WESTFIELD-Girl Scout cookie season is underway and local Brownie and Girl Scout troops will be selling boxes of tempting treats outside Walmart Jan. 19-20.
Girl Scout cookies will be on sale outside Walmart on Jan. 19-20 – and Westfield troop members of all ages including Kyleigh Popoli will be selling the tasty treats. (Submitted photo)
Girl Scouts across the country celebrate the Girl Scout Cookie Program as the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world and a powerful incubator for the next generation of female leaders, according to Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts. The Girl Scout Cookie Program runs through March 10.
Ambassador Girl Scout Morgan O’Connor of Westfield helps distribute cookies to Brownies Savannah Goodreau, Madison Hibner and Rylee Rumplik. (Submitted photo)
The Girl Scout cookie lineup includes: For $5 per box: Thin Mints — crisp wafers covered in a chocolaty coating made with natural oil of peppermint; Samoas — crisp cookies coated in caramel, sprinkled with toasted coconut, and striped with a dark-chocolaty coating; Tagalongs — crispy cookies layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolaty coating; Trefoils — delicate-tasting shortbread; Do-Si-Dos — crunchy oatmeal sandwich cookies with creamy peanut butter filling; and, Savannah Smiles — crisp, zesty lemon wedge cookies dusted with powdered sugar. For $6 per box: Girl Scout S’mores — crunchy graham sandwich cookies with creamy chocolate and marshmallow filling; and, gluten free Toffee-tastic — rich, buttery cookies packed with golden toffee bits.
Madison Hibner and Savannah Goodreau of Brownie Troop 64804 help load up cars with their Girl Scout cookies. (Submitted photo)
Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls not only discover their inner leadership potential but also use their earnings to power amazing experiences for themselves and their troop, including travel, outdoor adventure, and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programming. Many girls put the money toward impactful community projects right in their own backyards, from supporting animal shelters and food banks to working with local and state agencies on environmental clean-up and preservation. The proceeds stay local, meaning that when consumers purchase the cookies that come from a registered Girl Scout, they’re giving back to their wider community.
Chloe Fisher of Westfield Troop 64804 verifies her Girl Scout orders. (Submitted photo)
Pat O’Connor, who helps coordinate scout troops based at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, said scouts will participate in the Gift of Caring by donating cookies to Western Massachusetts Hospital and Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield.
Westfield Daisy Troop 64936 members are particularly eager to deliver donated boxes of cookies to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
“We hope we sell cookies because they are yummy and we are going to give the cookies to the hospital,” said Charlotte Daley.
Jordyn Daley then added, “So we can make the children happy!”
O’Connor noted that scouts are expected to be at Walmart most weekends from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Her troop will be at Walmart from noon to 2 p.m. on Jan. 20. If anyone would like to order cookies from her scouts, email O’Connor at [email protected].
“Selling cookies helps the girls get the money to go to fun and educational events,” said Morgan O’Connor, ambassador, Troop 40222. “Also, the money raised helps to fund service projects in the community.”
To find additional dates and locations of Girl Scouts selling cookies, visit www.girlscoutcookies.org.
