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Girl Scout Cookie Sales Down Slightly Locally
Cookie Booths Offer Girl Scout Cookies At Malls, Coffee Shops, Stores
UPDATED: 1:48 pm CDT March 10,
2008
MADISON, Wis. -- If a Girl Scout didn't knock on your door to sell cookies this year, you're not alone.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportGirl Scout officials said that the winter weather caused problems in their selling efforts."We had a really hard winter as you know, so during the door-to-door sales it was pretty cold. Our initial numbers were a little lower than we'd like, but right now we're coming back with the cookie booths," said communication manager Barbie Wiers with Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council.The council and local troops are now focused on selling additional cookies through booths at local grocery stores, coffee shops and shopping malls.Scout officials said the sale is about more than just the famous cookies."They (public) understand that the Girl Scout cookie sale is more than just a box of cookies," said Wiers. "You and I get a treat that we love when we purchase Girl Scout cookies, but everybody knows that the real value of a box of Girl Scout cookies is the investment you make in those girls."The funds raised from cookies sales stays with the particular troop. A portion also supports the local Girl Scout council, WISC-TV reported.With sales perking back up with cookie booths around town, scouts from Troops 606 and 1056 were already making plans for the cookie cash."A lot of the money goes to Autumn Light, which is a nursing home, and to a food pantry," said Troop 606 member Saoirsa Keely Zinkel."I'd just kind of like a camping trip together because we haven't done that yet and it would help us earn a badge," said Troop 1056 member Becky Schultz.Even though the money comes and goes, scouts know the business skills and feeling of working hard to reach a goal will stay with them forever."It's really fun," said Schultz. "I've never got to do anything like this before, so I'm happy to get to."The Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council also offer a program called Cookie Share for people who want to make a donation, but don't want or can't have the temptation of the cookies.Boxes of cookies purchased from the Cookie Share program are donated to local organizations of the troop's choice, such as food pantries.Cookie booth sales in East Towne, West Towne and Hilldale malls, along with many other locations across the Madison area, will continue until April 22, WISC-TV reported.
VIDEO: Watch The ReportGirl Scout officials said that the winter weather caused problems in their selling efforts."We had a really hard winter as you know, so during the door-to-door sales it was pretty cold. Our initial numbers were a little lower than we'd like, but right now we're coming back with the cookie booths," said communication manager Barbie Wiers with Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council.The council and local troops are now focused on selling additional cookies through booths at local grocery stores, coffee shops and shopping malls.Scout officials said the sale is about more than just the famous cookies."They (public) understand that the Girl Scout cookie sale is more than just a box of cookies," said Wiers. "You and I get a treat that we love when we purchase Girl Scout cookies, but everybody knows that the real value of a box of Girl Scout cookies is the investment you make in those girls."The funds raised from cookies sales stays with the particular troop. A portion also supports the local Girl Scout council, WISC-TV reported.With sales perking back up with cookie booths around town, scouts from Troops 606 and 1056 were already making plans for the cookie cash."A lot of the money goes to Autumn Light, which is a nursing home, and to a food pantry," said Troop 606 member Saoirsa Keely Zinkel."I'd just kind of like a camping trip together because we haven't done that yet and it would help us earn a badge," said Troop 1056 member Becky Schultz.Even though the money comes and goes, scouts know the business skills and feeling of working hard to reach a goal will stay with them forever."It's really fun," said Schultz. "I've never got to do anything like this before, so I'm happy to get to."The Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council also offer a program called Cookie Share for people who want to make a donation, but don't want or can't have the temptation of the cookies.Boxes of cookies purchased from the Cookie Share program are donated to local organizations of the troop's choice, such as food pantries.Cookie booth sales in East Towne, West Towne and Hilldale malls, along with many other locations across the Madison area, will continue until April 22, WISC-TV reported.Copyright 2008 by Channel 3000. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
