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Covid curtails Girl Scout cookie sales

Posted 6/24/21

It’s been tough for Girl Scouts and their cookies.

It’s been equally tough on their customers who love those cookies.

Due to covid-19, 15 million boxes are unsold.

As the pandemic …

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Covid curtails Girl Scout cookie sales

Many local Girl Scouts weren’t able to sell person to person this year due to covid-19. Girl Scouts of USA photo

Posted Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7:00 pm

It’s been tough for Girl Scouts and their cookies.

It’s been equally tough on their customers who love those cookies.

Due to covid-19, 15 million boxes are unsold.

As the pandemic pruned the spring selling season, many troops nixed traditional cookie booths.

Kelly Parisi of Girl Scouts of the USA told the Associated Press the girls depend on cookie sales money for camps and other activities.

Cookie sales are a huge fundraiser. They sell 200 million boxes of cookies each year for about $800 million.

The Girl Scouts ask you to support them in buying boxes online through their Hometown Heroes program.

The Cookie Finder app makes finding your favorite cookies easy. Download and install the free app on your device and press “Find Cookies Now”.

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