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2008 Cookie
Program
Gift of Caring
Highlights |
Troop #1036 of
Yorktown also donated cookies to
the USO of Hampton Roads. Most
of the girls in the troop have
family members in active duty so
they were thrilled to be able to
give back to the men and women who
serve our country!
Troop #1381 of
Yorktown delivered over 125
boxes of cookies to the USO of
Hampton Roads this week. USO
Director Libby Kendrick gave the
girls a tour of the Raymond B.
Bottom Newport News International
Airport while they were there!
Chloe, Larson, and Lacey of
Troop #89 of Chesapeake
delivered over 40 boxes of
Girl Scout Cookies to the
Ronald McDonald House in
Norfolk!
Families staying there have
children dealing with major
medical challenges at CHKD.
These cookies will be
offered to the families and
are sure to brighten their
day!
Troop #1222 of Hampton
donated over 260 boxes of cookies to
the Salvation Army. Major Ann
Johnson accepted
the boxes and said they will be part of a
grocery bag service that
provides the homeless and
local families in need with
essential food--and now Girl
Scout Cookies! |
Girl Scout Council of Colonial
Coast Partners with the USO
For over five
years now, the Girl Scout
Council of Colonial Coast has
been partnering with the USO for
the Gift of Caring program.
Through the program, cookie
customers are able to purchase
boxes that are sent to the
military. Girls are encouraged
to tell their customers about
this great opportunity that many
aren’t aware of. It’s a tax
deductible gift that helps keep
up the morale of our military
men and women.
Ever wonder how
this program works? Once the
cookies are in, we send them to
the USO of Hampton Roads. Once
there, the chocolate cookies are
separated and immediately
distributed to the nine centers
around Hampton Roads. They
can’t be shipped overseas
because the extreme temperatures
will cause them to melt. Troops
are handed the boxes as they
board their planes for
deployment. The cookies that
aren’t kept at the centers are
shipped over to USO contacts in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ruth Hendricks
handles the USO’s end of the
cookie distribution. She says
the response from troops who
receive cookies is
overwhelmingly thankful.
“They just love
it. They can’t wait for the
cookies to come. They’re always
asking, ‘When are the cookies
coming back?’”
What better way
to say “thanks” to the men and
women defending our country than
by sending them boxes of
America’s favorite treats!
Brittany and
Jennifer of Troop 5220,
Albermarle, stand with Bille Jeanne
Everette of Kids First, Inc. Child
Advocacy Center of Elizabeth City,
NC. Through public donations and
sales, Troop 5220 was able to
contribute 28 boxes of cookies to
this agency.
"We received a surprise donation
of over two boxes of cookies from
your Girl Scout Troop #5220. Kids
Firs, Inc. is a non-profit child
advocacy center, and we have
therapists who see children who have
been severely neglected / abused
sexually and physically. we always
give them a snack after counseling
sessions and the kids have enjoyed
the Girl Scout Cookies."
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Sincerely, The Kids First Staff |
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Brownie Girl
Scout Troop 1222 from
Hampton donated Gift of Caring
cookies to Transitions, a non-profit
organization located in Hampton.
Find out more about Transitions
Family Violence Services at
www.transitionsfvs.org
After a very
enjoyable visit to Transitions,
Alicia Dobyns, troop leader, Amy
Knight, asst. troop leader, Alexis,
Clara, Rachel, Rebecca, and Linda
Flannery, the REACH coordinator of
Children's Services pause for a
photo with a few of the 180 boxes
donated. |
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Brownie Troop 712
Makes the World a Better Place!
On March 10, 2007, Brownie Troop 712
gathered to decorate foam clovers
for two full baskets to brighten
others' days. One of these "Good
Wish/Happy St. Patrick's Day"
baskets was delivered to one of
their troop leaders recently
hospitalized. The girls took the
other basket to the Ronald McDonald
House in Norfolk in addition to 80
boxes of Girl Scout cookies, and
common household items that the
House needed. The cookies were
collected via the Gift of Caring
program and booth sale donations.
The House was very excited to get
their first gift of Girl Scout
cookies! While at the House, the
scouts were treated to a guided
tour, greeted several of the
families staying at the House, and
watched a video about why the House
was so important to the community.
The girls in Troop 712 may be young,
but they do know that even small
gifts can bring big smiles and that
they can make a difference in their
community!
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