and thousands of boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to the National Guard earlier this month. The cookies were donated as part of the council’s Operation: Appreciation program, where customers can choose to donate boxes of cookies to our service members, providing them with a small taste of home.
“We are so proud of our girls and how hard they worked this entire Cookie season,” said council CEO Lynne Fugate, “and we are so thankful for customers who chose to donate their Cookie purchase to members of our military.”
Girls will use proceeds from the 2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program to fund troop activities and projects for the upcoming year.
One hundred percent of the net revenue raised through the program stays with the local council and troops.
Selling cookies helps Girl Scouts earn money for activities and community service projects, and play a role in transforming girls into G.I.R.L.s (Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, Leaders)™ Girls also learn important life skills through the program such as money management, goal setting, people skills, and more.