A Girl Scout With A Big Dream

Mackenzie, my granddaughter, is dreaming about going to New York with her Girl Scout Troop. In order to do this she needs to sell 1000 boxes of girl scout cookies!

If you want to support the Girl Scouts’ efforts to gain economic leadership skills and develop self-confidence through the Cookie Sale Program.

There are two ways to help the Girl Scouts help others as well.

1) Donate the cookies you buy to Cleaners Community Food Bank to help families who ordinarily can’t afford treats. Serving hungry people of all ages (more than 40 percent of whom are children) is a challenge, and since the emphasis is on “the basics,” there is little chance to provide dessert.

That will change for spring 2007 when truckloads of Girl Scouts Cookies will be dispatched to Gleaners for distribution to put more smiles on the faces of seniors, children, and people who just need a hand.

2) Operation Troops! Donate the cookies you buy to our troops in Iraq.Imagine tasting a little bit of home in the middle of the dessert!

If you are interested in buying cookies and donating them, the cost is 3.50 per box.

Please call me at 616-460-6729 if you are interested in purchasing cookies for the troops or Gleaners.

This is an opportunity to help the hungry, the troops and Mackenzie!
Stay happy!
Tess


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