Girl Scouts Offer New Cookie Variety
December 21, 2010 | 1 min to read
Chelmsford — It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time so find a Girl Scout cookie booth sale near you and try the cookie – Shout Outs! These Belgian-style cinnamon cookies are packed with crunch and are free of high fructose corn syrup. Also new this Girl Scout cookie sale is eco-friendly packaging for our delicious shortbread and chocolate fudge Thanks-a-Lots. By changing the box the Girl Scouts will eliminate more than 150 tons of paperboard from the waste stream, another reason to feel good about supporting the Girl Scouts.
The sale of cookies has helped Girl Scouts set goals, develop people skills and learn business ethics such as money management and decision-making.
Support of the Girl Scout cookie sale in allows the 560 girls and 57 troops in Chelmsford to fund their activities and helps the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts provide high-quality opportunities throughout the year. Proceeds from the cookie sales also assist with recruiting and training volunteer adults to work with girls, improving and maintaining our camps, as well as keeping events, programs and camp fees for all members affordable.
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