Want Thin Mints? Framingham Girl Scouts Start Selling Cookies Today

Framingham Girl Scouts will begin selling Girl Scout cookies today, Dec. 11.

More than 350 Framingham Scouts will begin door-to-door sales today.

Orders placed with Scouts today through mid-January will be delivered by Scouts in February.

Last year, Framingham Girl Scouts sold almost 25,000 boxes of cookies door-to-door.

Framingham Girl Scouts are part of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Council. The Council is selling cookies from now through March 4, 2016.

The Eastern Massachusetts Girl Scouts are selling Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Thanks-A-Lot, Lemonades, Shortbread, etc.

The Council has raised the cost of cookies to $5 this year.

If you can’t wait for your Thin Mints or Caramel deLites, Framingham Girl Scout Troops will be holding cookie booth and wagon sales for the next three months.

To find a Framingham booth sale, visit www.hergirlscouts.org and click on the “cookie locator” and enter 01701 or 01702.

Girl Scout Cookies are an icon of American culture.

For nearly 100 years, Girl Scouts, with the enthusiastic support of their families, have helped ensure the success of the annual sale. Your purchase means you get tasty cookies—and a girl learns a lifetime of skills, such as goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

During the cookie sale, girls work towards a common goal as part of a team. The money earned from cookie activities helps the troop partake in service projects, go on field trips, purchase patches, attend summer camp and so much more.

In addition, girls give back to others during the sale through a program known as Cookies for a Cause. Girls sell boxes of cookies that are set aside to be donated to soldiers overseas or to a local food pantry. This meaningful element of the Girl Scout cookie program helps girls develop business ethics and feel that they are helping others.

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Editor’s Note: I am the volunteer coordinator for the Framingham Girl Scouts.

If you would like your daughter to join Scouts, are willing to allow Scouts to have a cookie booth sale at your business, or wish to purchase cookies, contact me on the Framingham Girl Scouts Facebook page.