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Girl Scout cookies have arrived

 

  Almost 20,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies were delivered to Sonoma on Saturday, Feb. 11.

  The local Girl Scouts partnered with Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority and arranged to have the largest order ever placed to be delivered to Station #3.

  The engine bay was filled with hundreds of cases to be counted, sorted and distributed to our local Girl Scout troops. The cookies come just as the Girl Scouts of Northern California kick-off “Forever Green” – a year-long, 100th anniversary celebratory campaign full of new events, initiatives, programs and plans.

  Through March 18, local Sonoma scouts will go door-to-door and host booth sales all over the Valley to sell the cookies. At $4 a box, there are eight varieties to choose from: Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Dulce de Leche, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Thank U Berry Munch and debut of Savannah Smiles, a crisp, lemon wedge centennial specialty named to commemorate the birthplace of Girl Scouts USA in Savannah, Ga., in 1912.

  The largest girl-run business in the country, the Girl Scout Cookie Program allows girls to earn while they learn five essential skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. All proceeds stay within the local council and directly support programs for girls and financial aid.

  “What can a cookie do?  More than you can see,” said local leader Darcy McNairy. “Girls learn skills that prepare them for future successes, and the girls decide what to do with their proceeds, which are an important and affordable way for girls to attend camp, participate in programs, fund service projects in their community, buy uniforms and pay membership fees.”

  With the Gift of Caring program, customers can purchase boxes and have them donated directly to the military to bring a taste of home for troops overseas, or to a local food banks to bring cheer to those in need.

  To find out where to buy cookies, visit www.ilovecookies.org or visit the local scouts’ Facebook page at facebook.com/sonomagirlscouts

  The Girl Scouts in Sonoma Valley will be celebrating their 100th anniversary at a special gathering in the Sonoma Plaza on Monday, March 12, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The community is invited to join in at the Grinstead Amphitheater.

To learn more about Girl Scouts of Northern California, visit www.GirlScoutsNorCal.org.