Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Donates Cookies to Area Nonprofits

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Donates Cookies to Area Nonprofits

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage cookie manager Clint Kofoed and
Idaho Foodbank driver Terry Kindall load 250 cases of donated cookies.

The Girl Scout Cookie season wrapped up in May and now the Silver Sage Council is busy delivering remaining cookies to area churches, schools, and nonprofit organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club of Ada County and of Nampa, Ronald McDonald House, Interfaith Sanctuary, Life’s Kitchen, and The Arc. Altogether, 1,023 cases (12,276 boxes) will be donated to 20 organizations by the end of this week.

The Idaho Foodbank and American Red Cross will receive 250 cases and 200 cases respectively. The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage also partnered with the American Red Cross during the spring cookie season to offer “Cookies from the Heart.” Through the program, Girl Scout cookie buyers can donate cookies they purchase to the American Red Cross of Boise and Treasure Valley. These donations benefit disaster victims, military members and their families, blood donors, and domestic disaster relief efforts. 

Each year, the Silver Sage Council orders about 700,000 boxes of cookies from Little Brownie Bakers. Girls and troops take orders from friends and family in February, then fulfill those orders in March. In April, troops blanket the community to sell cookies to the general public. They set up education and sales booths outside high traffic stores, such as Albertsons, Walgreens, Paul’s Market, Walmart and Fred Meyer.

The annual Girl Scout Cookie season usually lasts only three months, but was extended through May this year due to poor weather in April. Most years end with some excess inventory, and these delicious boxes of Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils and Savannah Smiles are donated to local organizations that help families and communities in need.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is designed to help girls grow into leaders of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.  The five skills the girls learn through cookies sales – goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, business ethics - are a key ingredient in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage serves more than 5,000 girl members, 2,300 adult volunteers, and 400 troops in southern Idaho and parts of eastern Oregon and northern Nevada. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience includes several pathways for participation, including summer camps, series programs, travel opportunities, and troop activities for girl members and adult volunteers. To learn more, visit www.girlscouts-ssc.org.