No better smiles than those of Donna and her daughter, Sophia, selling Girl Scout Cookies at the Publix Shopping Plaza on Kernan.
I bought a box each of Tagalongs and Thin Mints; my two favorites.
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Here’s the abridged version…
1. Girl Scout cookies started as a humble home baked fundraiser.
In 1917, a Girl Scout troop in Oklahoma sold cookies in their high school cafeteria to raise money for troop activities.
Soon, the idea caught on and other troops started raising money in much the same way.
2. Today, there are two official commercial bakers of Girl Scout cookies, Brownsburg, Indiana-based ABC Bakers and Louisville, Kentucky’s Little Brownie Bakers are responsible for cranking out a whopping 200 million cookies per year.
3. 1996 was the first year Girl Scout cookies could be ordered via telephone.
4. The pandemic didn’t stop the sales of Girl Scout cookies
5. Thin Mints reign supreme in cookie sales.
According to the Girl Scouts of USA, Thin Mints are the organization’s best-selling cookie.
Behind those are Caramel deLites/Samoas, Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs, Do-si-dos/Peanut Butter Sandwich, and Lemonades/Lemon-Ups.
6. Prices are set by individual Girl Scout councils, meaning they are set by region.
7. The cookie-selling business is no joke.
Each year, around 200 million cookies are sold, raking in about $800 million. It’s a seriously big business!
All net proceeds stay local, going to the council and troop that sold them to fund troop activities and projects.
8. Leftover cookies are not wasted.
Girl Scouts only sell cookies made for that particular season, which runs from January to April.
Any leftover cookies that don’t get sold are donated to local food pantries or charities.
9. All the cookies are halal certified and kosher.
That’s right.
Every cookie sold by Girl Scouts is both certified halal and kosher.
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$250,000 support? The future is healthy and bright. Kudos!